(Creating awareness in Handling
Hazardous & Dangerous Materials in the Maritime Industry)
Why Choose this Training Course?
Learn how to apply
appropriate safety precautions and understand the legal requirements and
operational restrictions involved in shipping dangerous goods by vessel transport.
Gain a detailed understanding of International Maritime Dangerous Good (IMDG)
Code regulations and practical knowledge of Code requirements, in relation to
classification, packaging, vehicle packing and vessel stowage.
Amendment 39-18 of
the Code is mandatory as from 1 January 2020 but may be applied by
Administrations in whole or in part on a voluntary basis from 1 January 2019.
The IMDG training
rules are recommended for shore-based personnel. However, vessel carriers often
require compliance with them as a condition of accepting your shipments. These
rules apply in addition to the US DOT Hazardous Materials
Regulations, which require Hazmat employees to be trained on all
applicable modal rules.
This Maritime
dangerous goods training course helps promote the safety of workers, the public
and the environment, since using improper procedures when shipping these
materials can result in serious harm. Failure to comply with the IMDG Code
can result in civil penalties, rejected shipments, incidents in transit, and
carrier blacklisting, so it’s important for employees to get the training and
certification they need.
This
course will highlight:
Introduction to the IMDG Code
Overview of the IMDG Code general
provisions
Overview of dangerous goods classification
and identification provisions
Overview of packing requirements
In-depth training on package
marking and labelling requirements
In-depth training on CTU marking
and placarding requirements
Overview of documentation
requirements
Overview of stowage requirements
Training Objectives
What are the Goals?
This
course on Dangerous Goods aims to help
participants to develop the following critical objectives:
Use IMDG and complete the
necessary dangerous goods transport documents
Apply the regulations to identify,
pack, mark, label and document dangerous goods
It
is designed for personnel with no specific dangerous goods transport
function(s) who need a general appreciation of the regulations. The programme
is split into the following sections:
Course scope and objectives
Dangerous goods transport
legislation
Classification and identification
Consignment and transport
procedures
The journey rules – operational
considerations
Emergency response issues
Target Audience
Who is this Training Course for?
This
Dangerous Goods training course is
suitable for a wide range of professionals, but will be particularly beneficial
to:
Cargo operations and port managers
responsible for the safe transport of dangerous goods shipments
Shippers, cargo agents, consolidators,
freight forwarders and other agencies involved in the transport of
dangerous goods
Instructional designers and
instructors responsible for dangerous goods training
Freight Forwarding Agents
Customs Clearing Agents
Forwarding Clerks
Sole Agents
Free Agents
Cargo Handlers
Cargo Packers
Customs officials
Training Methods
How will this Training Course be Presented?
This course is conducted in a classroom setting.
Examples and video clips will be used to aid the learning and understanding of
the subject matters. Participants will also take part in group classroom
exercises to reinforce their learning experience. Each participant will receive
a set of course materials. There will also be pre-course as well as post-course
training assessment tests.
Organizational Impact
In addition to the
professional development of staff, the organisation should be able to
prioritise resources to demonstrate and implement mandatory requirements as per
the Code.
Other
Benefits include:
Compliance - meets the mandatory
training requirements in the IMDG Code for all those involved in the
transport of dangerous goods by sea
Cost-effective: typically, a
fraction of expensive classroom time and less disruptive than absence from
work
Safety - produced by dangerous goods
transport specialists
Efficiency - delivers consistent
training standards across global operations, especially relevant to
corporate quality assurance programs
Their understanding of hazardous
chemical activities
Recognition of the essential
controls and safeguards to be applied for each specific hazardous chemical
storage
Observing the principles and the
requirements for the safe control of work
Identifying unsafe acts or
conditions in construction work activities and being pro-active in their
correction
Understanding, promoting and
actively participating in safety programs
Safety awareness of personnel
Personal Impact
Delegates
will be able to gain or improve their knowledge and recognition of chemical
hazards, essential safeguards and controls for hazardous material handling
including:
Greater confidence and assurance
when exposed to hazardous work activities
Identification of unsafe acts and
conditions and taking or communicating actions
Greater awareness on how to keep
themselves and work colleagues safe
Added ability to promote and
participate in safety initiatives
Provide improved feedback to their
organization on the safety conditions at a site or yard
Be recognized by their employer
for their enhanced safety knowledge and understanding for future site
deployments
Daily Agenda
Day
One: Introduction to Dangerous Goods
Background and purpose of the
regulations
Training and certification
Enforcement
Definition of terms
Responsibilities of shipper,
carriers and receivers
Training and Certification
Requirements
Responsibilities while having
charge, care, and control of a dangerous goods shipment
Day
Two: Amendment 39-18 of the Code
Volume 1 (parts
1, 2, 4, 5, 6 and 7 of the Code) contains sections on
General provisions, definitions and
training
Classification
Packing and tank provisions
Consignment procedures
Construction and testing of
packaging, IBCs, large packaging, portable tanks, MEGCs and road tank
vehicles
Transport operations
Volume 2
contains part 3 (Dangerous Goods List, special
provisions and exceptions), appendices A and B (generic and N.O.S.
Proper Shipping Names, and glossary of terms) and an index.
Day
Three: Classification
9 classes of dangerous goods
Class Divisions
Primary and Subsidiary
Classification
Packing Groups
Special Divisions
Divisions, packing groups,
subsidiary classification, special provisions
Shipping names, UN numbers
Day
Four: Documentation
Information required on all
shipping documents
Safety marking
Location and distribution of
documents
Requirements for Shipping
Documentation Information
Empty or Residue
Containing/Packaging Requirements
