IATA 5: Limitations and Shipment Review

IATA 5: Limitations and Shipment Review

Overview/Description
This course explains that the Department of Transportation (DOT) governs all modes of transportation in the U.S., including air transportation. The DOT has a set of regulations pertaining to the shipment of hazardous materials (dangerous goods) known as the Hazardous Materials Regulations (HMR). This training course may be used to meet the requirements for general awareness/familiarization training. Your employer will provide additional function-specific training. The content in this course is designed to comply with the intent of the applicable regulatory requirements.

identify the requirements placed on a shipper by the Department of Transportation when shipping by air
identify the requirements placed on the shipper by other national authorities
identify the requirements placed on the shipper by the carrier
verify that a shipment is properly identified, packaged, marked and labeled, and the documentation is correct

Target Audience
All personnel involved in the packaging, preparation, and handling of HAZMAT for airway transportation

Expected Duration
1.0 hours

Lesson Objectives:

IATA 5: Limitations and Shipment Review

identify the government agency that oversees the transportation of hazardous materials.

identify requirements of the emergency response information to be provided by the shipper.

identify documents that contain emergency response information.

identify the placarding requirements placed on the shipper by the DOT.

identify placarding exceptions.

identify general guidelines of state and carrier variations.

Course Number: TRNS0209