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Hazardous materials are vulnerable when they are in transit. Imagine what would happen if criminals or terrorists were able to obtain dangerous chemicals and materials! Take this course to find out what you can do to prevent that from happening, including identifying potential targets and threats, planning a safe route, and protecting yourself and your cargo. Ideal learners include employees of companies involved in the packaging, shipment, transportation and distribution of hazardous materials. 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.

In the United States, we ship millions of tons of hazardous materials (HAZMAT) every day. Hazardous materials are a common part of our daily lives despite the fact that they can be poisonous, toxic, flammable, explosive or corrosive. This suite provides learners with a working knowledge of regulations enforced by the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration. The courses explain how to read the Hazardous Materials Table, provide general knowledge about how to complete shipping paperwork, and describe how to mark, label and placard shipments. This suite of courses is ideal for people who offer hazardous materials to be shipped and for air, highway, rail or water carriers. These courses may be taken individually, though you must take all of them, in order, every 3 years to fulfill the requirements of the U.S. Department of Transportation, or DOT.

First responders at the awareness level play an important role in emergencies involving hazardous substances. The information they report helps to prepare the personnel who will contain materials, address fires and explosions and treat victims. Take this course to learn more about hazardous substances, how to recognize and identify them and what to do when you encounter an emergency in which they are involved. This course is ideal for industrial workers and their managers who aspire to become a responder or better understand what the role entails.