Who should take this course? DGI’s General Awareness Program is for employees that require a basic understanding and recognition of handling of dangerous goods shipments for all modes of transport - 49CFR, IATA & IMDG.
This course is NOT for personnel who are responsible for acceptance checklists and regulatory review to determine compliance for a given shipment. Employees who need to review the regulations to determine a packages compliance with the rules, and personnel responsible for certifying shipments by signing a dangerous goods declaration or HazMat Bill of Lading will require additional training. This course is an overview of the regulations, and is not for qualification or certification.
Materials Required: General Awareness Student Workbook will be emailed to students and must be downloaded and printed.
Webinar Hours: 1pm -3pm Eastern Standard Time. Sign-in begins 15 minutes prior to class start time. Class times are Eastern Standard Time - please adjust according to your time zone.
Please note: The registration period for enrolling in public webinars closes 1 business day prior to the start of class.
Scope of this course:
Webinar Details:
Student Workbook: students download workbook to view and print student workbook, we suggest putting it in a three ring binder. If you do not print the workbook, you must be able to view it at the same time as the webinar.
Exam: taken online at the conclusion of the webinar. Exams must be submitted within 3 hours of completion of the course.
Webinar Hours: All webinars start in East Coast Time - please adjust your time accordingly. Students must sign in 15 minute early.
Training location: We recommend taking the webinar from a location where you will not be distracted by coworkers or daily work duties.
Recommended supplies: Sticky notes, pens, highlighter, notepaper
Please note: The registration period for enrolling in public webinars closes 1 business day prior to the start of class.
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Classroom training may be more suited for you: if you do not use the 49CFR Regulations on a regular basis.
What is the difference between webinar and online training? Webinars are instructor led and completed in 1 day. Online training is taken on your own, and you have 3 months to complete.
Are any additional training courses required?
Questions? Check out our Webinar FAQ