This DOT HAZMAT course is taught by a Certified Instructional Trainer (CIT) and is developed per ANSI Z490.1 standards. This course takes an average of 6 hours to complete. The course can easily incorporate IATA or RCRA into the curriculum as well. This training satisfies 49CFR172.704.
The Federal hazardous materials transportation law is the statute that pertains to the transportation of hazardous materials (hazmat) in the United States, and that requires the training of ALL hazmat employees. The purpose of this training is to increase a hazmat employee’s safety awareness and is an essential element in reducing hazmat incidents.
We do not offer services to drivers of hazardous materials. The link at the top of this page will take you to the appropriate website.
Frequency of DOT HAZMAT training
Initial training – a new employee, or an employee who changes job functions, may perform hazmat job functions before completing training, provided:
- the employee does so under the direct supervision of a properly trained and knowledgeable hazmat employee; and
- the DOT Hazmat training is completed within 90 days of employment or change in job function.
Recurrent training is required at least once every three years. The three-year period begins on the actual date of training.
DOT Hazmat training consists of:
- general awareness/familiarization;
- function-specific;
- safety;
- security awareness; and
- In-depth security training, if a security plan is required;
Each employer must:
- train and test,
- certify; and
- develop and retain records of current training (inclusive of preceding three years) for each hazmat employee (during the period of employment and 90 days thereafter).
Terms
HAZMAT EMPLOYER means a person who uses one or more employees in connection with:
- transporting hazmat in commerce;
- causing hazmat to be transported or shipped in commerce; or
- representing, marking, certifying, selling, offering, reconditioning, testing, repairing, or modifying packagings as qualified for use in the transportation of hazmat.
HAZMAT EMPLOYEE means a person who is employed by a hazmat employer and who directly affects hazmat transportation safety including:
- an owner-operator of a motor vehicle which transports hazmat;
- a person (including a self-employed person) who:
- loads, unloads, or handles hazmat;
- tests, reconditions, repairs, modifies, marks, or otherwise represents packagings as qualified for use in the transportation of hazmat;
- prepares hazmat for transportation;
- is responsible for safety of transporting hazmat; or
- operates a vehicle used to transport hazmat.
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