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DGM Training Institute offers comprehensive training courses for shippers, freight forwarders & airline personnel.
DGM Training Institute prides itself on world class standards of training, instruction and materials. Our training programs are designed to meet both the regulatory and industry standards. The courses are offered in major cities around the United States on an In-house, On-site basis as well as public schedule training classes.
Who needs training?
The United States Department of Transportation (USDOT) requires both initial and recurrent training for any and all hazmat employees. It is the responsibility of the hazmat employer to ensure that each hazmat employee is trained. |
A Hazmat Employee
is a person who is employed by a hazmat employer and directly affects hazmat transportation safety including:
An owner-operator of a motor vehicle which transports hazmat, a person (including self-employed person) who:
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Loads, unloads, or handles hazmat;
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Tests, reconditions, repairs, modifies, marks, or otherwise represents packaging as qualified for use in transport of hazmat;
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Prepares hazmat for transportation;
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Is responsible for the safety of transporting hazmat; or
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Operates a vehicle used to transport hazmat.
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A Hazmat Employer
is a person who uses one or more of its employees in connection with:
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Transporting hazardous materials in commerce;
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Causing hazmat to be transported or shipped in commerce; or
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Representing, marking, certifying, selling, offering, reconditioning, testing, repairing, or modifying packaging as qualified for use in the transportation of hazardous articles.
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