DOT Hazmat Transportation: General Awareness Training

In accordance with the Department of Transportation (DOT) Hazardous Materials Regulations 49 CFR Part 172 Subpart H
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Joe F. Hardy

Warehousing Support Staff

“Remembering the DOT regulations for transporting dangerous goods is always a challenge. This short 4 hour training helped me to brush up on the dos and don’ts.”

Mark Rogers

Hazmat Vehicle Operator

“The DOT General Awareness training course was a good reference for me. I was able to refresh my memory with the important regulation details.”

Helen Charles

Distribution Executive

"Recognizing safety hazards in our workplace is very important. Taking this course, let me take decisive actions when we have to face hazardous situations when transporting hazmat."

Perry Goodwell

Cargo Transporter

"Gave me good information to make sure that my team practiced safety when they transport hazardous cargo. Will continue to use this company in the future."

Course Facts

What You Get

Certificate of Completion

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Training Duration

4 Hour(s)

Learning Type

100% online, available 24/7

Course Access Validity

3-month completion timeline, 1-year access to training materials.

Device Support

Certificate Validity

36 months, before a refresher is required.

The DOT Hazmat Transportation: General Awareness Training (DOT HMR-181) course is designed to provide an introduction to the United States Department of Transportation (DOT) Hazardous Materials Regulations (HMR; 49 CFR Parts 171-180). This DOT Hazmat Transportation Training course encompasses the general awareness and the security awareness training requirements of the HMR.

This course is designed for hazmat employers and hazmat employees engaged in transportation of hazardous materials, including personnel who prepare, package, load, and unload cargo for shipment.

Hazmat employees must receive recurrent training at least once every three years. For employees engaged in transportation of hazardous materials by air, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) requires recurrent training once every two years. This course can be taken to meet the initial and refresher training requirements of the HMR.

For a more detailed insight into the DOT’s regulations for transportation of hazardous materials, you may enroll for our 10-Hour DOT Hazmat Transportation: Advanced General Awareness Training.

The core objective of the DOT Hazmat Transportation: General Awareness Training (DOT HMR-181) is to familiarize workers with the general awareness training requirements of 49 CFR Part 172 Subpart H.

After completion of the DOT Hazmat Transportation: General Awareness Training course the learner will be able to:

Understand the purpose and applicability of the hazardous materials regulations (HMR);
Identify hazardous materials and the basic hazard classes and divisions;
Use the Hazardous Materials Table (HMT) and interpret the information contained therein;
Identify the information required for preparing hazardous material shipping papers and the hazardous waste manifest;
Understand the requirements for marking, labeling, and placarding of hazardous material shipments;
Outline the basic protocols for recognizing and responding to potential security threats.

DOT Hazmat Transportation: General Awareness Training Course Syllabus

This DOT Hazmat Transportation: General Awareness Training course consists of 2 modules broken down into 10 lessons. Students are required to take each lesson in sequential order as listed below.

Course Content

Lessons

DOT Hazmat Transportation – General Awareness Training: Introduction

Module 1: Hazardous Materials Regulations

This module gives an overview of the DOT Hazardous Material Regulations (HMR), provides detailed explanation on interpreting the Hazardous Materials Table (HMT), and the preparation of shipping papers when transporting hazmat, and any exceptions thereof.

Lesson 1: Regulatory Overview
Lesson 2: Hazard Classes and Divisions
Lesson 3: Hazardous Materials Table – Part 1
Lesson 4: Hazardous Materials Table – Part 2
Lesson 5: Preparation of Shipping Papers

Module 2: Packaging and Labeling

This module provides an overview of the general requirements outlined in the DOT Hazardous Materials Regulations (HMR) regarding the packaging, labeling, marking, and placarding requirements that must be met when transporting hazardous cargo via highway, rail, air, and vessel. The security and safety plans to be put in place when transporting hazmat is also discussed in brief.

Lesson 6: General Packaging Requirements
Lesson 7: General Marking Requirements
Lesson 8: General Labeling Requirements
Lesson 9: General Placarding Requirements
Lesson 10: Security and Safety Plans

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 Transportation General Awareness Training course will take around 4 hours to complete.

According to the Unites States Department of Transportation (DOT) all hazmat shipments must comply with the U.S. DOT Hazardous Materials Regulations as set forth in Title 49 – Transportation. Hence, all hazmat employers and employees who prepare hazardous materials for shipment or engage in the actual commercial transportation of these materials must receive the relevant training.

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

Employees who work for private carriers who transport hazardous materials in commerce;
Personnel employed by shippers who offer hazardous materials in commerce for transport within states, between states, or internationally;
Workers 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;
Personnel who handle hazardous materials packages at any point in the transportation value chain;
Persons who indicate by marking, labeling, or other means that a hazardous material being transported in commerce is present in a package; and
Persons such as drivers responsible for the safety of hazardous materials during transportation.

The DOT Hazmat Transportation General Awareness Training course is in compliance with the U.S. Department of Transportation’s (Hazardous Materials Regulations (HMR; 49 CFR Parts 171-180).

For a more detailed insight and function specific hazmat training as per the DOT’s regulations for transportation of hazardous materials, you may enroll for our 10-hour DOT Hazmat Transportation: Advanced General Awareness Training.

This DOT Hazmat Transportation General Awareness Training certificate has a 3-year validity period. Individuals must re-take this DOT Hazmat General Awareness Training 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 General 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.

To renew the DOT Hazmat certification, this DOT Hazmat Transportation: General Awareness safety training course must be taken again.

There are no prerequisites for this course.

This DOT Hazmat Transportation General Awareness Training course provides general training under the U.S. Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Hazardous Materials Regulations (HMR; 49 CFR Parts 171-180). Personnel engaged in the transportation of hazardous materials by air may require additional hazmat function specific training for the transportation of hazardous materials by air and on the International Air Transport Association (IATA) Dangerous Goods Regulations. On similar lines, personnel engaged in transportation of hazardous materials by vessel may require additional hazmat transportation function specific training as well as additional training on the International Maritime Dangerous Goods (IMDG) Code.

Yes. This is because anyone who offers a hazardous material (including hazardous waste) for transportation must sign a document containing the following certification:

“I hereby declare that the contents of this consignment are fully and accurately described above by the proper shipping name, and are classified, packaged, marked and labeled/placarded, and are in all respects in proper condition for transport according to applicable international and national governmental regulations.”

Therefore, in order to certify the above and to ensure that the shipment complies with the DOT’s Hazardous Materials Regulation (HMR), an employee who is expected to sign a Hazardous Waste Manifest must be knowledgeable in all relevant areas of the HMR. These employees may also benefit from the DOT Hazmat Function Specific Training – Shipping Papers Training course.

The DOT’s Hazardous Materials Regulation (HMR) do not specify any exceptions to training requirements for shippers/carriers transporting limited or small quantities of hazardous materials. Hence, all personnel involved in transporting HazMat must be adequately trained, irrespective of the amount of hazardous materials being shipped.

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.

To receive a plastic wallet ID card, upload a passport size photograph to your HAZWOPER OSHA Training account. Alternately, email the photograph to info@hazwoper-osha.com.

You will receive the plastic wallet card via U.S. mail within 2-3 weeks of course completion.