Upcoming hazmat training courses are now accepting enrollment for July in Cranbury, NJ, Denver, CO and Newark, NJ

The Bureau of Dangerous Goods has upcoming hazmat training courses currently available for enrollment in the following locations:

• Cranbury, New Jersey
• Newark, New Jersey
• Denver, Colorado

Courses include:

• DOT training in 49 CFR regulations (initial)
• IATA and DOT combined training (initial)
• IATA initial and recurrent training courses
• IMDG recurrent hazmat training courses
• Multi-modal hazmat training in IATA, 49 CFR and IMO/IMDG Code

We also provide customizable on-site hazmat training for small business and enterprise-level seminars. Our on-site courses are available around the world and we will work with you to meet your organization's hazmat training requirements. With over 25 years of working experience, our qualified instructors can help maximize safety and efficiency in the workplace with regards to transporting and handling hazmat.

HazmatUniversity.com is also coming soon! We've taken our high quality hazmat training courses from the Bureau of Dangerous Goods and packaged them (no pun intended) into online curriculums for a fraction of the cost you would pay for ANY hazmat training in a classroom! No instructor fees, travel expenses, room and board costs, loss of personnel or training facility maintenance fees. Simply point, click and learn!

To learn more, go to HazmatUniversity.com for all of the details.

Standardizing hazmat cargo information for first responders to arrive at an emergency scene involving an aircraft

For all first responders to arrive at an emergency scene involving an aircraft, one of the primary considerations is: Is there any hazmat (hazardous materials, dangerous goods) on board, and if so, where and how much?

The Bureau of Dangerous Goods, Ltd. has the answer. Airlines have begun using a commercially available software and Internet application known as HAZMAT®. Built into this software is a module called the NOTOC Navigator. This module is capable of generating automated, fully compliant NOTOC (Notification to the Pilot in Command) documentation containing all applicable emergency response information related to the cargo at the emergency scene. Emergency response information contained on the NOTOC is based on the North American Emergency Response Guidebook (ERG) and the United Nations International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) Emergency Response Guidance for Aircraft Incidents Involving Dangerous Goods (Red Book).

In addition, the name of the chemical, it's UN identification number, class hazard, the degree of danger (UN packing group number), quantity per package, a description of the package and where on board the aircraft the package is located are also provided on the NOTOC for each hazmat package.

Emergency response information from the NOTOC Navigator is available from the participating airline involved to any first responder via electronic transmission. Each NOTOC can be electronically mailed to any MAPI-compliant email address anywhere around the world within seconds.

The Bureau of Dangerous Goods, Ltd. is dedicated to promoting the idea of standardizing the information on NOTOCs. This process would help eliminate the potential for individual interpretation and give first responders immediate access to information pertaining to hazmat on board a downed aircraft, how to minimize and contain contamination, and improve safety protocol in handling hazmat at an emergency scene. The NOTOC Navigator accomplishes each of these tasks by producing a standardized document with the necessary information that first responders need to secure and contain an emergency scene involving an aircraft and hazmat.

For more informaton about the NOTOC Navigator, visit the Bureau of Dangerous Goods website and go to our software section.

ShipHazmat.NET Ocean begins beta testing stage, sign up to be a beta tester

For a limited time only, the Bureau of Dangerous Goods, Ltd. is accepting applications to join our beta test team for ShipHazmat.NET Ocean, a simple templating Internet application for generating IMO Dangerous Goods declarations.

Based on our popular ShipHazmat.NET Air application on the Internet, our Ocean (vessel) application is just as easy to use. This is the first step to the full-fledged manifest program required by cargo vessels. Similar to Hazmat.NET, our airline version for generating air carrier manifests, ShipHazmat.NET Ocean can be used for both Shipper and Transporter in real time to seamlessly create Shipping Manifests with the click of a mouse button.

To learn more about ShipHazmat.NET Ocean or to apply to be a part of the best test team for ShipHazmat.NET Ocean, please email support@BureauDG.com for the full details.

Proper classification of dangerous goods transported by aircraft is the first step towards compliance

The proper classification of dangerous goods to be transported by aircraft is the first step towards achieving regulatory compliance and promoting a safe work environment for everyone involved. Classifying dangerous goods creates a standard method of universal communication regarding the type of dangerous good or hazardous material being transported. This is especially important because most dangerous goods are transported in opague or non-transparent containers and packagings, making it near impossible to identify the contents inside. By properly classifying a dangerous goods shipment along with the correct labels and markings, we can help reduce the risk of accidents including spills, explosions, corrosion, radiation and more.

The IATA Dangerous Goods Regulations, along with the ICAO Technical Instructions for the Safe Transport of Dangerous Goods by Air, classifies dangerous goods into nine distinct class hazards. Some of these class hazards are further divided into divisions, each with specific criteria to classify the division from others.

These are the nine class hazards and their respective divisions:

• Class 1: Explosives
  • Division 1.1: Articles and substances having a mass explosion hazard
  • Division 1.2: Articles and substances having a projection hazard but not a mass explosion hazard
  • Division 1.3: Articles and substances having a fire hazard, a minor blast hazard and/or a minor projection hazard but not a mass explosion hazard
  • Division 1.4: Articles and substances presenting no significant hazard
  • Division 1.5: Very insensitive substances having a mass explosion hazard
  • Division 1.6: Extremely insensitive articles
• Class 2: Gases
  • Division 2.1: Flammable Gas
  • Division 2.2: Non-flammable, non-toxic gas
  • Toxic gas
• Class 3: Flammable Liquids
• Class 4: Flammable Solids; Substances Liable to Spontaneous Combustion; Substances Which, in Contact with Water, Emit Flammable Gases
  • Division 4.1: Flammable solids, self-reactive substances and solid desnsitized explosives
  • Division 4.2: Substances liable to spontaneous combustion
  • Division 4.3: Substances which, in contact with water, emit flammable gases
• Class 5: Oxidizing Substances and Organic Peroxides
  • Division 5.1: Oxidizers
  • Division 5.2: Organic peroxides
• Class 6: Toxic and Infectious Subsssstances
  • Division 6.1: Toxic substances
  • Division 6.2: Infectious substances
• Class 7: Radioactive Material
• Class 8: Corrosives
• Class 9: Miscellaneous Dangerous Goods

There are dangerous goods and hazardous materials that have multiple class hazards assigned. Section 3.10 in the IATA DGR describes the criteria for assigning a dangerous good with multiple hazards. In this case, the most restrictive of packing groups between the hazard classes must be assigned to the dangerous goods.

The Bureau of Dangerous Goods, Ltd. provides classroom, on-site and online dangerous goods training solutions for business of any size around the world. Our courses are designed to train employees on proper identification and classification of dangerous goods for transport by air, surface and vessel.

HazmatUniversity.com is our designated online hazmat training application for simplifying the training process by bringing course material and instruction to you. Take online courses at your own pace, at your own convenience, and maintain regulatory compliance.

Online hazmat training coming soon to HazmatUniversity.com, provided by the Bureau of Dangerous Goods, Ltd.

The Bureau of Dangerous Goods, Ltd. is pleased to announce the new upcoming HazmatUniversity.com website, dedicated to providing online hazmat training for regulatory guidelines in transporting hazmat by surface, air or vessel. We will still be providing classroom and on-site training solutions, and feel that this will be a great addition to delivering quality hazmat training services globally for businesses of any size.

HazmatUniversity.com will offer several different courses and packages for students to enroll in. Here is just a sample of our course listing:

• Online air hazmat training - initial and recurrent training for classification, identification, packaging, marking and labeling, documentation, placarding, safety and more
• Online ground hazmat training -initial and recurrent training for classification, identification, packaging, marking and labeling, documentation, placarding, safety and more
• Online vessel hazmat training - initial and recurrent training for classification, identification, packaging, marking and labeling, documentation, placarding, safety and more

Our online courses are separated into various modules, along with quizzes after each module to measure a student's progression through the online hazmat course. Quiz scores are added together at the end of the course and averaged for a passing or failing grade.

Online learning and training at HazmatUniversity.com offers several, distinct advantages over classroom and on-site training programs. Here are just some of those advantages:

• Online training can be done at anytime, from anywhere around the world. Students can enroll, attend and complete online courses at their own convenience, at their own pace. Over the weekend. After work. After the kids have gone to bed.
• Course material is available 24/7 around the clock. Each course is based on a governing body that is encompassed within a regulatory manual. For example, the IATA Dangerous Goods Regulations governs the transport of dangerous goods shipped by aircraft internationally. These regulatory manuals and course manuals are available whenever you need them.
• Online courses are less expensive for everyone. There are no instructor fees or classroom fees because there is no instructor or classroom! Employers sending employees to training no longer have to send employees to training! This means no transportation costs, no room and board costs, and no decrease in manpower and productivity.
• Online hazmat courses meet the same training requirements by domestic and international law as classroom and on-site training programs. You can stay compliant with regulatory requirements for hazmat training in the comfort of your own living room or desk at work.
• Each online course can be taken on-demand. You don't have to wait for an upcoming classroom course to be filled or for a particular start date. Purchase and register for an online course at BDGStoresOnline.com and you can begin your training immediately.
• An online training environment allows the trainer to give students the latest information available. The technological advancements of the Internet allow trainers to deliver the most current regulatory updates and addendums to students at a moment's notice.
• There are potentially better retention rates for learning material via online courses. Since students learn at their own pace, the potential for students to better understand the course material is much higher than classroom training. Students can also email an instructor for further clarification.

HazmatUniversity.com can provide course materials online or ship hard copies of the regulatory manuals and course manuals to a physical address. Certificate of completion documents can be received by the student in high-resolution PDFs or can also be shipped to a physical address at the student's request.

For more information, visit the Bureau of Dangerous Goods, Ltd. online, who also provide an Internet application for creating fully compliant documention and packaging for shipping dangerous goods by aircraft called ShipHazmat.net.