HAZMAT Transportation - Part 2- Shipping Papers, Certifications and Manifests (US)

Shippers are responsible for documenting information about hazardous materials before offering them for transport. Take this course to learn about the basic and general components of a properly prepared shipping papers, certifications and hazardous waste manifests. This course is ideal for people who offer hazardous materials to be shipped and for air, highway, rail or water carriers. You may take this course alone, but remember to take the entire suite, in order, every 3 years to fulfill the requirements of the U.S. Department of Transportation, or DOT.

 Identify the information required on shipping papers;

 Recognize the correct entries for the shipping and basic descriptions;

 Identify shipping paper and certification exceptions;

 Select the appropriate retention requirements for shipping papers

DOT 49 CFR 172.704(a)(2)