The Department of Transportation (DOT): 01. Hazardous Materials – Fundamentals
$17.00
The safe transportation of hazardous materials requires shipper and driver adherence to various safety standards. This introductory course provides an overview of our five-course curriculum on hazardous materials transportation. We’ll begin with an introduction to the hazardous materials transportation process. You’ll learn about the six-step process that starts with identifying the hazardous material intended for dispatch and ending with actual transport. We’ll outline the necessary training requirements, including those required by US laws, for anyone involved in the process. The training information focuses on truck transportation, which is the most common mode of hazardous materials transportation. This series provides awareness-level information. Additional training may be required depending on your particular job responsibilities.
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.
This series includes the following courses:
The Department of Transportation (DOT): 01. Hazardous Materials – Fundamentals
The Department of Transportation (DOT): 02. Hazardous Materials – Identifying
The Department of Transportation (DOT): 03. Hazardous Materials – Packaging
The Department of Transportation (DOT): 04. Driver and Carrier Responsibilities
The Department of Transportation (DOT): 05. Incident Response and Transport Security