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The rules and regulations of the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) require that you be given special training if you are a "HAZMAT Employee". If your job involves
activities in connection with the shipment, receipt or transportation of hazardous materials you are a "HAZMAT Employee" (29 CFR 172.704). What Kind of Training is Required?
As a HAZMAT employee, you are required to receive the following kinds of training: 1) General Awareness and Familiarization Training
This training is designed to familiarize you with the DOT Hazardous Materials Regulations. It is also designed to teach you how to recognize and identify hazardous materials based on the labels, placards, shipping
descriptions and other communication standards contained in the HAZMAT Rules.
2) Safety Training
This part of your training is designed to instruct you concerning the emergency response information required under the HAZMAT Rules, as well as methods and procedures for avoiding accidents. This portion of your
training also includes information on various ways to protect you from hazards associated with the hazardous materials to which you may be exposed in your work place.
3) Function Specific Training
Along with the General Awareness and Familiarization Training and the Safety Training, discussed above, your employer will give you training in the HAZMAT rules that apply specifically to your job activities having to do
with the shipment, receipt or transportation of hazardous materials. (e.g., rail car, tank truck, radioactive materials shipping papers, etc.)
4) Driver Training
If your job involves driving any kind of motor vehicle (including an automobile) transporting hazardous materials, it may be necessary for you to receive special driver training, in addition to the three kinds of
training discussed above.
We have split our course into a 4 hour general awareness (includes blocks 1 and 2) and 4 hour function specific blocks. These can be conducted independently or in combination.
Three Year Retraining Under DOT requirements, you must be retrained and retested at least once every three years, even if there have been no changes in the HAZMAT Rules affecting your job function |
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