DG27u—Dangerous Goods: Function Specific: Truck Driver/Dispatcher

Subscriber price: $45.00, Non-subscriber price: $58.00
Estimated total study time: 3 hours 20 minutes

This module, together with DG26u—Dangerous Goods: Function Specific: Terminal Staff, provides the "function specific" portion of DG/Hazmat Employee certification training for truck driver/dispatcher personnel.

Important: Employee certification training is not complete without additional modules addressing "general awareness", "general safety", "security awareness" and, when required, an employer's "hazmat security plan".

U.S. and International Placarding Requirements

(Estimated study time: 1 hour 21 minutes)

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
Download Placarding Job Aid

Placarding, cont; Containers & Trailers for Vessel Transport

(Estimated study time: 37 minutes)

DG Placarding & Marking Responsibility
- Responsibility to Provide and Affix Placards to Trucks (U.S.)
Required Placard Locations
Road Transport of Intermodal Containers, Trailers and other CTUs to be Transported by Ocean Vessel
- IMDG Code Freight Container/CTU Stowage Requirements
  - Specified Freight Container/CTU Stowage Requirements (U.S.)
- Container/Vehicle Packing Certificate
  - Container/Vehicle Packing Certificate-U.S.
- Placarding of Intermodal Containers
  - Placarding of Intermodal Containers (U.S.)

DG Documents and Information Required With Driver for Road Transport

(Estimated study time: 37 minutes)

DG Documents and Information Required With Driver for Road Transport
- 1. Your Credentials to Transport DG
  - U.S. Commercial Driver's License HazMat Endorsement; Security Credential
- 2. Shipper's Declaration and Certification for Each DG Shipment
- 3. Transportation Document for Each DG Shipment
- 4. Emergency Response Information
- 5. Container/Vehicle Packing Certificate

DG Incidents and Accidents; Reporting Requirements

(Estimated study time: 45 minutes)

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.)