Multimodal Ground & Vessel Online Hazmat Training

Many hazmat employees specialize in one of the three main modes of transportation for dangerous goods - ground, vessel, or air - and they are required by Federal and international regulations to undergo training in the regulations that apply to the respective mode of transport with which they are involved. Specific employment opportunities, however, give employees responsibilities that overlap with more than one means of transportation. Working in more than one process often means having to follow more than one set of regulations, and certainly means having to undergo multimodal hazmat training.

Hazmat University understands this and offers options for multimodal hazmat training that provide employees the training they need. Multimodal Ground and Vessel Training offers all of the same hazmat training required of hazmat employees involved in both the ground and vessel transportation processes, for a lower price.

This multimodal hazmat training course provides the required initial or recurrent multimodal hazmat training to participants involved with the shipping, handling, and transport of dangerous goods by ground and vessel. Hazmat training for shipping dangerous goods by ground was developed based upon the requirements outlined in Title 49 of the United States Code of Federal Regulations (49 CFR). The hazmat training for shipping dangerous goods by vessel is based on the requirements outlined in 49 CFR and the International Maritime Dangerous Goods (IMDG) Code.

Included in this course at no additional cost are General Awareness and Security Awareness.

Course Objectives

At the end of this multimodal hazmat training course, participants should be able to:

• Properly classify or understand the classification requirements of substances and articles according to their proper 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, labels, and placards for the material being shipped
• Accurately complete or verify the shipping paper requirements for the transport of dangerous goods by ground as outlined in 49 CFR, and for the transport of dangerous goods by vessel as outlined in the IMDG Code
• Understand the requirements for security, safety, and emergency response as they relate to shipments of dangerous goods by ground and vessel as required by the appropriate national and/or international authorities
• Understand the rules and procedures to be followed for segregation of dangerous goods
• Download and print a certificate of multimodal hazmat training for ground and vessel upon successful completion of the course

Additional information regarding U.S. Hazardous Materials Training requirements can be found at: https://www.phmsa.dot.gov/

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.
• International Maritime Dangerous Goods (IMDG) Code - 2022 Edition 
• Emergency Response Guide - PDF version is included with the course.
  • Printed version is optional.   

You will need to have access to the IMDG Code both for reference purposes in your day to day shipping operations, and while taking this course.  It can be purchased as a book or digital download from  Air Sea Containers.

Primary Audience

This multimodal hazmat training course is intended for shippers, freight forwarders, and hazmat employees involved in the handling, shipping,  and/or transport of dangerous goods by ground and vessel.

This multimodal hazmat 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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