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DOT Hazmat Function Specific Training: Packaging

  • In accordance with the Department of Transportation (DOT) Hazardous Materials Regulations 49 CFR Part 172 Subpart H
  • Study at your own pace, wherever you are, using any device
  • Flexible, self-paced mobile learning module
  • Receive your certificate right away once you complete the course
  • Listen to the entire course read aloud
  • SCORM-ready, on-demand digital, virtual instructor sessions, or on-site course offerings
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$39.19
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$38.79
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Zackery Fitz
Hazmat Packaging Line Supervisor
“I found this DOT packaging course a great help and recommend it to my team if I feel they require to brush up on their knowledge every so often!”
Mary Evers
Packaging Operator
“I find short courses like this very helpful in my day to day work! This DOT packing training is well created and not boring for such a dry subject!”
Mary Austin
Labeling Specialist
"Complex packaging regulations were explained in a straightforward manner, making them easily understandable and digestible."
Erin Joyce
Packaging Production Manager
"I got a group discount when enrolling in this packaging course for our employees, making it a cost-effective choice for me. I was also highly impressed by the quality of the training."
Aaron Heath
Packaging Technician
"The information I learnt in this training helped me a lot while implementing it at work and that is extremely satisfying for me."

Course Facts

What You Get
What You Get
Certificate of Completion
Training Duration
Training Duration
2 Hour(s)
Learning Type
Learning Type
100% online, available 24/7
Course Access Validity
Course Access Validity
3-month completion timeline, 1-year access to training materials.
Device Support
Device Support
Apple
Android
Windows
Web
Certificate Validity
Certificate Validity
36 months, before a refresher is required.

Our DOT Hazmat Function Specific Training: Packaging course is designed for hazmat employers and hazmat employees involved in the identification, maintenance, replacement, and use of packages for the transportation of hazardous materials.

Selecting the right packaging for hazardous materials is the key to preventing a spill or release during transportation.

The course will help learners identify the correct packaging for specific classes of hazardous materials and any exceptions to these packaging requirements.

This function specific training will broaden the learner’s knowledge of the hazardous materials packaging requirements acquired during the DOT Hazmat Transportation: General Awareness Training.

Some of the benefits of HAZWOPER OSHA Online Training

Once the required study time of the DOT Hazmat Function Specific Training: Packaging Training has been completed, you can take the final exam. When you pass the final exam, you will receive an electronic course completion certificate that will be emailed to you immediately.

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Our Interactive course adds more value for the learner - by creating a two-way dialogue – enabling a personalized, user-focused experience from start to finish. We periodically update content and add new videos, graphics and animations to make user experience easy and plausible and to keep the content fresh and as lively as possible.

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This course is taken entirely online, and the material can be accessed anywhere, anytime from a computer, iPad®, iPhone®, or an Android® device of your choice. All you need is a fast internet connection and access to a web browser. All of our courses are built using HTML 5, making them more compatible with the browser on your mobile device (e.g., smartphone or tablet).

Our Learning Management System tracks your progress, allowing you to switch between your computer and mobile device without retaking any training content.


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The core objective of the DOT Hazmat Function Specific Training: Packaging course is to familiarize workers with the function specific training requirements of 49 CFR Part 172 Subpart H.

Learning Objectives

After completion of the DOT Hazmat Function Specific Training: Packaging Training course the learner will be able to:

  • Understand the purpose and applicability of the Hazardous Materials Regulations;
  • Differentiate between the terms “package” and “packaging”;
  • Understand the general and specific packaging requirements for hazardous materials;
  • Describe the four types of hazardous materials excepted from the general packaging requirements of the HMR; and
  • Discuss the considerations for reuse and reconditioning of hazardous material packaging.

2 Hour DOT Training: Packaging Course Syllabus

This course consists of 2 modules broken down into 3 lessons. Students are required to take each lesson in sequential order as listed below.

Course Content
Lessons

DOT Hazmat Function Specific Training - Packaging: Introduction

Module 1: Hazardous Materials Regulations


  • Lesson 1: Regulatory Overview

Module 2: Packaging


  • Lesson 2: General Packaging Requirements
  • Lesson 3: Specific Packaging Requirements

Final Examination

Frequently Asked Questions

All our courses are designed to take a specific amount of time. However, some students may get through the course more quickly, while others may take longer to complete their training. This DOT Hazmat Function Specific Training: Packaging course will take around 2 hours to complete.

When transporting hazardous materials, all shipments must comply with the Unites States Department of Transportation (DOT) Hazardous Materials Regulations (HMR; 49 CFR Parts 171-180). Businesses and personnel involved in the packaging of hazardous materials for transportation must be aware of, and comply with, the requirements as set out by the HMR.

This course will explain the general and specific packaging requirements for hazardous materials and will provide examples of how to find the required information on the Hazardous Materials Table (HMT). Packaging requirements for leaking and damaged containers, liquid hazardous materials, and empty packaging are also discussed.

The DOT Hazmat transportation training requirements are outlined in Subpart H of Part 172 of the Hazardous Materials Regulations (HMR).

This particular DOT Hazmat Function Specific Training: Packaging course will enable employees to gain a more in-depth understanding of the various general and specific packaging requirements for the transportation of hazardous materials as recommended by the Hazardous Materials Table (HMT).

Hence, all hazmat employers and employees who prepare hazardous materials for shipment or engage in the actual transportation of hazardous materials in commerce must receive adequate training to understand and interpret the requirements set forth in the HMT.

This DOT Hazmat Function Specific Training: Packaging Training course is specifically suited to:

  • Broaden the knowledge of individuals who have completed our 4-hour DOT Hazmat Transportation: General Awareness Training course.
  • Common, contract, and private carriers who package for commercial transportation hazardous materials;
  • Employees involved in the design, manufacture, inspection, maintenance, reconditioning, repair, or testing of a package, container, or packaging component that is used for the storage and transportation of hazardous materials in commerce;
  • Shippers who offer hazardous materials in commerce for transport within states, between states, or internationally;
  • Workers whose jobs require them to handle and move, load, unload, etc., for commercial transportation packages of hazardous materials, chemicals, and hazardous waste;
  • Employees handling hazmat packages at any point in the transportation value chain including those handling and accepting hazmat packaging for freight forwarding; and
  • Compliance officers who certify that all applicable requirements of the HMR are being met.

The DOT Hazmat Function Specific Training: Packaging course is in compliance with the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Hazardous Materials Regulations (HMR) and specifically includes guidance pertaining to 49 CFR Part 173.

For both general and function specific guidance on the U.S. DOT’s hazmat regulations, enroll for our 10-Hour DOT Hazmat Transportation: Advanced General Awareness Training course.

This DOT Hazmat Function Specific Training: Packaging Training certificate has a 3-year validity period. Individuals must re-take this DOT Hazmat Function Specific Training: Packaging course when their safety training certificate expires in order to renew their certification and fulfill the DOT’s recurrent training requirements.

Yes. Employees whose job function directly affects the safe transportation of hazardous materials must receive training within 90 days after employment or a change in job function.

Hazmat employees must receive recurrent training at least once every three years. For employees involved in the transportation of hazardous materials by air, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) requires recurrent training once every two years. In addition, according to 49 CFR 172.702(b), the DOT Hazmat Function Specific Training: Packaging Training certification must also be updated whenever the DOT issues a new regulation or revises any existing regulations. No employee can perform any activities under the new or revised DOT regulations unless he/she has undergone training which incorporate the new and/or revised rules and regulations.

To renew the DOT Hazmat Function Specific Training: Packaging safety training certification, this course must be taken again.
There are no prerequisites for this course.
On the successful completion of the final exam, you will immediately be able to download, save, or print your Course Completion Certificate in PDF format.

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