Hazardous Materials Transportation - General Awareness and Security Awareness 2026 (49 CFR)
Last Updated 01/2026
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What you'll learn
This course is intended to fulfill the US Department of Transportation (DOT) general awareness and security awareness training requirements found in the 49 CFR for employees responsible for the handling, preparing, shipping or transportation of hazmat.
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Description
This course is intended to fulfill the US Department of Transportation (DOT) general awareness and security awareness training requirements found in the 49 CFR for employees responsible for the handling, preparing, shipping or transportation of hazmat.
Learning Objectives / Modules:
Learning Objectives / Modules:
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General Awareness. Provide employees with the hazardous material transport requirements of 49 CFR, including:
- Recognizing & identifying hazardous materials
- Protective packaging
- Hazard communication: marking, labels, placards
- Documentation
- Loading & segregation
- Freight securement
- Handling / accident prevention
- Emergency response
- Security Awareness. Provide employees with an awareness of the security risks associated with the transportation of hazardous materials and their role in enhancing hazardous materials transportation security.
Target Audience:
Hazmat employees with job responsibilities for shipping, logistics, management, and freight forwarders who prepare, handle, ship, or transport hazardous materials by ground to, from or within the US. This may include, but is not limited to, the following:
- warehouse staff that are packing hazardous materials
- office staff that are preparing shipments of hazmat
- employees responsible for ordering hazmat shipping supplies (i.e. marks, labels, packaging, etc.)
- pick/packers
- logistics staff marking, labeling packages
- logistics staff loading/unloading hazmat/DG
- employees preparing, or validating/signing, hazmat shipping documents
- staff providing or offering placards or placarded loads
- supervisors with hazmat transportation compliance responsibilities
- customer service staff or procurement staff that are addressing customer’s hazmat returns
Pre-requisite: None required
Required & Recommended Regulatory Resources:
Click this link for a list of the recommended regulatory resources for this course: Required & Recommended Resources
Course Features:
- Estimated Time: 0h45m run-time, plus assessment time which varies per person
- Language: English
- Includes final assessment to validate student’s understanding of material
- Training certificate will be issued upon successful completion of course
- Note: Upon issuance, the training certificate must be signed by both the employee and the employer.
Table of Contents
• Recognizing dangerous goods using examples of packagings, marks, labels, placards and DG shipping documents
• Handling DG and accident prevention
• Understanding the concept of emergency response
• Dangerous goods transportation security awareness
Author
Since 1990, Currie Associates has been a trusted resource for the hazardous materials / dangerous goods transportation industry – delivering high-quality training, consulting, and compliance tools to companies worldwide.
With decades of experience and deep regulatory knowledge, our team helps businesses confidently navigate the complex world of hazmat / DG transport. We provide timely, practical solutions designed to help reduce risk, improve efficiency, and support day-to-day compliance.
Currie Associates offers a wide range of online dangerous goods transportation training courses (49 CFR, IMDG Code, ICAO/IATA, ADR, Transport Canada, Mexican NOMs, Lithium Battery). The courses are designed to meet the regulatory requirements for training and the needs of busy organizations – whether you’re onboarding new hires, managing high turnover, or addressing training gaps.
With decades of experience and deep regulatory knowledge, our team helps businesses confidently navigate the complex world of hazmat / DG transport. We provide timely, practical solutions designed to help reduce risk, improve efficiency, and support day-to-day compliance.
Currie Associates offers a wide range of online dangerous goods transportation training courses (49 CFR, IMDG Code, ICAO/IATA, ADR, Transport Canada, Mexican NOMs, Lithium Battery). The courses are designed to meet the regulatory requirements for training and the needs of busy organizations – whether you’re onboarding new hires, managing high turnover, or addressing training gaps.
Hazardous Materials Transportation - General Awareness and Security Awareness 2026 (49 CFR)
Hazardous Materials Transportation - General Awareness and Security Awareness 2026 (49 CFR)
