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DG11u—Dangerous Goods: General Awareness (advanced)

Subscriber price: $235.00, Non-subscriber price: $305.00
Estimated total study time: 20 hours 21 minutes

This module provides 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".

International vs. U.S. Dangerous Goods Regulations; Multimodal Shipments

(Estimated study time: 1 hour 30 minutes)

• International vs. National Dangerous Goods Regulations ("National Variations")
  • The HMR (49 CFR 171-177) Vis-à-Vis International DGRs
  • DOT Registration Required of Certain Hazmat Offerors and Transportation Carriers
  • HMR Provisions that Relax International Rules for Certain Domestic U.S. Shipments
  • U.S. Hazardous Materials Regulations (HMR) Enforcement
    • General—HMR Enforcement a Multi-Level Responsibility
    • Criminal Prosecution
    • Civil Penalties
• Which Regulations Apply to Multimodal Transportation?
• Reciprocal Arrangements for Trans-border Shipment of Dangerous Goods
  • Reciprocal Acceptance of DG Rules by Canada and the U.S.

How to Determine If a Substance or Product is Regulated as Dangerous Goods

This lesson begins by concluding our coverage of DG Regulations with reciprocity between the Canada and the U.S., and then commences our coverage of DG classification.

(Estimated study time: 1 hour 4 minutes)

• Reciprocal Arrangements for Trans-border Shipment of Dangerous Goods
  • Reciprocal Acceptance of DG Rules by Canada and the U.S.
• What Makes a Shipment Subject to "Dangerous Goods" Regulations?
  • Dangerous Goods Defined
    • Dangerous Goods Defined (U.S.)
  • Identification of Dangerous Goods
  • Determining "Applicable" Dangerous Goods Regulations
• Determining What Products and Materials are Classified as Dangerous Goods (Overview)
  • Step 1 – Refer to the Dangerous Goods List
  • Step 2 – Determining the UN Number and Hazard Class for Mixtures and Solutions
  • Suspicious Your Product is Regulated, But Can't Find It in the Dangerous Goods List?
• DGL Information Available by UN Number Line Item (Overview)

Access to Needed DGRs; Dangerous Goods Hazard Classification System

(Estimated study time: 54 minutes)

• Access to Applicable Dangerous Goods Regulations
  • Access to Applicable U.S. HMR Regulations
• Shipper's Responsibility to Classify DG
• Introduction to Hazard Classes/Divisions
• Classification by Degree of Danger (Packing Group)

Dangerous Goods Hazard Classes

(Estimated study time: 1 hour 14 minutes)

• Dangerous Goods Hazard Classes
  • Class 1 – Explosives
  • Class 2 – Compressed Gas
  • Class 3 – Flammable Liquids
  • Class 4 – Flammable Solids
  • Class 5 – Oxidizing Agents
  • Class 6 – Toxic Liquids or Solids; Infectious Substances
  • Class 7 – Radioactive Materials
  • Class 8 – Corrosives
  • Class 9 – Miscellaneous Articles and Substances

Materials with Multiple or Unknown Hazards, Environmental Hazards and Hazardous Waste

(Estimated study time: 1 hour 3 minutes)

• UN Numbers and Proper Shipping Names
  • Criteria for Most Dangerous Goods
    • U.S. Hazardous Materials List
  • Criteria When Specific, Generic and/or N.O.S. Descriptions Are Not Determinative
• Materials with Multiple or Unknown Hazards
  • Primary vs. Subsidiary Hazard
  • Precedence of Hazard—Substances, Mixtures and Solutions
  • Samples Transported for Testing
  • Diagnostic Specimens
• Exceptions to the Hazard Class Requirements
  • U.S.-Only Exceptions to DG Packaging Requirements
• Environmental Hazards (Marine Pollutants)
• Hazardous Waste
  • U.S. HMR Provisions for Hazardous Waste

Steps for Using the Dangerous Goods List

(Estimated study time: 1 hour 11 minutes)

• Applicable Dangerous Goods List — Overview
• Review of Format and Information in Dangerous Goods List(s)
• Example of Steps for Using the DGL
  • General
    • U.S. Hazardous Materials List for Reference
  • Step 1: Is the Product or Material Dangerous Goods for Shipment Purposes?
    • Step 1: Is the product DG (Hazardous Material)? (U.S.)
  • Step 2: What Needed Information is Directly Stated in the DGL Line Item?
  • Step 3: What Needed Information Referred to in DGL Must be Found Elsewhere?

DG Packaging Standards; Overview of Hazard Communication Requirements

(Estimated study time: 59 minutes)

• Dangerous Goods Packaging Objectives
• DG Packaging Standards
  • International Standards
  • Packaging Requirements – National Variations
    • U.S. HMR Packaging Requirements
      • General
      • Certification of DG Packaging in U.S.
• Package Certification by Manufacturer and Shipper
• Overview of Hazard Communication Requirements

Hazard Communication Labels on Dangerous Goods Packaging

(Estimated study time: 1 hour 2 minutes)

• General Requirements and Responsibility
• Types of Dangerous Goods Labels/Markings
  • Types of Dangerous Goods Labels and Markings (U.S.)
• Hazard Class Labels
  • U.S. Hazard Label Requirements
• Subsidiary Hazard Label
• Exceptions to Hazard Class Label Requirement

Information the Shipper Must Mark on Each Dangerous Goods Package

(Estimated study time: 1 hour 1 minute)

• Information That Must Be "MARKed" on Each Dangerous Goods Package
  • Required Information Markings on Dangerous Goods Packaging—Basics
    • Required Information Markings on Dangerous Goods Packaging—Basics (U.S.)
    • U.S. OSHA Workplace Hazard Communication ("Right to Know")
  • Information the Shipper Must Place on Each Dangerous Goods Package (U.S.)
    • Proper Shipping Name
    • Mixtures
    • Marking
  • Proper Shipping Name
  • Additional Marking Requirements for Particular Materials
  • Additional Marking Requirements for Air Shipment Under IATA DGR
  • Package Marking Durability, Legibility and Location on Package
  • Affixing Labels and Markings
  • National Competent Authority Marking Requirements
    • U.S. DG Package Marking Variations
      • Particular U.S. Packaging Variations
  • Package Manufacturer's Marking
  • Carrier Lot Labels; Other Labels and Marking

DG Shipments Subject to Exceptions in Requirements

(Estimated study time: 1 hour 15 minutes)

• DG Shipments Subject to Exceptions in Requirements
  • "Limited Quantities"
    • A Packaging Exception
    • When Can the Limited Quantity Exception Be Used?
    • The Distinctive Limited Quantity Label
  • "Excepted Quantities"
    • What Are Excepted Quantities?
    • Relaxed Requirements for Excepted Quantities
    • "Excepted Quantities" (U.S.)
  • "De Minimus Quantities" (of Excepted Quantities)
  • Sample and Specimen Materials
    • Sample and Specimen Materials (U.S.)
  • Overpack Containing Dangerous Goods
• U.S.-Only Exceptions to DG Packaging Requirements

Self-Powered Vehicles and Equipment

(Estimated study time: 57 minutes)

• DG Classification of Vehicles and Self-Propelled Equipment
• Shipment of Self-Propelled Vehicles and Equipment Which ARE Classified as DG
  • General
  • Vessel Shipment of Vehicles as DG, Class 9
  • Air Shipment of Vehicles as DG, Class 9
• Summary of Criteria (Table) for Shipment of Self-Powered Vehicles and Equipment

Batteries and Battery Powered Equipment (Other than Self-propelled Vehicles); Intro to Radioactive Materials

(Estimated study time: 1 hour 1 minute)

• General Concerns with All Shipments Containing Batteries
• Types of Batteries Subject to Typical DGR Requirements
• Types of Batteries Excepted From Typical DGR Requirements
• Shipment Contains Only Batteries and/or Battery Fluids
• Batteries Installed In or Packed With Equipment and Vehicles They Will Power
  • Equipment and Devices Shipped with Batteries Installed or Contained in the Same Packaging
  • Regulations Applicable to Equipment Containing Batteries vs Batteries Shipped Alone vs.
• Decision Tree for Batteries Shipped Installed In or Packed With Equipment and Vehicles
• Air Shipment of Lithium Batteries
• Radioactive Materials

DG Shipper's Declaration – General; Shipment-Level Information

(Estimated study time: 1 hour 7 minutes)

• "Transport Document" vs. "Transportation Document"
• DG Shipper's Declaration – General Requirements
• Shipments Which Do Not Require a Full Shipper's Declaration
  • Shipments Which Do Not Require a "Shipping Paper" (U.S.)
• DG Shipper's Declaration ("Transport Document") Information Requirements
  • Shipment-Level Information

Dangerous Goods Line-Item Level Information

(Estimated study time: 1 hour 20 minutes)

• Dangerous Goods Line-Item Level Information
  • DG Line-Item Information—General
  • First Sequence—Description/Identification
    • Dangerous Goods Line-Item Information
    • Additional Line-Item Information Required for Certain Types of DG
  • Second Sequence—Net Quantity of Dangerous Goods; Numbers and Types of Packages
  • Third Sequence—Packing Instructions (for air shipments)
  • Fourth Sequence—Authorizations
  • Carrier Handling Instructions
  • Additional Information Required Under National Variations; Emergency Response Telephone Number
    • Emergency Response Telephone Number/Information (U.S.)
  • Emergency Response Information Referenced on Shipper's Declaration

DG Shipper Certification; Transportation Carrier Information Requirements

(Estimated study time: 55 minutes)

• Shipper's Certification
  • Shipper's Certification (U.S.)
• Shipper's Declaration ("Transport Document") Alternatives
• Summary of Needed Carrier Information

DG Shipper's Declaration & Documentation

(Estimated study time: 57 minutes)

• DG Shipper's Declaration Information – Table Format
• Shipper's Declaration for "Limited Quantities"
• Transportation Document (Waybill, Bill of Lading Air Waybill) for "Excepted Quantities"
• Negative Declaration for Shipments Not Containing Dangerous Goods
• Container/Vehicle Packing Certificate (CPC)
  • Container/Vehicle Packing Certificate (U.S.)

Truck and Container (CTU) Placarding

(Estimated study time: 1 hour 30 minutes)

• Overview of Placards
• General Placarding Requirements
  • U.S. Placarding Requirements & National Variations
    • U.S. General Rule on Placarding; Placarding Tables
    • U.S. Exceptions (National Variations) to the International Placarding Rule
    • Placarding of Freight Containers
    • U.S. Placarding Rules for Road and Rail Less Strict than for Vessel
    • Canadian Reciprocity on Placarding – Ends At Point of CTU Unloading
    • SUMMARY of U.S. Placarding Requirements and Exceptions
• Required Placard Locations

Responsibility to Affix CTU Placards & Marking; Emergency Response Information; Incidents and Reporting

(Estimated study time: 1 hour 20 minutes)

• Marking of Cargo Transport Units (CTUs)
• DG Placarding & Marking Responsibility
  • Responsibility to Provide and Affix Placards to Trucks (U.S.)
• Emergency Response Information
  • Emergency Response Telephone Number/Information(U.S.)
• Incidents and Accidents
  • Dangerous Goods Incidents and Accidents Defined
  • Preparation For and Response To DG Incidents
  • Reporting Dangerous Goods Incidents
    • Reporting Dangerous Goods Incidents (U.S.)
• Proceed on to Function-Specific Training