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.