TDG Competency-Based Training: Shipper
A 6-hour and 15-minute online certification course designed for professionals responsible for shipping dangerous goods
Course Description
The TDG Competency-Based Training: Shipper course is a comprehensive online training program designed to ensure shippers fully understand their responsibilities in classifying, documenting, packaging, and labeling dangerous goods before transportation.
Qualification & Certification
Upon successful course completion, learners will receive a certificate and digital badge valid for three years.
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What you get:
- Understand TDG Shipper Responsibilities: Learn how to properly classify, package, document, and ship dangerous goods
- Master Safety Marks & Means of Containment: Covers identifying placards, labels, and selecting the correct containment methods
- Develop Emergency Response & Incident Management Skills: Be prepared for handling incidents, reporting, and emergency response plans (ERAPs)
- Certificate of Completion & Digital Badge: Certification is valid for three (3) years upon passing the final exam
Full Course Outline
General Awareness Training Modules:
- Introduction to the Transportation of Dangerous Goods
- What is TDG?
- Roles and Responsibilities
- TDG Schedules
- General Provisions, Special Cases and Exemptions
- Classification
- Documentation
- Dangerous Goods Safety Marks
- Means of Containment
- Train With a Purpose
- Emergency Response Assistance Plan (ERAPs)
- Reporting Requirements
- TDG GAT Final Exam
Competencies Assessed:
- Classification of Dangerous Goods
- Identifying Safety Marks
- Identifying Packing Options
- Means of Containment
- Setting up Overpacks
- Loading Means of Containment
- Completing a Shipping Document
- Identifying if an ERAP is Required
- Managing Dangerous Goods During Transport
- Responding to an Incident