Material Handling: Tank Trucks

This course is designed to familiarize participants with basic concepts of material handling using tank trucks. After completing this course, participants should be able to describe characteristics of liquids that can affect liquid handling operations, and they should be able to describe precautions, procedures, and equipment associated with handling hazardous liquids. They should also be able to describe features of a typical tank truck and typical procedures for loading and unloading a tank truck. Please note that this course, by itself, does not meet the hazardous material transportation regulation training requirements established by the US Department of Transportation.

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Course Details

Learning Objectives

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

  • Explain how toxicity, viscosity, volatility, temperature, and pressure can affect liquid handling operations
  • Identify precautions, procedures, and equipment associated with handling hazardous materials
  • Describe the major features of a typical tank truck
  • Identify associated equipment used with tanks during liquid transfers
  • Identify procedures for the loading and unloading of liquid in tank trucks

Specs

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

Dan Hannan

Author

Dan Hannan is a certified safety professional – a designation awarded through the Board of Certified Safety Professionals – and an OSHA-authorized outreach trainer. For the past 28 years, he has provided professional environmental, health and safety services to the oil and gas, construction, manufacturing and ethanol industries. His work has included project safety management, compliance auditing, risk assessment, training and program development.

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