Q: What makes CHEMTREC hazmat training stand out from others who offer hazmat training?
A: CHEMTREC is the world’s leading emergency response information provider (ERIP) and has more experience handling hazardous incidents than anyone else. CHEMTREC is committed to minimizing risks to health, safety and moj database the environment and training is a critical part of ensuring that all employees know how to properly handle hazardous materials.
A: The courses provide training for employees involved in the handling, packaging, and transportation of hazardous materials. Employees will learn what hazardous materials are and how they are classified, how to pack, mark, and label hazardous goods, how to prepare shipping documents, safety and security awareness, and emergency response guidance. The courses meet the training requirements of 49 CFR, 172.704 DOT.
Q: What can we expect to learn from CHEMTREC’s new IATA DGR Online Training Course?
A: This course focuses on dangerous goods and how they are classified, along with proper packaging requirements and documentation for air cargo shipments of dangerous goods.
Q: What other online training courses is CHEMTREC working on? When can we expect these courses to be available?
A: CHEMTREC is currently working on two courses to be launched in 2020. The first course, 49 CFR for Ground Carriers, provides an in-depth look at DOT 49 CFR, FMCSA, and other carrier-specific obligations and best practices. The second course, GHS Compliance, is an introduction to GHS and Hazard Communication (US 29 CFR 1910.1200).
