DOT General Awareness

  • 9 topics | 37m 48s
  • Up to 30 languages
  • Transcripts
Transportation of hazardous materials is an important part of the economy. The US Department of Transportation has developed regulations to ensure the proper identification, preparation, and transportation of hazardous materials. This ensures everyone's safety. This course may be used to meet the requirements for general awareness or familiarization training. Your employer may need to provide additional general awareness, function-specific, and safety and security awareness training.This course was developed with subject matter support provided by EnSafe Inc., a global professional services company focusing on engineering, environment, health and safety, and information technology. Please note, the course materials and content were current with the laws and regulations at the time of the last expert review, however, they may not reflect the most current legal developments. Nothing herein, or in the course materials, shall be construed as professional advice as to any particular situation with respect to compliance with legal statutes or requirements.

WHAT YOU WILL LEARN

  • Course Overview
  • identify DOT hazmat training requirements
  • recognize the criteria to identify a material as DOT-regulated hazmat
  • identify the nine DOT hazard classes
  • Knowledge Check: Training, Identification, and Classification
  • recognize the components of a basic shipping description utilizing information from the DOT's Hazardous Materials Table
  • identify the ways to communicate the hazards of a material being transported
  • Knowledge Check: HMT and Communication
  • identify additional DOT requirements for safely transporting hazardous materials
  • Knowledge Check: Other Requirements

IN THIS COURSE

  • Course Overview
    1m
  • DOT Hazmat Training Requirements
    3m
  • Identification and Classification
    7m
  • Knowledge Check: Training, Identification, and Classification
    4m
  • Hazardous Materials Table
    4m
  • Communicating Hazards
    7m
  • Knowledge Check: HMT and Communication
    3m
  • Other Requirements
    5m
  • Knowledge Check: Other Requirements
    2m

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