Hazardous Materials (HAZMAT) Transportation (USA) eLearning Bundle Course



Course Details:

Length: 31 courses

Access Length: 6 months

Price: $375/person (USD)

Bulk Pricing: 10+ Contact Us

Course Features:

Instant Access After Purchase

Lecture by Recorded Video

Stop and Start as Needed

Certificate of Completion

Software Lab Included?: N/A

Delivery Method:

Self-Paced Online

Individuals and Groups
@ Your Location

 


Course Overview

Become a Certified Hazardous Materials Professional and Elevate Your Career

Our Hazardous Materials (HAZMAT) Transportation (USA) eLearning Bundle offers a comprehensive curriculum designed to equip you with the essential knowledge and skills to safely and efficiently handle, transport, and store hazardous materials. With a focus on compliance, safety, and efficiency, our bundle provides you with the tools to excel in this critical field.

Key Benefits:
  • Mitigate Risks: Learn how to identify, handle, transport, and store hazardous materials safely, minimizing accidents and protecting your workforce.
  • Ensure Compliance: Stay up-to-date with the latest DOT regulations and industry standards, avoiding costly penalties and legal issues.
  • Optimize Efficiency: Streamline your operations by understanding packaging requirements, shipping procedures, and emergency response protocols.
  • Advance Your Career: Demonstrate your expertise in hazardous materials transportation, opening doors to new opportunities and career growth.
Course Breakdown:
  • Section 1: Driver & Carrier Responsibilities
    • Master the DOT's regulations for drivers and carriers.
    • Learn effective safety practices and emergency procedures.
    • Ensure compliance with documentation requirements.
  • Section 2: Handling Materials
    • Acquire essential skills for safe and efficient handling of hazardous materials.
    • Understand relevant regulations and best practices.
    • Implement strategies for risk mitigation.
  • Section 3: HAZMAT Transportation Overview
    • Gain a comprehensive understanding of hazardous materials, their classification, and transportation requirements.
    • Learn effective practices for safe and compliant transportation.
    • Ensure adherence to DOT regulations and industry standards.
  • Section 4: Incident Reporting & Security
    • Prepare for emergencies with effective response procedures.
    • Understand security threats and vulnerabilities.
    • Implement security measures to protect your operations.
  • Section 5: Marking, Labeling, and Placarding
    • Master the intricacies of marking, labeling, and placarding hazardous materials.
    • Ensure accurate identification and handling to prevent accidents.
    • Stay informed about the latest DOT regulations and best practices.
  • Section 6: Packaging
    • Learn how to select appropriate packaging for hazardous materials.
    • Understand packaging requirements and regulations.
    • Ensure safe and compliant transportation of hazardous materials.
  • Section 7: Shipping Papers
    • Prepare accurate shipping papers to comply with DOT regulations.
    • Avoid costly fines and penalties associated with non-compliance.
    • Streamline your shipping processes with efficient documentation.
  • Section 8: The Hazardous Materials Table (HMT)
    • Master the HMT to accurately identify hazardous materials.
    • Understand associated hazards and take appropriate precautions.
    • Optimize your shipping processes by interpreting the HMT effectively.

Enroll Today and Become a Certified Hazardous Materials Professional!

Also Included - 4 Courses: An Essential Career Skills Pack with 4 courses in key areas for career management and growth, including Time Management, Digital Skills, Creativity and Soft Skills.

 


Course Notes

Learn at Your Own Pace

This self-paced online course lets you learn independently at your own pace through Certstaffix Training's easy-to-use platform.

How It Works

  • A Learn at your own pace - Start and stop as it is convenient for you. Pick up where you left off.
  • Lecture utilizing video and recorded screenshots
  • 6-month subscription length
  • Instant Access After Purchase

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Course Topics

Section 1: Driver & Carrier Responsibilities - 7 Courses, 3 hrs 4 min


Are you a driver or carrier responsible for transporting hazardous materials? Our Driver & Carrier Responsibilities section offers a deep dive into the essential regulations, procedures, and best practices to ensure safe and compliant transportation.

Key Benefits:
  • Mastery of Hazardous Materials Regulations: Gain a thorough understanding of the DOT's regulations, including 49 CFR, to ensure compliance.
  • Enhanced Safety Practices: Learn effective techniques for handling, loading, unloading, and transporting hazardous materials, minimizing risks and preventing accidents.
  • Efficient Documentation: Master the proper documentation procedures, including shipping papers, marking, labeling, and placarding, to streamline your operations.
  • Emergency Preparedness: Prepare for potential emergencies with comprehensive training on incident reporting, response procedures, and security measures.
  • Career Advancement: Demonstrate your expertise in hazardous materials transportation, opening doors to new opportunities and career growth.

Course Duration - 25 min

This course helps drivers and carriers of hazardous materials understand their responsibilities for ensuring safe materials transportation on the job. Using a step-by-step process, drivers will learn exactly how to prepare themselves and their trucks before transporting hazardous materials from the pick-up point to the drop-off point. Upon successful completion of this course, you'll know how to meet your responsibilities in ensuring that all necessary paperwork and load checks are carried out and that you drive safely en route.

This course is the first in our five-part Department of Transportation (DOT) series, and has been designed to follow US Federal DOT hazardous materials regulations, Title 49 CFR, Parts 172 through 173.


Course Objectives:
  • Ensure safe hazardous materials transportation rules are in place
  • Check the vehicle to make sure maintenance is up-to-date
  • Secure the load appropriately before leaving pick-up point
  • Drive safely and take action when on-the-road problems occur

Additional Language Information:
  • Course Text: N/A.
  • Audio: N/A.
  • Subtitles (Closed Caption): American English.

Detailed Course Outline:
Introduction

Driver Responsibilities
Carrier Responsibilities

Exam

 


 

Section 2: Handling Materials - 3 Courses, 1 hr 18 min


Are you responsible for handling hazardous materials in your operations? Our Handling Materials section provides you with the essential knowledge and skills to ensure safe, compliant, and efficient handling practices.

Key Benefits:
  • Enhanced Safety: Learn effective techniques for handling hazardous materials, minimizing risks and preventing accidents.
  • Regulatory Compliance: Gain a deep understanding of relevant regulations, including the DOT's requirements, to ensure compliance.
  • Efficient Operations: Optimize your handling processes, improving efficiency and reducing costs.
  • Risk Mitigation: Implement strategies to mitigate potential hazards and protect your workforce and the environment.
  • Career Advancement: Demonstrate your expertise in hazardous materials handling, opening doors to new opportunities and career growth.

Course Duration - 20 min

This course describes tasks and regulations related to the last step in preparing hazardous materials for shipment—the loading of bulk and non-bulk containers on a vehicle. Supervisors of hazmat employees and safety managers will also benefit from the course. After taking this module, learners will know how to use the Load Segregation Table, perform preliminary checks, comply with loading safety rules, properly distribute load weight, and secure the load against movement.


Course Objectives:
  • Use the load segregation table
  • Perform preliminary checks
  • Comply with loading safety rules
  • Properly distribute load weight
  • Secure the load against movement

Additional Language Information:
  • Course Text: N/A.
  • Audio: N/A.
  • Subtitles (Closed Caption): N/A.

Detailed Course Outline:
Introduction

Tasks in Loading Hazardous Materials
  • Preparing For Safe Shipping
Load Segregation
  • Use of Segregation Table
  • Corrosive Materials and Cyanides
  • Exercise: Load Segregation Table
  • Exercise: Load Segregation Table 2
Preliminary Checks
  • Labels and Placards
  • Package Condition
  • Vehicle Condition
Loading Safely
  • Loading Safely
  • Weight Distribution
  • Exercise: Loading Safely
Load Securement
  • Load Securement
  • Blocking and Bracing
  • Exercise: Blocking and Bracing
  • Loading Cargo Tankers
Final Checks

Summary

 


 

Section 3: HAZMAT Transportation Overview - 4 Courses, 1 hr 40 min


Are you involved in the transportation of hazardous materials? Our HAZMAT Transportation Overview section provides you with the essential knowledge and skills to ensure safe, compliant, and efficient handling of these materials.

Key Benefits:
  • Comprehensive Understanding: Gain a deep understanding of hazardous materials, including their classification, packaging, transportation, and safety regulations.
  • Enhanced Safety: Learn effective practices to minimize risks and prevent accidents during the transportation of hazardous materials.
  • Regulatory Compliance: Ensure adherence to DOT regulations and industry standards to avoid penalties and legal issues.
  • Efficient Operations: Streamline your transportation processes, improving efficiency and reducing costs.
  • Career Advancement: Demonstrate your expertise in hazardous materials transportation, opening doors to new opportunities and career growth.

Course Duration - 10 min

In the United States, we ship millions of tons of hazardous materials (HAZMAT) every day. These materials can be poisonous, toxic, flammable, explosive or corrosive by nature. Take this course to learn basic information about how to identify and safely handle hazardous materials, all while complying with federal laws and regulations. This course may be taken for general familiarization and is also ideal for employees who are involved in shipping, packaging or transporting hazardous materials.


Course Objectives:
  • Define hazardous materials and associated risks
  • Describe how hazardous materials are transported
  • Identify how they are regulated
  • Determine what responsibilities employers, handlers, shippers and carriers have

Additional Language Information:
  • Course Text: N/A.
  • Audio: N/A.
  • Subtitles (Closed Caption): N/A.

Detailed Course Outline:
Introduction
  • Welcome
  • Your Job Matters
  • Learning Objectives
What Are Hazardous Materials?
  • Dangers
  • How We Use Hazardous Materials
  • Learning Activity: Common Hazardous Materials
Transportation
  • Transportation
  • Knowledge Check: What Do You Think?
  • HAZMAT Incidents
Regulations
  • Hazardous Materials Regulations (HMR)
  • Partners in Enforcing Safety
  • Knowledge Check: Regulations
  • HMR Updates
  • HMR Rules
  • Signs of a HAZMAT Shipment
  • Knowledge Check: HMR
Responsibilities
  • Employer Responsibilities
  • Knowledge Check: Employer Responsibilities
  • Employee Responsibilities
  • HAZMAT Responsibilities
  • Learning Activity: Responsibilities
Conclusion

 


 

Section 4: Incident Reporting & Security - 3 Courses, 1 hr 17 min


Are you involved in the transportation, handling, or storage of hazardous materials? Our Incident Reporting & Security section provides you with the critical knowledge and skills to ensure a safe and secure environment.

Key Benefits:
  • Emergency Preparedness: Learn effective response procedures for hazardous materials incidents, minimizing risks and protecting lives.
  • Security Awareness: Understand potential threats and vulnerabilities to safeguard your operations and prevent unauthorized access.
  • Regulatory Compliance: Ensure adherence to DOT regulations regarding incident reporting, security plans, and employee training.
  • Risk Mitigation: Implement strategies to mitigate potential risks and protect your workforce and the environment.
  • Career Advancement: Demonstrate your expertise in incident response and security, opening doors to new opportunities and career growth.

Course Duration - 20 min

This course discusses the steps you need to take should you encounter a problem with your hazardous load while you're on the road. We'll also provide information on how to ensure the safety of yourself and others and how to assist first responders in their work. Upon successful completion of this course, you'll acquire an understanding of incident response and transport security risks.

This course is the first in our five-part Department of Transportation (DOT) series, and has been designed to follow US Federal DOT hazardous materials regulations, Title 49 CFR, Parts 172 through 173.


Course Objectives:
  • Respond appropriately to a hazardous materials transportation incident
  • Protect yourself and others against hazardous materials security threats
  • Comply with DOT hazardous materials regulations

Additional Language Information:
  • Course Text: N/A.
  • Audio: N/A.
  • Subtitles (Closed Caption): American English.

Detailed Course Outline:
Introduction

Incident Response
Transport Security

Exam

 


 

Section 5: Marking, Labeling and Placarding - 4 Courses, 1 hr 55 min


Are you involved in the transportation or handling of hazardous materials? This comprehensive section is designed to equip you with the essential knowledge and skills to ensure safe and compliant shipments. By mastering the intricacies of marking, labeling, and placarding, you'll not only protect yourself and others but also streamline your operations and avoid costly penalties.

Key Benefits:
  • Mitigate Risks: Understand the critical role of marking, labeling, and placarding in preventing accidents and ensuring regulatory compliance.
  • Enhance Safety: Learn how to properly identify and handle hazardous materials, safeguarding both personnel and the environment.
  • Optimize Efficiency: Streamline your shipping processes by accurately applying markings, labels, and placards, avoiding delays and costly errors.
  • Stay Informed: Gain in-depth knowledge of the latest DOT regulations and best practices in hazardous materials transportation.

Course Duration - 23 min

Can you tell what a package contains based on its markings? Take this course to learn about the U.S. Department of Transportation, or DOT, Hazardous Materials Regulations regarding marking and labeling for hazardous materials. This course is ideal for people who offer hazardous materials to be shipped and for air, highway, rail or water carriers. You may take this course alone, but remember to take the entire suite, in order, every 3 years to fulfill the requirements of the U.S. Department of Transportation, or DOT.


Course Objectives:
  • Explore how to mark bulk and non-bulk packages
  • Detail special provisions and exceptions in marking certain types of hazardous materials and packaging
  • Identify general marking requirements
  • Describe special provisions for marking hazardous materials
  • Determine when exceptions apply to marking hazardous materials

Additional Language Information:
  • Course Text: N/A.
  • Audio: N/A.
  • Subtitles (Closed Caption): N/A.

Detailed Course Outline:
Introduction

Bulk and Non-bulk Packaging
  • Defining Non-Bulk and Bulk Packaging
  • Marking Non-Bulk Packaging
  • Marking Bulk Packaging
  • Identification Number Marking
  • Learning Activity: Non-Bulk and Bulk Packaging
Special Provisions and Exceptions
  • Special Provisions for Identification Number Markings
  • Portable Tanks
  • Cargo Tanks
  • Tanks, Cars and Other Bulk Packaging
  • Learning Activity: Marking
General Marking Requirements
  • General Marking Requirements and Exceptions
  • HMR Marking Requirements
  • Liquid Hazardous Materials
  • Knowledge Check: Orientation Arrows on Outer Packaging
  • Limited Quantities
  • Limited Quantity Designation
  • Learning Activity: Limited Quantities
Hazardous Materials
  • Hazardous Substances
  • Marine Pollutants
  • Knowledge Check: Marine Pollutants
  • Infectious Substances
  • Elevated-Temperature Materials
  • Marking Explosives
  • Marking Radioactive Materials and Inhalation Hazards
  • Learning Activity: Hazardous Materials
Conclusion

 


 

Section 6: Packaging - 3 Courses, 1 hr 22 min


Are you responsible for packaging hazardous materials for transportation? This comprehensive section provides you with the essential knowledge and skills to ensure safe, efficient, and compliant shipments. By understanding the intricacies of packaging requirements, you'll protect yourself, others, and the environment while avoiding costly penalties.

Key Benefits:
  • Mitigate Risks: Learn how to select appropriate packaging, apply correct markings, and prepare accurate shipping documents to minimize hazards and accidents.
  • Ensure Compliance: Stay up-to-date with DOT regulations and avoid costly fines and penalties by following proper packaging procedures.
  • Optimize Efficiency: Streamline your shipping processes by selecting the most suitable packaging for your hazardous materials, reducing handling time and costs.
  • Enhance Safety: Protect both personnel and the environment by understanding the potential risks associated with hazardous materials and taking appropriate precautions.

Course Duration - 25 min

Packaging hazardous materials properly is a crucial step in ensuring the safe transportation of your cargo. In this course, you'll discover how to package hazardous materials for safe transportation. We'll discuss the three main steps involved in packaging hazardous material, including choosing the right package, determining the right labels, and preparing accurate shipping papers.

This course is the first in our five-part Department of Transportation (DOT) series, and has been designed to follow US Federal DOT hazardous materials regulations, Title 49 CFR, Parts 172 through 173.


Course Objectives:
  • Follow proper steps to ensure hazardous materials are packaged safely
  • Select appropriate packaging for specific hazardous material
  • Prepare required shipping labels and shipping papers for successful hazard communication

Additional Language Information:
  • Course Text: N/A.
  • Audio: N/A.
  • Subtitles (Closed Caption): American English.

Detailed Course Outline:
Introduction

Selecting Packaging
Hazardous Materials Identifiers

Exam

 


 

Section 7: Shipping Papers - 2 Courses, 43 min


Are you involved in the transportation or handling of hazardous materials? This comprehensive section provides you with the essential knowledge and skills to accurately prepare shipping papers, ensuring compliance with DOT regulations and minimizing risks. By understanding the intricacies of shipping paper requirements, you'll streamline your operations, protect yourself and others, and avoid costly penalties.

Key Benefits:
  • Ensure Compliance: Learn how to accurately complete shipping papers, avoiding costly fines and penalties associated with non-compliance.
  • Mitigate Risks: Understand the importance of accurate shipping documentation in preventing accidents and ensuring safe transportation.
  • Optimize Efficiency: Streamline your shipping processes by preparing shipping papers efficiently, reducing delays and costs.
  • Stay Informed: Stay up-to-date with the latest DOT regulations and best practices for shipping hazardous materials.

Course Duration - 20 min

This module is part of our DOT Hazardous Materials Transportation series. This course describes the process of preparing shipping papers for hazardous materials in compliance with DOT regulatory requirements. Supervisors of hazmat employees and safety managers will also benefit from the course. After taking this module, learners will know how to prepare shipping papers, including the proper shipping description, shipper's certification and emergency response information.


Course Objectives:
  • Identify the components of shipping papers
  • Indicate how to prepare shipping papers
  • Be sure to keep your specific job in mind as you go through the course

Additional Language Information:
  • Course Text: N/A.
  • Audio: N/A.
  • Subtitles (Closed Caption): N/A.

 


 

Section 8: The Hazardous Materials Table - 1 Courses, 28 min


Are you involved in the transportation or handling of hazardous materials? The Hazardous Materials Table (HMT) is your essential guide to ensuring safe and compliant shipments. This comprehensive section will equip you with the knowledge and skills to effectively navigate the HMT, identify hazardous materials, and understand the associated regulations.

Key Benefits:
  • Mitigate Risks: Learn how to accurately identify hazardous materials using the HMT, preventing accidents and ensuring regulatory compliance.
  • Enhance Safety: Understand the associated hazards and take appropriate precautions to protect yourself and others.
  • Optimize Efficiency: Streamline your shipping processes by accurately interpreting the HMT and selecting the correct packaging, labeling, and placarding requirements.
  • Stay Informed: Stay up-to-date with the latest DOT regulations and best practices for hazardous materials transportation.

Course Duration - 28 min

Because of the risks and dangers associated with shipping hazardous materials, the U.S. Department of Transportation Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (DOT PHMSA) and its supporting agencies regulate the transport of these materials within the U.S. and ensure we comply with the Hazardous Materials Regulations (HMR). Take this course to learn about the contents and purpose of the hazardous materials table (HMT). This course is ideal for people who offer hazardous materials to be shipped and for air, highway, rail or water carriers. You may take this course alone, but remember to take the entire suite, in order, every 3 years to fulfill the requirements of the U.S. Department of Transportation, or DOT.


Course Objectives:
  • Identify proper shipping names
  • Decipher the codes within the HMT
  • Utilize Appendices A and B of the HMT to determine which materials qualify as a hazardous substance or marine pollutant

Additional Language Information:
  • Course Text: N/A.
  • Audio: N/A.
  • Subtitles (Closed Caption): N/A.

Detailed Course Outline:
Introduction

HMT Overview
  • HMT
Columns 1 and 2
  • Proper Shipping Names
  • Knowledge Check: Proper Shipping Names 1
  • Knowledge Check: Proper Shipping Names 2
  • Proper Shipping Name Modifications
  • Qualifying Words
  • Knowledge Check: Proper Shipping Names 3
  • Symbols
Columns 3 to 5
  • Hazard Class or Division
  • Knowledge Check: Hazard Class or Division
  • Identification Number
  • Packing Group
  • Learning Activity: Packing Group
Columns 6 to 10
  • Label Codes
  • Special Provisions
  • Knowledge Check: Reading the HMT
  • Packaging
  • Quantity Limitations
  • Vessel Stowage
  • Knowledge Check: Reading the HMT
Appendices
  • 172.101, Appendix A
  • Marine Pollutants
  • Knowledge Check: Appendices
Conclusion

 


 


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