DOT Hazmat – Rail Carrier General Requirements

Rail carriers who transport hazardous materials in commerce in the U.S. must comply with the Hazardous Materials Regulations. Besides requiring hazmat training for all affected employees, there are regulations related to shipping papers; rail car positioning; package markings, labels, and placards; leaking packages; and shipment acceptance and inspections. This interactive online course discusses the DOT’s “Carriage by Rail” requirements in Subparts A, B, and most of C in Part 174 of the Hazardous Materials Regulations (HMR). This includes general requirements for hazardous material rail shipments, plus requirements specific to the acceptance, inspection, handling, and loading of hazardous material packages. It also covers tank car unloading and the removal and disposition of hazardous materials after delivery.

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Learning Objectives

By the end of this course, you will be able to:

  • Describe the Department of Transportation’s (DOT’s) documentation and placarding requirements for the transportation of hazardous materials in commerce by rail
  • Describe the DOT’s inspection, acceptance, handling, loading, leakage, and tank car unloading requirements for hazardous material rail shipments
  • Describe the DOT’s requirements for the removal and disposition of hazardous materials after delivery by rail

Specs

Course Level Intermediate
Languages English
Compatibility Audio, Video, MobileReady, Responsive

Joelle Scheldorf

Author

Joelle is a Chemical Engineer with a BS from the University of Washington and an MS from the University of Idaho. She worked as a Process Engineer at an integrated pulp and paper mill, an Instructor at the University of Washington, and a WinGEMS Simulation Software Engineer and Trainer before joining Convergence Training in 2006.

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