Our DOT Hazmat Function Specific Training: Security Awareness course is designed for hazmat employers and hazmat employees involved in the transportation of hazardous materials, including manufacturers, shippers, and carriers.
This course satisfies the security awareness training requirements of the Hazardous Materials Regulations (HMR) and provides information on the security risks associated with hazardous materials transportation and methods designed to enhance transportation security.
Hazmat employees employed by employers that are required to have a security plan must receive additional in-depth security training.This function specific training will broaden the learner’s knowledge of the hazardous materials security awareness requirements acquired during the DOT Hazmat Transportation: General Awareness Training.
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Once the course is completed, you will immediately be able to download, save, or print your Course Completion Certificate in PDF format.
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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).
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The core objective of the DOT Hazmat Function Specific Training: Security Awareness 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: Security Awareness Training course the learner will be able to:
- Understand the purpose and applicability of the Hazardous Materials Regulations;
- Understand the training requirements for employees who work at facilities required to have a security plan;
- Describe the three minimum considerations that must go into a security plan;
- Explain the “Risk Management Self-Evaluation Framework (RMSEF)” as a tool for evaluating and mitigating security risks; and
- Understand how technology and communications systems can be used to ensure safe transit of hazardous materials.
DOT Hazmat Function Specific Training - Security Awareness 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.
DOT Hazmat Function Specific Training - Security Awareness: Introduction
Module 1: Hazardous Materials Regulations
- Lesson 1: Regulatory Overview
Module 2: Security Awareness
- Lesson 2: Security and Safety Plans
- Lesson 3: Specific Security Measures
Final Examination
This course is designed by OSHA Certified Outreach Trainers and is updated and reviewed as soon as new requirements or regulations are issued by OSHA, DOT, and other regulatory agencies. The course meets the compliance requirements of the United States Department of Transportation Hazardous Materials Regulations (HMR; 49 CFR Parts 171-180).
IACET-Accredited Trainer
The International Association for Continuing Education and Training (IACET) established the Continuing Education Unit (CEU) and upholds rigorous standards through the ANSI/IACET Standard for educational providers.
HAZWOPER OSHA Training LLC, accredited under Provider No. #5660391-1, follows the ANSI/IACET Standard, reflecting our dedication to exceptional instructional quality. This accreditation confirms the high standard of our educational programs.
Participants in the DOT Hazmat Function Specific Training: Security Awareness course will earn 0.2 Continuing Education Units (CEUs).
Training Requirements
There are no prerequisites for this course.
Certification
Once the course is completed, you will immediately be able to download, save, or print your Course Completion Certificate in PDF format.
A Final Note
In order to ensure compliance with federal regulations, always consult a current copy of the HMR and any subsequent final rules published in the Federal Register.
It is important to remember that attending a training course on its own will not make a worker competent. Competence is developed over time by implementing the knowledge acquired through a training course to on-the-job work processes. Therefore, in addition to this online course it is important that you receive additional on-site training from your employer.
As an employer, do you want to train your employees as a team? Do your employees want to learn from a qualified instructor?
HAZWOPER OSHA offers customized group instructor-led training (ILT). We facilitate virtual training for groups of all sizes, led by OSHA-authorized trainers who guide individuals through the key topics of the DOT Hazmat Function Specific Security Awareness Training as per the United States Department of Transportation (DOT) Hazardous Materials Regulations (HMR) 49 CFR Part 172 Subpart I.
We can customize this DOT Hazmat Function Specific Training: Security Awareness course with your workplace-specific requirements so you can quickly and easily meet your workplace safety and health training goals.
Instructor-Led Training
Rates for the ILT course depends on the number of participants and changes required (if any) to the course content.
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- Course(s) of your choice,
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- Number of employees expected to be trained.
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In-Person Group Training
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‘Large corporations often operate and manage in-house learning management systems (LMS).’
We understand this statement and are ready to support employers in fulfilling their safety training goals by providing you with SCORM 1.2 or SCORM 2004 compatible safety training course files.
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As experts in the field of safety training, we at HAZWOPER OSHA Training are aware of the various methods employers use to train their employees. Therefore, we are prepared to develop customized SCORM packages to suit your organization’s safety training needs. As such, we can convert this online DOT Hazmat Function Specific Training: Security Awareness course into a SCORM package to enable you to train your employees using your company’s LMS, making training accessible and hassle-free.
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Security is a grave concern when transporting hazardous materials. This DOT Hazmat Function Specific Training: Security Awareness course is designed for manufacturers, shippers, and carriers engaged in the transportation of hazardous materials within states, between states, or internationally. This hazmat security awareness 2 hour training course satisfies the security awareness training requirements of the United States Department of Transportation (DOT) Hazardous Materials Regulations (HMR; 49 CFR Parts 171-180) and provides information on the security risks associated with hazardous materials transportation and methods designed to enhance transportation security.
This course will help students to understand the training requirements for employees who work at facilities required to have a transportation security plan, describe the minimum considerations that must go into a security plan, explain the “Risk Management Self-Evaluation Framework (RMSEF)”, and identify how technology and communications systems can be used to increase the safe transit of hazardous materials.
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 safety requirements set forth in the Hazardous Materials Table (HMT).
The DOT Hazmat Function Specific Training: Security Awareness 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 handling hazmat packages at any point in the transportation value and need to consider security and safety of hazardous material cargo;
- Persons responsible for the safety of hazardous materials cargo during transportation;
- Public security personnel, emergency response personnel, safety officers, vehicle drivers and assistants, and other personnel who may need to take into consideration the safety of the dangerous goods being transported;
- Compliance officers who certify that all applicable requirements of the HMR are being met.
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.
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: Security Awareness 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.
