DOT/IATA Recertification Training

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DOT/IATARecertificationTraining
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Who needs training?

• Anyone who is involved in any aspect of
  shipping dangerous goods.
• Packing
• Labeling
• Transporting
• Signing shipping papers

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Training and re-certification

• Individuals need to be re-trained every two
  years.

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What are dangerous goods?

• Class 1 Explosives
• Class 2 Compressed gases
• Class 3 Flammable liquids
• Class 4 Flammable solids
• Class 5 Oxidizers
• Class 6 Toxic and infectious substances
• Class 7 Radioactive
• Class 8 Corrosives
• Class 9 Miscellaneous dangerous goods

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Packing groups

• Packing groups designate the degree of danger
  associated with most hazardous materials
  shipments.
• PG I High danger
• PG II Medium danger
• PG III Low danger
• Packing groups are determined by the following
• Toxicity (i.e. LD50 LC50)
• Flammability (i.e. flash point and boiling point)
• Corrosivity (i.e. exposure and observation time)

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Compatibility with other materials

• Incompatibles
• Cyanides acids
• Sulfides acids
• Oxidizers flammable liquids
• Strong acids bases
• This is not a complete list of incompatibles,
  please consult an MSDS for reactivity data.
• Make sure the absorbent media is compatible with
  the material being shipped.

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Supplies needed for proper shipping

• 1. I.A.T.A. book (current edition)
• 2. Performance packaging
• 3. Proper D.O.T. labels
• 4. Dangerous goods manifest (or an airway bill)
• 5. Permanent marker

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Record keeping

• Copies of your dangerous goods manifest must be
  kept for 3 years.
• (Rule change effective October 1st, 2005)

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Marking and labeling packages

• D.O.T./Hazard class label (must have at least
  one)
• 2 orientation arrows (on opposing sides of the
  package)
• Proper shipping name
• UN number and technical name
• Shipper and consignee full name and address
• All markings must be on one side of the container

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Required container markings for infectious
substances

• D.O.T./Hazard class labels (must have at least
  one)
• 2 orientation arrows (on opposing sides of the
  package)
• Proper shipping name
• UN number
• Full name and address of the shipper and
  consignee
• Name and phone number of person responsible (NO
  PAGER NUMBERS)
• An itemized list of contents, placed between the
  primary and secondary packaging
• All markings must be on one side of the package

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Packing requirements for infectious substances

• Packaging must include
• Watertight primary container
• Watertight secondary packaging
• An itemized list of contents, enclosed between
  the secondary and outer packaging
• Rigid outer packaging (No envelopes)
• A container specifically designed for the
  transportation of infectious substances
• When the infectious substances to be transported
  are unknown but suspected of meeting the criteria
  for inclusion in Category A and assignment to UN
  2814 or UN 2900, the words Suspected Category A
  Infectious Substance must be shown in the
  parentheses following the proper shipping name on
  the itemized list of contents and the Shippers
  Declaration, but not on the outer packaging.

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Required container markings for Biological
substances, category B

• D.O.T./Hazard class labels (must have at least
  one)
• 2 orientation arrows (on opposing sides of the
  package)
• Proper shipping name
• UN number
• Full name and address of the shipper and
  consignee
• An itemized list of contents, placed between the
  primary and secondary packaging
• All markings must be on one side of the package
• A name and 24 hour number of a person
  knowledgeable about the material being shipped
  must be on the container or shipping papers. EM
  recommends that the information also be placed on
  the itemized list of contents.
• As of October 1, 2006 the proper shipping name
  Biological substances, Category B must be used.

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Packing requirements for Biological substances,
category B

• Packaging must include
• Primary receptacle
• Secondary packaging and
• Rigid outer packaging (No envelopes)
• An itemized list of contents, enclosed between
  the secondary and outer packaging
• The completed package must be capable of
  successfully passing the drop test described in
  6.6.1 except that the height of the drop must not
  be less than 1.2 m.
• A dangerous goods manifest is not required when
  shipping a biological substances, category B
  material. An airway bill will suffice.
• Effective October 1, 2006 - Clear instructions on
  filling and closing such packages must be
  provided by packaging manufacturers and
  subsequent distributors to the shipper or to the
  person who prepares the package (i.e. patient) to
  enable the package to be correctly prepared for
  transport. A copy of these instructions are to
  be kept for at least one year.

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Shipping with dry ice

• The box must be labeled Dry Ice, UN 1845 and
  the net quantity of dry ice (in Kg.).
• Carbon dioxide, solid (dry ice), when offered for
  transport by air, must be in packaging designed
  and constructed to permit the release of carbon
  dioxide gas and to prevent a build-up of pressure
  that could rupture the packaging.
• Note These dry ice regulations are in addition
  to the labeling and packaging requirements for
  Biological substances, category B materials.

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United States Postal Service requirements

• The domestic mail manual states that all DOT
  regulations must be met when shipping dangerous
  goods via the United States Postal Service.
• When using the United States Postal Service to
  ship a dangerous good, it must be shipped first
  class or priority mail.
• Effective Nov. 1, 2006 The USPS will not accept
  infectious substances for shipping in the mail.

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• Significant changes and amendments to the 49th
  edition (2008)
• The 49th edition of the IATA Dangerous Goods
  Regulations incorporates all amendments made by
  the Dangerous Goods Board and includes changes
  advised, at time of printing, by ICAO to the
  2007-2008 Edition of the ICAO Technical
  Instructions. The following list is intended to
  assist the user with identifying the main changes
  introduced in this edition and must not be
  considered an exhaustive listing. The changes
  have been prefaced by the section or subsection
  in which the change occurs.
• 2 Limitations
• 2.3 Dangerous Goods Carried by Passengers or
  Crew. New provisions have been added for
  meals-ready-to-eat (MRE) and for instruments
  containing a small quantity of radioactive
  material when carried by staff members of the
  Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical
  Weapons (OPCW) on beneficial travel.

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• 2.9.2 State Variations. France, India,
  Malaysia, and Switzerland have advised of
  amendments to their State variations. Macao and
  Poland have submitted State variations and New
  Zealand has deleted all State variations.
• 2.9.4 Operator Variations. There are a
  significant number of additions, deletions and
  modifications to the operator variations.
• 4 Identification.
• 4.2 List of Dangerous Goods. Revisions to the
  List of Dangerous Goods include
• ? a reference to Special Provision A123 has
  been added against in the light entry for
  Batteries, dry to reinforce that the battery
  terminals must be protected against
  short-circuit, even though the batteries
  themselves are not regulated for transport
• ? reference to the Keep Away From Heat label
  has been added to Column E for organic peroxides
  and self-reactive substances of Division 4.1 to
  reinforce the requirements of Special Provision
  A20

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• ? the proper shipping name for UN 2949 Sodium
  Hydrosulphide has been revised to add hydrated.
• 4.4 Special Provisions
• A154 is a new Special Provision against UN
  3090 Lithium batteries and UN 3091 Lithium
  batteries contained in equipment and Lithium
  batteries packed with equipment to identify that
  lithium batteries subject to safety recall by the
  manufacturer or those that have been damaged, are
  forbidden for transport.
• 5 Packing
• 5.0.1.2 A new sub-paragraph has been added to
  reinforce that any external contamination on
  packagings must be removed prior to packages
  being placed in transport.

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• Packing Instructions
• 203 / Y203 / 204 /Y204 Have been revised to
  reinforce that when packed for transport the
  valves on aerosols must be protected from
  inadvertent activation.
• 902 910 Have been revised to specify that
  where magnetized materials or consumer
  commodities are packed into a unit load device by
  a shipper, then the shipper must provide written
  documentation specifying the number of packages
  and the weights in each unit load device.
• 7 Marking Labeling
• 7.1.5.1(d) Has been revised to make the
  addition of letter G following the unit of
  measurement for items declared with a gross
  weight mandatory. This was previously only a
  recommendation, and only applies to the nominated
  classes for consignments of more than one
  package.
• 7.3.13 The design of the Division 5.2 hazard
  label has been corrected to reflect that if the
  flame symbol is white, then the line in the
  upper half of the label must also be white.

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• 8 Documentation
• 8.1.6.9.2(a) Where the declared weight of the
  package is a gross weight, then the letter G
  must be added following the unit of measurement.
  This was previously only a recommendation.
• 8.1.6.9.2(c) The paragraph has been revised to
  clarify exactly which items require a gross
  weight and those that require the net quantity to
  be shown on the Shippers Declaration.
• Appendix E Contact details for competent
  authorities have been updated.
• Appendix F Changes to F.1 and F.2.
• Appendix G The list of Sales Agents and IATA
  Accredited Training Schools have been revised.
• Appendix I A new Appendix I has been added for
  this edition. This appendix is designed to
  provide advance warning of the changes that will
  become effective from 1 January 2009 based on
  changes agreed by the UN in the 15th revised
  Edition of the Model Regulations as planned for
  adoption by ICAO into the 2009-2010 edition of
  the Technical Instructions.

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Environmental Management Personnel

• Robert Kjelland Director 257-3285
• Michael Blackard Sr. Specialist 257-7375
• Brian Butler Sr. Specialist 323-5005
• Lee Faulkner Sr. Specialist 257-7373
• Peggy Quisenberry Admin. Support 323-6280