ONE-DAY PROGRAM – COURSE OUTLINE

PART I. GENERAL AWARENESS

Part 172, Subpart H - Training

172.700 Purpose and scope.
172.702 Applicability and responsibility for training and testing.
172.704 Training requirements.

Part 107, Subpart D - Enforcement

107.329 Maximum Penalties.
107.333 Criminal penalties generally.
Appendix A to Subpart D of Part 107- Guidelines for civil penalties.

Subchapter C - Hazardous Materials Regulations

Part 171 - General Information, Regulations and Definitions

171.1 Applicability of Hazardous Materials Regulations (HMR) to persons and functions.
171.2 General requirements.
171.8 Definitions and abbreviations.
171.12 Import and export shipments.
Test 1 and Review

PART II. HAZARDOUS MATERIALS TABLE AND APPENDICES

Part 172, Subpart A - General

172.3 Applicability.

Part 172, Subpart B - Table of Hazardous Materials and Special Provisions

172.101 Purpose and use of hazardous materials table.
172.102 Special provisions.

Part 172.101 - Hazardous Materials Table

Appendix A to 172.101 - List of Hazardous Substances and Reportable Quantities
Appendix B to 172.101 - List of Marine Pollutants
Exercise (use of the Table)
Test 2 and Review

PART III. SHIPPING PAPERS AND EMERGENCY RESPONSE INFORMATION

Part 171.8 - Definition of Shipping Papers

Part 172, Subpart C - Shipping Papers

172.200 Applicability.
172.201 General entries.
172.202 Description of hazardous materials on shipping papers.
172.203 Additional description requirements.
172.204 Shipper's certification.

Part 172, Subpart G - Emergency Response Information

172.600 Applicability.
172.602 Emergency response information.
172.604 Emergency response telephone number.
Exercise (errors on shipping paper)
Test 3 and Review

PART IV. INTRODUCTION TO INTERNATIONAL MARITIME DANGEROUS GOODS (IMDG) CODE

Review 49CFR, 171.12(b)

Volume 1

Part 5 - Consignment procedures

5.4 Documentation

Part 7 - Provisions concerning transport operations

7.1 Stowage
7.2 Segregation

Volume 2

Part 3 - Dangerous Goods List and limited quantities exceptions

3.1.4 Segregation groups
3.2 Dangerous goods list
3.3 Special provisions applicable to certain substances, materials or articles
3.4 Limited quantities
Exercise (segregation using 49CFR and IMDG Code)
Exercise (additional information requirements)
Test 4 and Review

PART V. SECURITY AWARENESS

DOT-RSPA:

Guidelines for Conducting Employee Background Check
Security Checklist for the Shipper of Hazmat
Security Checklist for the Carrier of Hazmat
Security Checklist for the Receiver of Hazmat
Facility Security Checklist
Test 5 and Review