Transportation of Dangerous Goods Awareness
An awareness course on moving dangerous goods safely under the Transportation of Dangerous Goods Act and Regulations: the nine classes and packing groups, Schedule 1, UN specification marks, labels and placards including the 500 kg rule, shipping documents and ERAPs, Part 6 training certificates, exemptions, Part 8 release reporting and CANUTEC, ending with a capstone shipment of cylinders and batteries.
HSE-250 12 lessons · 5 h 26 min
Offered by HSM University · Safety Training
This is the Canadian version of this course. See the American version.
What you'll learn
- Explain why dangerous goods transport is regulated, how the layers of protection work and the difference between awareness training and TDG certification.
- Identify the international, federal and provincial rules that govern dangerous goods by road, rail, sea and air, and find the current TDG Regulations and Schedule 1.
- Recognize the nine classes and their divisions, give examples of each, and explain primary and subsidiary hazards.
- Explain how products are classified and assign packing groups to flammable liquids, toxic substances and corrosives from test data.
- Read Schedule 1 to find the UN number, shipping name, class, packing group, special provisions and quantity limits, and write a basic description in the correct order.
- Decode UN specification marks and judge whether a packaging, cylinder or tank is suitable and in good condition for a shipment.
- Apply the rules for labels, placards and other safety marks, including the 500 kg placarding threshold and the goods that must be placarded in any quantity.
- Prepare and check a shipping document and explain when an emergency response assistance plan is required.
- Describe the duties of shippers, carriers and receivers and the training, certification and record-keeping requirements for workers.
- Decide whether excepted quantity, limited quantity, 150 kg or 500 kg exemptions apply, and list the conditions that still must be met.
- Take safe first actions at a release, use the ERG 2024 and identify the reports required under Part 8 of the TDG Regulations.
- Prepare a mixed shipment of cylinders and batteries for road transport from classification to the driver's emergency briefing.
Course content
12 lessons · 5 h 26 min total · final exam
- 1 Why dangerous goods rules exist 28 min · quiz
- 2 The legal framework 27 min · quiz
- 3 The nine classes and their divisions 27 min · quiz
- 4 Classification and packing groups 27 min · quiz
- 5 UN numbers, shipping names and Schedule 1 27 min · quiz
- 6 Means of containment and UN specification marks 28 min · quiz
- 7 Dangerous goods safety marks: labels, placards and other marks 27 min · quiz
- 8 Shipping documents and emergency response assistance plans 27 min · quiz
- 9 Training, roles and responsibilities 27 min · quiz
- 10 Exemptions, limited quantities and special cases 27 min · quiz
- 11 Incidents, release reporting and emergency response 27 min · quiz
- 12 Capstone: preparing a shipment of cylinders and batteries for road transport 27 min · quiz
- E Final exam 20 questions
Requirements
Recommended background. You can start any course at any time.
Description
An awareness course on moving dangerous goods safely under the Transportation of Dangerous Goods Act and Regulations: the nine classes and packing groups, Schedule 1, UN specification marks, labels and placards including the 500 kg rule, shipping documents and ERAPs, Part 6 training certificates, exemptions, Part 8 release reporting and CANUTEC, ending with a capstone shipment of cylinders and batteries.