Transportation Compliance

Call 1-800-358-6389According to the US Department of Transportation (DOT), over 800,000 shipments of hazardous materials are transported under DOT compliance, in the United States every day. The materials shipped include those of chemical, petroleum, radioactive, explosive, and poisonous natures. Of the 800,000 shipments, the majority are transported by truck on the nation's roads, with the rest divided among rail, pipeline, water, and air. These hazardous materials are classified by the DOT according to the type of hazard they present and must be transported under the proper regulations set out by the DOT. These regulations for the packing and shipping of hazardous materials are needed in today’s environment as a single incident can have a far reaching impact.

Who remembers the Exxon Valdez? Exxon Valdez was the original name of an oil tanker owned by the former Exxon Shipping Company. It became a household name after the oil spill in which the tanker hit Prince William Sound's Bligh Reef and spilled an estimated minimum 10 million gallons of crude oil into the ocean. This has been recorded as the largest oil spill in history and one of the largest ecological disasters, costing Exxon almost 6 billion dollars in litigation, not including the cost of the cleanup. This case , while extreme, highlights the results of what can happen when even a single portion of the compliance to DOT standards are forgotten and why any organization dealing with packaging and shipping hazardous goods should have a strong business development plan for maintaining compliance with the DOT guidelines.

Let CBT Direct’s Online training for Transportation Compliance show you the rules and regulations you need to know to maintain compliance with the DOT guidelines for hazardous goods!

Benefits of CBT Direct’s Online Transportation Compliance Training

CBT Direct boasts the most beneficial online training on the market. With CBT Direct’s online training, you have the flexibility to study on your schedule, and with the speed and reliability of the internet, CBT Direct’s Transportation Compliance training course is accessible anywhere you have an internet connection. Convenience finally costs less with CBT Direct - the most affordable online training solution today.

The unique design of CBT Direct’s Transportation Compliance course emphasizes learner initiative, self-management and experiential learning. CBT Direct’s online course design begins with the definition of user-focused performance objectives and then proceeds to the selection and implementation of instructional strategies and learning activities appropriate for those objectives. This effective instruction model for CBT Direct’s Transportation Compliance training course ensures the greatest level of comprehension and retention.

Who Benefits from CBT Direct’s Transportation Compliance Training?

All personnel involved in the packaging, preparation, and handling of "HAZMAT" for highway or airway transportation.

What Professionals Will Learn from CBT Direct’s Transportation Compliance Training

The course will begin by reviewing the Drug-free Workplace Act of 1988, identifying the requirements for compliance and the elements of a successful drug-free workplace program. Users will be show how to identify the Department of Transportations (DOT) guidelines for transportation workplace drug and alcohol testing programs, learning what service agents do not need employee authorization to perform saliva or breath alcohol test, and the recommended steps an employer should take when drug and alcohol tests are positive.

The program will show students the DOT compliance requirements for the transportation of hazardous materials, teaching the importance of secure transportation. Users will learn to match the hazard class divisions with their numbers as defined by the DOT, as well as which placards are to be used for each division. Click here to see a detailed curriculum outline.

The compliance training will review over the business development of a security plan, going over the requirements of a solid security plan, and seeing examples of employers required by the DOT to implement a security plan. Furthermore, users will be asked to match the type of training required by the DOT to the example of employees involved in hazardous material transportation.

The compliance course will go over the Hazardous Materials Table, showing the nine hazard classes and reviewing the information found in the HAZMAT Table columns including the Appendix.

The program will delve into Packaging and Labeling, learning the packaging requirements and practices to insure safe transport. Users will be provided specifics on the labeling and placard requirements for hazardous material both bulk and non-bulk.

Next, students will be introduced to the requirements of shipping papers for compliance with DOT standards, understanding the four components of the basic description of hazardous material, the proper uses of the hazmat precedence table and the factors for listing hazardous and non-hazardous materials on the shipping paper.

The training will teach students the techniques for proper loading and storage, in accordance with DOT standards for hazardous materials. Users will learn the characteristics of the segregation table for hazardous materials, and the general requirements for loading and unloading HAZMAT, as well as the use of emergency response in case of incident during the loading or storage process.

The course will delve into the International Air Transport Associate’s nine hazard classes, learning to identify the information found in each column of the List of Dangerous Goods and terms associated with air transportation of dangerous goods.

The program will teach students the general labeling requirements when shipping dangerous goods, identifying the correct statements related to handling labels and the DGR, including DRG requirements pertaining to overpacks.

Students will review the basic characteristics of the packing regulations, differentiating between the different packing groups by level of danger and identifying the UN specification packaging.

The course will show students the components of the Shipper’s Declaration for Dangerous Goods, learning the circumstances that require entries in the quantity and type of packing sequence. Users will also learn the meaning of the symbols used in the List Dangerous Goods, in addition to the required elements found on an air waybill for the shipment of dangerous goods.

The compliance training will go over the government agencies that oversee the transportation of hazardous materials, identify the documents that contain emergency response information as well as the placard requirements and exceptions.

Let CBT Direct’s Online training for Transportation Compliance provide you the information you need to follow for DOT transportation of hazardous goods!


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