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DG10u—Dangerous Goods: General Awareness (basic)

Subscriber price: $144.00, Non-subscriber price: $187.00
Estimated total study time: 12 hours 41 minutes [Enroll now]

This course module can be used stand-alone for DG/Hazmat general awareness training for all personnel who need to understand that certain materials and products are subject to specific safety requirements and restrictions when being shipped as cargo via commercial transportation carriers. This module may also be used as the "general awareness" portion of a person's DG/Hazmat Employee certification training, noting that certification training is not complete without additional modules addressing a person's "function-specific" responsibilities, "general safety", "security awareness" and, when required, an employer "hazmat security plan".

U.S. and International Dangerous Goods Regulations

(Estimated study time: 55 minutes)

Dangerous Goods Training; Dangerous Goods Defined

(Estimated study time: 53 minutes)

How to Determine If Material Is Classified as Dangerous Goods

(Estimated study time: 1 hour 3 minutes)

Dangerous Goods Hazard Classes and Divisions

(Estimated study time: 1 hour 18 minutes)

Shipper's Responsibility for Classification; UN Numbers; Materials with Multiple or Unknown Hazards

(Estimated study time: 1 hour 0 minutes)

Format of Dangerous Goods List (DGL); DG Packaging Objectives and Standards

(Estimated study time: 58 minutes)

Hazardous Communication Overview; Marking of Packages Containing DG

(Estimated study time: 1 hour 34 minutes)

Hazard Communication Labels on Dangerous Goods Packaging

(Estimated study time: 1 hour 17 minutes)

DG Shipments Subject to Exceptions in Requirements

(Estimated study time: 1 hour 15 minutes)

DG Shipper's Declaration

(Estimated study time: 1 hour 24 minutes)

Placarding of CTUs; Good Practice DG Communications; DG Incidents and Reporting

(Estimated study time: 1 hour 4 minutes)