More than 800,000 hazardous material shipments occur every day – 365 days a year. Commerce involving hazardous materials contributes more than $446 billion to the US economy annually. It is an important part of everyone’s daily life. Persons involved in the packaging, marking, labeling, and transporting of hazardous materials must be familiar with the proper handling and safeguarding of hazardous materials as prescribed in the Hazardous Materials Regulations, or HMR. This course is designed to give HAZMAT employees a general awareness of the requirements of the HMR.

This course can be used to fulfill the requirements of 49 CFR 174(a)(1) for the general awareness/familiarization training. After the completion of the course you will be able to summarize which packages and containers the HMR apply to, what training is required and what the possible penalties are for violating the HMR. Employers may also be interested in all the courses available in our Hazardous Materials (DOT) Training Series.

Relevant Standards: U.S. Department of Transportation Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration [various regulations]

• Linear Duration/min: 00:15:27
• Origin Date: 05/09
• Last Update: 05/09
• Complexity/Difficulty: Level I (very easy)
• Interactivity: Level II
• Supervising SME: Trey Greene
• Prerequisites: None

Competencies:

To successfully complete this course, the Learner will demonstrate the ability to:

• HMT 0.1.0 Define the term ‘hazardous materials’ 00:45
• HMT 0.2.0 Navigate the Hazardous Materials Regulations 01:33
• HMT 0.3.0 Recognize who must comply with the Hazardous Materials Regulations 01:41
• HMT 0.4.0 Recognize which packages and containers the HMR apply to 01:49
• HMT 0.5.0 Recognize what training is required to legally transport regulated hazardous materials 02:37
• HMT 0.6.0 Recognize the penalties that can be given for violation of the HMR 00:57