If you ship hazardous materials in the United States, you must comply with the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Code of Federal Regulations 49 CFR. The 49 CFR requires that employees involved in shipping hazardous materials within the United States receive training (49 CFR, Subpart H, Section 172.704). This interactive online course is always up-to-date with the latest regulations and meets the minimum training requirements specified in the 49 CFR for employees shipping and handling hazardous materials.

This course covers:

• A general awareness of hazardous materials
• What hazardous materials are and how they are classified
• What training is required and why
• Responsibilities of those shipping hazardous materials by ground in the United States
• Proper package selection and use
• How to pack, mark and label items in accordance with the 49 CFR
• How to prepare shipping papers according to the 49 CFR
• Safety and security awareness and emergency response guidance

You will experience:

• A fully interactive environment, with built-in learning checks and a final exam.
• A convenient online platform, allowing you to stop at any point and return later to where you left off.
• Easy record-keeping and a certificate of completion, which is valid for three years from the date you successfully complete the course. The certificate will be saved in your online account and can be e-mailed, downloaded or printed.
• Access to the course for a ninety-day period (3 months) to complete your training

Students MUST have a copy of the most current 49 CFR to complete this course. You can purchase the latest 49 CFR here.

The estimated average time needed to complete this course ranges from 5 ½ to 7 ½ hours, however, the time needed may vary by student.

It is the employer’s responsibility to ensure that their employees training commensurates with their responsibilities and they determine when they may need additional training.

New! Interactive 3D Experience

Included with the training course as an additional activity outside the curriculum is a game-like experience that immerses the student into a fun, engaging, realistic warehouse environment where important decisions need to be made… and mistakes have consequences.

In the 3D experience, users will select to prepare flammable liquids or lithium batteries for shipment by ground, as well as select the level of difficulty. From there, they will need to:

• Locate and review shipping instructions
• Select the correct outer packaging
• Assemble packaging per the closure instructions
• Select and place appropriate labels and markings
• Select the correct Declaration or Bill of Lading
• And more

No special gear (headsets, goggles, etc.) or downloads are required for the 3D experience. Our interactive experiences simply require an internet connection and may only be used on a desktop/laptop with the latest versions of Chrome, Edge, Firefox/Mozilla, and Safari. The experience is NOT supported by Internet Explorer (including IE 11).

You will receive your access link along with your log-in credentials within approximately 2 hours of your purchase. Each user must have a valid email address in order to receive their credentials. Invalid credit card info, missing user info, or freight quote requirements for other items on your order will delay training activation. If purchasing more than 1 course, you will receive all access links in the same email. Please be aware that each link is user specific and should not be used by more than 1 person.

Our online training programs and 3D experiences are fully supported by the latest versions of Microsoft Edge, Chrome, Firefox/Mozilla, and Safari and may only be used on a desktop or laptop. Our online training programs no longer support Internet Explorer browsers (including IE 11) since those browsers no longer support the latest web standards. If you are using any version of Internet Explorer as your browser to experience our training programs, there are known issues of logging in, viewing and proceeding through the training, completing the training, and/or receiving your training certificate.