U.S. Department of Transportation
Pipeline and Hazardous Materials
Safety Administration
Hazardous Materials
Transportation
Training Products
Showcase
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U.S. Department of Transportation
Pipeline and Hazardous Materials
Safety Administration
Objective
To familiarize the hazmat community
with publications and training materials
available from PHMSA to increase your awareness
and understanding of the proper transportation of
hazardous materials.
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U.S. Department of Transportation
Pipeline and Hazardous Materials
Safety Administration
Hazmat Publications and
Training Materials
• PHMSA hazmat training materials are a definitive
source of information to help you:
– Transport a hazardous material
– Train employees
– Report an incident
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U.S. Department of Transportation
Pipeline and Hazardous Materials
Safety Administration
Hazmat Safety Infopack
• PHMSA Hazmat Safety Brochure
• How to Use the HMR
• Does Your Hazmat Training Measure Up?
• Enhanced Security Requirements
• DOT Chart 13
• Guide for Preparing Shipping Papers
• Wetlines Awareness for Emergency Responders
• Hazmat Transportation Training Modules Version 5.1 Brochure
• Hazmat Safety News – Registration
• Transporting Infectious Substances Safely
• Commercial Suppliers List
• Guide to Performance Packaging Codes
• Do You Know if You’re Shipping… Hazardous Materials?
• One-Day Workshops and Two-Day Seminars
• Other publications also available
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U.S. Department of Transportation
Pipeline and Hazardous Materials
Safety Administration
Hazmat Safety Infopack (cont’d)
Compliance Basics Series:
• Transporting Agricultural Products Safely
• UN Cylinders: What You Need to Know
• Fumigant Marking Requirements
• What are Materials of Trade?
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U.S. Department of Transportation
Pipeline and Hazardous Materials
Safety Administration
Hazmat Digipack 7.0
A digital guide to the Office of Hazardous Materials Safety:
– Hazmat Publications
– Hazmat Presentations
– Regional Office Information
– Hazmat Transportation Security Awareness
Training Module
– The 2008 Emergency Response Guidebook
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U.S. Department of Transportation
Pipeline and Hazardous Materials
Safety Administration
PHMSA Hazmat Safety
Describes the functions of each
Hazardous Materials Safety Office
under the PHMSA Associate Administrator
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U.S. Department of Transportation
Pipeline and Hazardous Materials
Safety Administration
How to Use the Hazardous Materials
Regulations (HMR)
Provides a hands-on approach to using the four
areas in the Hazardous Materials Regulation
(49 CFR, Subchapter C, Parts 171-180):
1.Hazardous materials identification and
classification
2.Hazard communications
3.Packaging requirements
4.Operational rules
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U.S. Department of Transportation
Pipeline and Hazardous Materials
Safety Administration
Does Your Hazmat Training
Measure Up?
• Most hazmat transportation
incidents are the result of human
error.
• Training is the best means of
preventing hazmat incidents.
• Brochure describes hazmat
training requirements in 49 Code
of Federal Regulations (CFR),
§172.700-704.
• Also includes security awareness
and in-depth security training
requirements.
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U.S. Department of Transportation
Pipeline and Hazardous Materials
Safety Administration
DOT Chart 13
Displays required hazardous
materials marking, labeling, and
placarding.
Follows HMR, Part 172:
–Marking – Subpart D
–Labeling – Subpart E
–Placarding – Subpart F
–Emergency Response –
Subpart G
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U.S. Department of Transportation
Pipeline and Hazardous Materials
Safety Administration
Hazardous Materials Transportation
Training Modules
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Self-paced browser-based training
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Available for $25 shipping/handling
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Contains nine training modules:
1. Hazardous Materials Table
2.
Shipping Papers
3.
Marking and Labeling
4.
Placarding
5.
Packaging
6.
Carrier Requirements (Highway)
7.
Carrier Requirements (Air)
8.
Carrier Requirements (Rail)
9.
Carrier Requirements (Water)
Plus bonus publication: How to Use the HMR (PDF)
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U.S. Department of Transportation
Pipeline and Hazardous Materials
Safety Administration
Enhanced Security Requirements
Describes security training and
planning requirements.
Provides guidance in assessing
security threats.
Includes suggested security
measures.
Provides contact information for
other Federal agencies and industry
organizations and associations.
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U.S. Department of Transportation
Pipeline and Hazardous Materials
Safety Administration
Wetlines Awareness for
Emergency Responders
• Brochure provides general awareness
of potential danger emergency
responders face when responding to
incidents involving tank trucks.
• Developed in partnership with the
National Tank Truck Carriers, Inc., the
National Association of State Fire
Marshals, and the International
Association of Fire Chiefs.
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U.S. Department of Transportation
Pipeline and Hazardous Materials
Safety Administration
Guide for Preparing Shipping Papers
• Explains the shipping paper
requirements in 49 CFR,
§ 172.200-205
• Provides examples of shipping
paper entries and formats
• Includes a general checklist
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U.S. Department of Transportation
Pipeline and Hazardous Materials
Safety Administration
Hazmat Transportation Security
Awareness Training Module
Employees who complete this free
training program and the included
interactive test meet security general
awareness training requirement
The Hazmat Transportation Security
Awareness Training Module is
distributed as part of our Hazmat
Digipack
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U.S. Department of Transportation
Pipeline and Hazardous Materials
Safety Administration
Safe Travel Campaign:
Partnering for Safety
SafeTravel.dot.gov
Webpage provides guidance on
safe airline travel with portable electronics
and their spare batteries.
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U.S. Department of Transportation
Pipeline and Hazardous Materials
Safety Administration
Safe Travel With Electronic Devices and
Batteries: Quick Action Guide
• It’s safe to carry portable electronics on board
• Always carry portable electronics in carry-on luggage
(Do not check in luggage)
• Pack spare batteries in carry-on baggage
• Keep loose batteries away from metal objects
• Carry spare batteries in original packaging
• Put tape over terminals or place each battery in its
own protective case, plastic bag, or package
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U.S. Department of Transportation
Pipeline and Hazardous Materials
Safety Administration
Compliance Basics Series
Publications focused on a specialized audience or topic
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U.S. Department of Transportation
Pipeline and Hazardous Materials
Safety Administration
Fumigant Marking Requirements
Addresses marking requirements for a transport
vehicle or freight container in which the lading has
been FUMIGATED.
Includes an actual size usable FUMIGANT marking.
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U.S. Department of Transportation
Pipeline and Hazardous Materials
Safety Administration
UN Cylinders:
What You Need to Know
Describes USDOT standards for design,
construction, and use of UN pressure
receptacles effective September 11, 2006.
• HM-220E final rule
• Definitions
• Types of marking
• Filling requirements
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U.S. Department of Transportation
Pipeline and Hazardous Materials
Safety Administration
What Are Materials of Trade and
What Regulations Apply?
• Defines materials of trade
• Explains responsibilities when transporting
small quantities of hazardous materials
• Videos also available
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U.S. Department of Transportation
Pipeline and Hazardous Materials
Safety Administration
Transporting Agricultural Products Safely
A guide for farmers who may transport
hazardous materials in the course of
their operations.
Details exceptions for agricultural
operations within the HMR.
Provides information on how to visually
represent safety hazards, and otherwise
comply with applicable provisions of
the HMR.
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U.S. Department of Transportation
Pipeline and Hazardous Materials
Safety Administration
Transporting Infectious Substances Safely
Describes the revised USDOT regulations
for the classification criteria and packaging
requirements for transporting infectious
substances effective as of
October 1, 2006.
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U.S. Department of Transportation
Pipeline and Hazardous Materials
Safety Administration
Guide for Preparing Hazardous Materials
Incidents Reports
Workbook contains:
• Hazmat incident reporting
requirements
• Step-by-step instructions
to properly complete and
submit incidents reports
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U.S. Department of Transportation
Pipeline and Hazardous Materials
Safety Administration
How to Handle Radioactive Materials
Packages
• How to recognize radioactive materials
• How to prevent unnecessary exposure
• What to do in case of accidents involving
radioactive materials
• Frequently asked questions
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U.S. Department of Transportation
Pipeline and Hazardous Materials
Safety Administration
Hazardous Materials
Employee Resource Book
Provides contact information for key
USDOT headquarters and field, and State
personnel with hazardous materials
responsibilities.
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U.S. Department of Transportation
Pipeline and Hazardous Materials
Safety Administration
Guide to Performance Packaging Codes
• This guide provides
information associated with
performance packaging as
identified in 49 CFR, Part 178.
• Provides sample markings,
codes, tests, approximate
conversion factors, and
definition of packing group
associated with packaging
used for hazardous materials
shipments.
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U.S. Department of Transportation
Pipeline and Hazardous Materials
Safety Administration
Do You know if You’re Shipping…
Hazardous Materials?
• Raises awareness of hazardous
materials shipping requirements
among small and entry-level
hazardous materials shippers who may
not be aware of the Hazardous
Materials Regulations.
• Created in partnership with the
Council on the Safe Transportation of
Hazardous Articles (COSTHA) and the
Associated Mail and Parcel Carriers
(AMPC)
• Addresses a growing community of
small shippers resulting from the
introduction of online auction
websites.
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U.S. Department of Transportation
Pipeline and Hazardous Materials
Safety Administration
Two-Day Seminars and One-Day Workshops
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U.S. Department of Transportation
Pipeline and Hazardous Materials
Safety Administration
Hazmat Air Poster
Warns airline passengers that
hazardous materials may not be
permitted in checked and carryon baggage.
Meets the signage requirements
for passenger ticketing, baggage
check-in, and aircraft boarding
areas (49 CFR, §175.25).
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U.S. Department of Transportation
Pipeline and Hazardous Materials
Safety Administration
Video Tapes and MPEG Videos on CD-ROM
• Hazmat training videos available as MPEG
(Moving Picture Experts Group) files on CD-ROM.
• MPEG files can be viewed on an individual PC,
shown to large groups via a data/LCD projector,
or placed on a network, intranet, or shared drive.
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U.S. Department of Transportation
Pipeline and Hazardous Materials
Safety Administration
Hazmat Training Materials
in Spanish
Hazmat publications translated to Spanish:
– How to Use the HMR
– Hazmat Safety News - Registration
Hazardous Materials: General Awareness and
Familiarization
– Available in MPEG format
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U.S. Department of Transportation
Pipeline and Hazardous Materials
Safety Administration
Publications Development
Enterprise
• Post Hazmat Publications
and Training Materials
• Hazmat Partners and
Stakeholders Review and
Comment
• PHMSA Produces
Coordinated Outreach
Materials
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U.S. Department of Transportation
Pipeline and Hazardous Materials
Safety Administration
Select - Suggest - Submit
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to review
2
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changes
3
Submit by
due date
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U.S. Department of Transportation
Pipeline and Hazardous Materials
Safety Administration
Where to Find More Information
http://hazmat.dot.gov
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U.S. Department of Transportation
Pipeline and Hazardous Materials
Safety Administration
How You Reach Us
Hazardous Materials
INFO-LINE
1-800-HMR49-22
(1-800-467-4922)
Hours of Operation: 9 am – 5 pm ET
– Obtain answers to HMR
questions
– Request copies of Federal
Register, special permits and
approvals or training materials
– Report HMR violations
– Fax on Demand
E-mail: [email protected]
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U.S. Department of Transportation
Pipeline and Hazardous Materials
Safety Administration
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