Limited Quantities by Ground (49 CFR)
$189.00 per student
Product Details
Anyone having a job function which could in any way affect the safe transportation of dangerous goods, by any mode of transportation, is required by Federal and international regulations to undergo appropriate training. In an effort to prevent incidents and accidents from occurring, hazmat employees involved in the ground transportation of limited quantities process must comply with strict regulations established by the U.S. Department of Transportation and found in Title 49 of the U.S. Code of Federal Regulations (49 CFR) for the classification, identification, packing, marking and labeling, documentation, placarding, and segregation of hazardous materials. It is essential that these individuals undergo mandatory ground limited quantities training. During initial or recurrent limited quantities training, students will learn which types of dangerous goods are outright forbidden from being transported, and those that are only allowed under certain conditions and in certain amounts to qualify for limited quantities provisions.
Where authorized, the Limited Quantities provisions of 49 CFR provide an alternative method of shipping specific small quantities of certain substances, allowing for the use of packagings that are less stringently tested than those required for larger quantities, and offering relief from certain requirements for marking, labeling, and documentation. Because of this, the Limited Quantities provisions, if chosen to be used, provide significant cost savings to shippers while ensuring their shipments maintain compliance with those regulatory requirements that remain applicable.
Hazmat University’s ground limited quantities training provides initial or recurrent ground limited quantities training to participants involved with the shipping, handling, and/or transport of dangerous goods in Limited Quantities by ground. It may be completed as a standalone course by those involved with the ground transport of dangerous goods in limited quantities only, or it may be completed as a supplement to a more comprehensive training in the transport of dangerous goods by ground in order to enhance function-specific knowledge regarding limited quantities. This course offers comprehensive ground limited quantities training based on the requirements outlined in Title 49 of the U.S. Code of Federal Regulations (49 CFR). Additionally, this course complies with the initial and/or recurrent training requirements of 49 CFR Part 172, Subpart H, Section 172.704 for transportation of Limited Quantities by ground.
Included in this course at no additional cost are General Awareness and Security Awareness.
Employees who have undergone initial or recurrent ground limited quantities training in the past are required by law to undergo recurrent ground limited quantities training at least every three years according to 49 CFR.
Course Objectives
At the end of the ground limited quantities training course, participants should be able to:
- Understand the requirements for ground limited quantities training as required by the appropriate national and/or international authorities
- Properly classify or understand the classification requirements of substances and articles to the appropriate hazard class
- Assign or verify the assignment of substances and articles to an appropriate identification name and associated UN number
- Select or verify the correct packaging for the dangerous goods being shipped and understand applicable packing requirements
- Select or apply the correct marks and labels for the material being shipped
- Accurately complete or verify the shipping paper (shipper’s declaration for dangerous goods) requirements for the transport of dangerous goods in Limited Quantities by air and the applicable requirements for an air waybill
- Accurately complete or verify the shipping paper requirements for the transport of hazardous materials in Limited Quantities by ground
- Understand the requirements for security, safety, and emergency response information as they relate to shipments of dangerous goods in Limited Quantities by air and ground as required by the appropriate national and/or international authorities>
- Understand the rules and procedures to be followed for segregation of incompatible dangerous goods
- Download and print a certificate of training upon successful completion of the course
Regulatory Manuals
- Title 49 Code of Federal Regulations (49 CFR) - Electronic Version is available at https://www.phmsa.dot.gov/standards-rulemaking/hazmat/hazardous-materials-regulations
- Printed version is optional.
The regulatory manuals can be purchased as books or digital downloads from Air Sea Containers.
Primary Audience
This ground limited quantities training course is intended for shippers, freight forwarders, and hazmat employees involved in the handling, shipping, and/or transport of dangerous goods in Limited Quantities by ground.
This ground limited quantities training may also be applicable to personnel of Federal departments and agencies, such as government contractors, military armed forces personnel and civilian subcontractors that are involved in shipping and transporting hazardous materials.
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