IATA Dangerous Goods Regulations Training Certification
IATA DGR training.
This course satisfies all air transport carrier dangerous goods by air requirements including FedEx and UPS.
This course can be taken for both Initial and Recurrent IATA DGR training and covers the IATA Dangerous Goods Regulation (DGR) governing the shipment of dangerous goods by air.
Upon successful completion each student will have immediate access to a printable certificate, and wallet card.
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Governing regulations.
This online IATA Dangerous Goods Regulations course meets the training requirements for personnel listed in Table 1.5.A of the IATA DGR.
Who must take this course?
According to the IATA DGR:
Training must be provided or verified for all personnel as identified in Table 1.5.A (Airline acceptance staff, shippers and freight forwarders; Cargo training and development specialists; Ground handling and load control staff involved in the cargo chain; Regulatory compliance specialists; Operations and station managers; and security screeners).
It will take a MINIMUM of 6 hours to complete this online course. The student may log on and off as needed. A bookmark will be set so when they log back in they will return to where they left off.
Upon successful completion each student will have immediate access to a printable IATA Dangerous Goods Regulations training certificate and wallet card.
We have no restrictions on how long a person takes to complete a course.
Likewise, if you are purchasing for others, we have no time limit on assigning courses. So you can purchase a larger quantity then you currently need and take advantage of volume discounts.
Each student will receive 0.6 CEUs (or 6 CMEs) from Compliance Training Online™ for completing this course.
Our IATA Dangerous Goods Regulations training course consists of content, graphics, audio, and a final exam.
This course provides a wide range of topics related to classifying, identifying, packing, marking and labeling, documenting, and shipping dangerous goods by air transport.
Specific topics covered in this course include:
- Overview
- Introduction to the course
- About dangerous goods
- Potential hazards and safety
- About IATA and the DGR
- Using the IATA DGR and how to read the DGR
- Glossary and terms, appendices
- Classes and Divisions of dangerous goods
- Identification of dangerous goods and using the DGR table to locate dangerous goods
- Proper Shipping Name
- UN Number
- Packing, marking, and labeling requirements
- Documentation requirements
- State and operator variations
- Excepted quantities
- Limited quantities
- Checklist
- Classes of dangerous goods
- Class 1 Explosives
- Class 2 Gases
- Class 3 Flammable liquids
- Class 4 Flammable solids
- Class 5 Oxidizing agents and peroxides
- Class 6 Toxic and infectious substances
- Class 7 Radioactive materials
- Class 8 Corrosive substances
- Class 9 Miscellaneous Dangerous Goods
According to the IATA DGR:
Recurrent training must take place within two years (24 months) of the previous training, unless a relevant authority defines a shorter period.
Other related Compliance Training Online™ courses (see our complete list of courses) include:
- DOT HazMat General & Security Awareness
- International Maritime Dangerous Goods
- Shipping Hazardous Materials by U.S. Military Air Transport
- OSHA Hazard Communication (Worker Right to Know)
- OSHA Personal Protective Equipment
- OSHA Fork Lift Safety
NOTE: If you are shipping hazardous materials in the United States the FAA (the enforcement agency) requires you to have received DOT Hazardous Materials General and Security Awareness (49 CFR §172.704) training in addition to IATA DGR training.
If you don't already have a copy, you'll need to purchase the current IATA Dangerous Goods Regulations (DGR) Manual both for reference purposes in your day to day shipping operations, and while taking this course.
If you have a copy of the 2011 edition, you can access the "IATA DGR 2012 (53rd) Edition Significant Changes" document from our "Resources" section.
The text portion of this course can be translated with Google Translate "Select Language" while taking the course.
