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The following guidelines are meant to help understand the training requirements in Part 6 of the Transportation of Dangerous Goods Regulations, and not replace them. These guidelines recognize that it is the employer who must determine if training is required in order for an employee to be a trained person. The guidelines indicate what Parts of the regulations should be included in a person's specific training. Employers must give a Training Certificate to employees who are adequately trained. An example of a Training Certificate can be found at the end of this Advisory Notice. Self-employed individuals must also determine if they are adequately trained and issue
themselves a training certificate. Things to Remember: Employees who are not trained can handle, offer for transport, and transport dangerous goods as long as they are doing so under the direct supervision of a trained person. Some employees may only need training in the aspects of the regulations that are directly related to their work. A tank truck driver who only transports Class 3 products, for example, may only need specific training in relation to the transportation of Class 3 dangerous goods. In this situation, it is the employer's responsibility to determine what constitutes adequate training for their employees. There may be some job functions that do not fall into any of the specific categories for which training has been identified as being required, yet some training may still be necessary. For example, the classification of a company's goods and products may be a job function in which the employee does not handle, offer for transport, or transport dangerous goods, but merely works with hard data that has been gathered on dangerous goods. Training on classification would be required in this case. How to train employees is not mentioned in the Regulations. Training may be done through
a combination of formal "in-class" training, on-the-job training, and extensive work
experience. It is up to the employer to decide. A list of organizations offering
Transportation of Dangerous Goods training is available on the TDG Web site at
http://www.tc.gc.ca/tdg/training/menu.htm
GUIDELINE "B": Additional training for all persons involved in the handling of dangerous goodsHandling Means: Loading, unloading, packing or unpacking dangerous goods in a means of containment or transport for the purposes of, in the course of or following transportation, and includes storing them in the course of transportation. Examples of a Person Handling Dangerous Goods:
Training Required:
GUIDELINE "C": Additional training for all persons involved in the offering for transport of dangerous goodsOffering for Transport means: For dangerous goods not in transport, to select or to allow the selection of a carrier to transport dangerous goods; to prepare or allow the preparation of dangerous goods so that a carrier can take possession of them for transport. Examples of Those Who Offer For Transport:
Training Required:
GUIDELINE "D": Additional training for all persons involved in the transporting of dangerous goodsA person Who is Transporting Dangerous Goods means: The person who has possession of the dangerous goods while they are in transport. Training Required:
This advisory notice provides a general outline of the training requirements. For specific information, the Act and Regulations must be consulted.
Example of training certificate:Front
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