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The Department of Transportation (DOT) requires all persons who offer hazardous materials for shipment (including shippers) to receive training to meet DOT's hazardous materials regulations. These regulations require shipments of hazardous materials to be safely packaged, labeled and accompanied with the correct paperwork.

Who Should Be Trained in Hazmat Transportation?

The DOT Mandates that any person who is involved in the shipment process (this includes the administrative support personnel that generate paperwork, manifests, bills of lading, etc) anyone who signs or accepts shipments, anyone who prepares, packages, labels, transports or handles a hazmat shipment must be trained.

Think About It: The primary reason DOT mandates this training is to insure that every person who comes in contact with hazmat or is part of the shipping process receives competent training. Not providing competent training can jeopardize the shipment (due to mistakes, lack of knowledge or simply passing on the wrong information to another person in the process). If an employee does not understand DOT regulations, cannot identify or read hazard classes, uses the wrong packaging, puts the wrong placard on a container etc. that employee jeopardizes the shipment and every person throughout the process.

In order to be compliant, you must train:

• Warehouse Personnel (and their managers and supervisors)
• Drivers
• Administrative Personnel
• and anyone else who is involved in the shipment process.

Note: Drivers who transport HAZMAT shipments should be trained in 49 CFR 172.704 (this course) as well as maintain a separate hazmat endorsement for their Commercial Drivers License (CDL). This training DOES NOT replace or act as a substitute for a driver's CDL Hazmat Endorsement.

Bonus: This online training NOW INCLUDES an "Awareness Level" certificate for Security Awareness! In conjunction with the Office of Hazardous Materials Safety, Compliance Solutions now provides FREE online training for Hazardous Materials Transportation Security Awareness. This training is an integral part of the new DOT Security Requirements for Hazmat Shippers, Carriers and Receivers (Please note that to be in full compliance with the new regulations, Students MUST review their company's Security Plan as well as receive site specific training- See your Compliance Officer for more information).

To view the DOT Security Awareness course outline, click here.

For a complete course outline click here.

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