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DOT Hazmat Function Specific Training: Placarding

  • In accordance with the Department of Transportation (DOT) Hazardous Materials Regulations 49 CFR Part 172 Subpart H
  • Access your learning from any place, at any time, on any device
  • Convenient, on-the-go course designed for mobile users
  • Access your completion certificate the moment you finish
  • Engage with audio narration for on-the-go study
  • Delivered through SCORM packages, online platforms, virtual classrooms, or in-person events
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2 Hour(s) Course
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$39.59
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$39.19
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$38.79
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11-20 $39.19
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Alex Limin
Emergency Rescue Services
“Taking this course helped me properly understand the signs that I see on vehicles carrying hazardous goods and how best to ensure everyone’s safety as I carry on with my work.”
Jake Lewis
Truck Driver
“As I drive trucks to transport hazardous goods from one point to another, I thought I should understand what the signs mean. This short course was very helpful and makes me more confident that I can do my work safely.”
Jeff Travis
Transportation Assistant
"By taking this course I got a good idea of how to read placards and the importance of using them. The course delivery style was also interesting and engaging."
Mason Ray
Logistics Supervisor
"This course was very well compiled, and really highlighted the importance of placarding hazardous material transportation vehicles in a short time frame."

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: Placarding course is designed for hazmat employers and hazmat employees involved in the identification, replacement, and use of hazardous materials placards for the transportation of hazardous materials.

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

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

The core objective of the DOT Hazmat Function Specific Training: Placarding 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: Placarding Training course the learner will be able to:

  • Understand the purpose and applicability of the Hazardous Materials Regulations;
  • Discuss the general placarding requirements as set forth in the Hazardous Materials Regulations (HMR);
  • Understand the requirements for affixing primary and subsidiary hazard placards;
  • Describe the special placarding provisions for highway and rail; and
  • Recognize placards used for different hazard classes and divisions.

2 Hour DOT Training: Placarding 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 - Placarding: Introduction

Module 1: Hazardous Materials Regulations


  • Lesson 1: Regulatory Overview

Module 2: Placarding


  • Lesson 2: General Placarding Requirements
  • Lesson 3: Specific Placarding 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: Placarding course will take around 2 hours to complete.

All hazardous material shipments must comply with the Unites States Department of Transportation (DOT) Hazardous Materials Regulations (HMR; 49 CFR Parts 171-180). All hazmat employers and hazmat employees involved in the identification, replacement, and use of hazardous materials placards for the transportation of hazardous materials must be able to identify and select the appropriate placards for specific classes of hazardous materials and any exceptions to these requirements.

This course will explain the placarding requirements and their applicability to transportation of hazardous materials for different modes of transportation – highway, rail, vessel, and air. This DOT Hazmat Function Specific Training: Placarding course will also make clear the placarding requirements for hazardous materials in bulk packaging and exceptions to these requirements, as well as the types of subsidiary hazards that must always be identified through placarding. The learner will be able to recognize the different hazardous materials warning placards as described by the Hazardous Materials Regulation (HMR) upon course completion.

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

All employers and employees who prepare hazardous materials for transportation 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 Hazardous Materials Table (HMT). This course will enable workers to gain an in-depth understanding of the various general and specific placarding requirements for the transportation of hazardous materials as recommended by the Hazardous Materials Table (HMT).

The DOT Hazmat Function Specific Training: Placarding 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 involved in the commercial transportation of hazardous materials;
  • Shippers who offer hazardous materials in commerce for transport within states, between states, or internationally;
  • Workers whose jobs require them to read and understand hazmat placards as used in the commercial transportation of hazardous materials or hazardous waste;
  • Individuals who indicate by placarding that a hazardous material being transported in commerce is present in a vehicle, freight container, rail car, or aircraft unit load device;
  • Workers handling hazmat packages at any point in the transportation value and need to interpret and understand placards;
  • Persons responsible for the safety of hazardous materials during transportation;
  • Emergency response personnel to enable them to quickly identify hazardous materials in the event of an unplanned release or spill of hazmat; and
  • Compliance officers who certify that all applicable requirements of the HMR are being met.

The DOT Hazmat Function Specific Training: Placarding 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 172 Subpart F.

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: Placarding Training certificate has a 3-year validity period. Individuals must re-take the DOT Hazmat Function Specific Training: Placarding 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: Placarding 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: Placarding safety training certification, retake this course 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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