Hazardous materials education and training can be useful or a mandatory addition to many job fields. Hazmat training may be used all year round for some companies. For others, it may be necessary on a job-by-job basis.
Hazmat classes can include training in transporting of hazardous materials by land, sea or air. They can involve proper handling and disposal of potentially hazardous materials.
To choose the right hazardous materials training education for you:
1. Determine what your hazardous materials training needs are. How extensive of training do you need? Are you pursuing continuing education or learning something new?
2. Do the hazardous materials courses that you are looking at fall in your price range?
3. Determine if the hazmat education and training that you require means you traveling to them, or if they come to your place of business to conduct the hazmat education. Also, consider online courses.
Action Steps
The best contacts and resources to help you get it done
Figure out what kind of hazardous materials training you need before searching for a provider
Having a background knowledge of hazmat and its transportation may influence your decision to pursue hazmat training.
I recommend: Find resources on transportation of hazardous materials from the
Dangerous Goods Advisory Council. There you can find vendors, FAQs, a glossary of acronyms, news, calendar of events and jobs. Check out the basics of hazmat and its regulations at the
Cramer Law Group PLLC.
Find a private company for your hazmat training
Look to using a private firm or organization to provide your hazardous materials training education. Generally, you can go to them, they can come to you or some companies offer courses online.
I recommend: Find
DOT Hazardous Materials Training classes offered nationwide. Use this training to learn how to comply with all Hazmat regulations. You can use these hazardous materials classes as initial training or your required recurrent training that is mandatory every three years. Check out the free training materials from PowerPoints, checklists, quizzes, handouts and trainer's outlines available at
Safety.BLR.com. Find Hazardous Materials Transportation Training from
Lion Technology, Inc. There you can find workshops, onsite and online training. Find a variety of courses from
Regulations Training, Inc. They offer multi-modal hazardous materials and dangerous goods transportation training.
Look at government endorsed hazardous materials training education
Look at government websites for more information on hazmat training and regulations.
I recommend: Look at the Hazmat resources available from the
Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration. There you can find training news, seminars, meetings, training requirements, publications and more. Look at the hazardous material training offered by the
Washington State Patrol Office of the State Fire Marshall. Check out how you can comply with federal hazardous materials regulations from the
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration.
Tips & Tactics
Helpful advice for making the most of this Guide
- Try to take hazmat training in the spring or late fall. Often times, you have to fully suit up as part of the training, and the hazardous materials full jumps suits are extremely hot in the summer.
The official source of Hazardous Materials Education and Training is
the Hazardous Materials Education and Training page at Business.com
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