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This course covers the following information:

DOT HAZMAT Security Awareness: The Need for HAZMAT Security Training

  • Understand how HAZMATs could be used by terrorists or other criminals as "weapons of mass destruction'
  • Know what types of workers are considered by the Department of Transportation (DOT) to be "HAZMAT Employees'
  • Understand why the DOT requires HAZMAT Employees to receive "Security Awareness Training'.

DOT HAZMAT Security Awareness: Understanding Internal Threats

  • Understand how HAZMAT Employees can compromise their company's security
  • Understand the difference between intentional and unintentional security breaches
  • Know internal security practices that a HAZMAT Employer can use to make their facility more secure
  • Know what you should do and not do to maintain security in your workplace.

DOT HAZMAT Security Awareness: Securing HAZMATs and the Facility

  • Understand how to determine which of the HAZMATs that are handled at your facility are likely to be targeted by terrorists
  • Understand how physical barriers and other measures can be used to keep intruders from getting onto a site
  • Know the policies and procedures that should be used to secure hazardous materials inside a facility.

DOT HAZMAT Security Awareness: Preparing to Ship Hazardous Materials

  • Know shipping policies that can help to reduce the impact of HAZMAT theft or sabotage, or prevent it altogether
  • Recognize signs that can indicate that there is something suspicious about a HAZMAT purchase and its purchaser
  • Know ways to secure a HAZMAT shipment and the vehicle that carries it before they leave on a delivery.

DOT HAZMAT Security Awareness: Protecting HAZMAT Shipments

  • Understand how security risks increase when a HAZMAT shipment is in transit
  • Know safe shipping practices that you can follow to reduce or eliminate the potential of a HAZMAT being stolen in transit
  • Know how to secure a vehicle and its HAZMAT cargo if you have to make a stop before delivering it
  • Know how to respond if someone appears to be following a HAZMAT delivery vehicle.

DOT HAZMAT Security Awareness: Unloading HAZMAT Shipments

  • Understand how to prevent HAZMAT deliveries from becoming a threat to your own facility
  • Know the safe practices to follow when receiving a shipment of hazardous materials
  • Know what signs to look for that could indicate that a HAZMAT delivery is not legitimate.