Dangerous goods management
Description
Safety is the mail leitmotiv for handling and transporting dangerous goods.
Obviously, handling this kind of cargo request accurate manipulations and some critical competences.
During this 2 days workshops, participants are learning the basics elements of the regulations and proper handling processes to reduce risks.
Content
Module 1 : Introduction to the concepts
- The laws & regulations (Road, Air, Sea)
- The danger and the dangers classifications
- Roles and responsibilities
- Marking and labeling
- Transport documentation
- Equipment
- Training
- Security & safety plans
- Regulatory compliance process
Module 2 : Dangerous goods by road
- Equipment of vehicles
- Emergency information panel
- Carrier licenses
- Roles and responsibilities
- Transport documentation
Module 3 : Dangerous goods by sea (IMDG)
- Packing & tank provisions
- Consignment procedures
- Packaging provisions
- Stowage & segregation
- incident and fire precautions
- Exemptions, approvals and certificates
Module 4 : Dangerous goods by air (IATA)
- Applicability
- Limitations
- Identification
- Packing instructions
- Marking & labelling
- Documentation
- Handling
- Radioactive material
Formative assessment
Group recapitulative business case where the final skills and knowledges of the learners as well as their ability to assess DG risk and propose
- a risk reduction strategy
- a DG compliance plan
An online individual assessment is also mandatory latest 2 weeks after the training.
Learners that have successfully passed the recapitulative business case and the individual assessment will be certified
Final skills
- Identify dangerous material respective dangers
- Identify risks according to the situation
- Propose strategies to minimize the risks
- Take preventive and reactive actions
- develop and implement a risk analysis and regulatory compliance plan
- Comply with the regulations pertaining to dangerous goods
- Organise and secure the storage, the handling and the transport of dangerous goods
Final knowledge
- The danger classification and respectifve risks
- The DG regulations
- Roles and responsibilities
- The main steps in a risk assessment & regulatory compliance plan