The Hazardous Materials Regulations (HMR) require every hazmat employer to train, test, and certify every hazmat employee before the employee performs any function subject to the HMR. Recurrent/refresher training is required at least once every three years. Hazmat training must include, unless excepted, general awareness/familiarization training, safety training, security awareness training, in-depth security training, function-specific training, and modal-specific training.
1) General Awareness/Familiarization training (49 CFR 172.704(a)(1)):
Provides knowledge of the HMR and its requirements, and enables a hazmat employee to recognize and properly identify hazardous materials.
AVAILABLE J. J. KELLER® TRAINING SOLUTIONS:
Hazmat: General Awareness Training (online course and pay per view video, available in English and Spanish)
2) Safety training (49 CFR 172.704(a)(3)):
Addresses emergency response information, measures to protect an employee from hazards associated with exposure to hazardous to which they may be exposed, as well as methods and procedures for avoiding accidents.
AVAILABLE J. J. KELLER® TRAINING SOLUTIONS:
Hazmat: Safety Awareness Training (online course)
3) Security Awareness training (49 CFR 172.704(a)(4)):
Provides an awareness of security risks associated with the hazmat transportation process and ways to enhance security, and also includes how to recognize and respond to a possible security threat.
AVAILABLE J. J. KELLER® TRAINING SOLUTIONS:
Hazmat: Security Awareness Training (online course and pay per view video)
NOTE: Employees who deal with hazardous materials that require their employer to have a security plan need to receive company-specific “In-Depth” Security training (172.704(a)(5)). This training is 100% company-specific, it MUST be created by the individual company.
4) Function-specific training (49 CFR 172.704(a)(2)):
Addresses the HMR requirements that apply to the specific job (or functions) that a hazmat employee performs.
AVAILABLE J. J. KELLER® TRAINING SOLUTIONS:
Hazmat: The Hazardous Materials Table (online course)
Hazmat: Shipping Papers (online course)
Hazmat: Marking (online course)
Hazmat: Labeling (online course)
Hazmat: Placarding (online course)
Hazmat: Reporting an Incident (online course)
Hazmat: Loading/Unloading & Load Segregation (online course)
Hazmat: Packaging (online course)
5) Modal-Specific training (177.816 and 49 CFR 172.700(c)):
Provides additional training that is required for the mode of transportation (highway, rail, air, vessel) that will be used. For drivers this would include the driver training specified in section 177.816.
