Online IMO Vessel Training at Hazmat University Now Available!

Hazmat University is proud to introduce its online IMO vessel training courses, based on the most current International Maritime Dangerous Goods (IMDG) Code regulations. Featuring self-paced learning and easy-to-use technology, Hazmat University is THE online place to go regarding compliance training for shippers and carriers of dangerous goods to be transported by vessel.

Hazmat University - Online IMO Vessel Training Now Available!
Satisfy international dangerous goods training requirements for transporting dangerous goods by vessel transport with our new IMO vessel training courses online! Based on the International Maritime Dangerous Goods (IMDG) Code regulations, Hazmat University offers a full line of online training courses for initial and recurrent hazmat employees who require hazmat training (as required in §172.704 of 49 CFR, for United States purposes).

Our IMO Vessel training courses are offered as complete courses, suites and individual modules. Complete courses are intended to address the primary categories of initial and recurrent training as part of the IMDG Code regulations. Suites are value-priced combinations of related course modules that cover major functional categories of the IMDG Code. And individual course modules allow students to learn or refresh upon individual topics, providing greater focus and emphasis on job-specific functions.

Here is just a sample of some online IMO Vessel hazmat training courses that are offered:

IMO Vessel Training Initial Online Package
Includes the following initial modules: regulatory and training, classification, identification, packaging, marking, labeling, documentation, placarding, safety, stowage and securing, and security awareness regarding the transport of dangerous goods by vessel transportation. Satisfies initial hazmat training requirements for DOT 49 CFR §172.704.

IMO Vessel Training Recurrent Online Package
Includes the following recurrent modules: regulatory and training, classification, identification, packaging, marking, labeling, documentation, placarding, safety, stowage and securing, and security awareness regarding the transport of dangerous goods by vessel transportation. Satisfies recurrent hazmat training requirements DOT 49 CFR §172.704.

We also have a Packaging and Communications suite for initial and recurrent online hazmat training that the includes following initial modules: regulatory and training, packaging, marking, labeling, documentation, placarding and security awareness.



To view a complete list of our online IMO vessel hazmat training courses, and also featuring online air hazmat training based on IATA regulatory guidelines and DOT ground hazmat training based on 49CFR, available through Hazmat University, please click on the link below:

Online Hazmat Training at Hazmat University

Hazmat University - Upcoming Online Training Courses

In addition to our current online air training, online ground training and online vessel training courses, Hazmat University will be debuting its online infectious substances training course in the following weeks to come (we're thinking early November). Specialized online training courses are also being developed for Lithium Batteries and Air Carriers.

The Bureau of Dangerous Goods is a global provider of hazmat training and hazmat software solutions. If you cannot find what you're looking for through our online platform for hazmat training at Hazmat University, please contact us for more hazmat training solutions.

To contact the Bureau of Dangerous Goods and speak with a friendly training representative, please give us a call:

1 (609) 860-0300

Or visit our website at:

Hazmat Training and Hazmat Software - Bureau of Dangerous Goods

Bureau of Dangerous Goods on Facebook!

The Bureau of Dangerous Goods, Ltd. is now on Facebook! Become a fan of our Facebook page and receive up to the minute hazmat alerts, news, special promotions, and sneak peeks at the latest innovations being developed!

Check out the Bureau of Dangerous Goods on Facebook!

PHMSA Releases 2008 Enforcement Notice for Hazmat Fines and Penalties; Don't Be Caught With Undeclared Hazmat or Without Hazmat Training!

Receiving fines and penalties for improperly declaring hazardous materials (or failure to declare hazmat at all) can unnecessarily drive up the cost of doing business. It can even put you out of business!

The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA), a division of the U.S. DOT, has published its Enforcement Notice for 2008 regarding fines and penalties incurred on businesses for failing to comply with hazmat regulations.

During the 2008 calendar year, PHMSA has closed 130 cases of Hazardous Materials Regulations (HMR) violations and served $1,135,256.81 in fines for hazmat compliance failure.

To read the full report on PHMSA's website, click on the link below:

PHMSA 2008 Enforcement Notice

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Avoid Having Your Business Listed on the 2009 PHMSA Enforcement Notice

The Bureau of Dangerous Goods, Ltd. provides hazmat training and hazmat software to help your business maintain regulatory compliance within the United States and internationally around the world.

We have also recently introduced Hazmat University, our online platform for delivering online hazmat training globally as an efficient means of maintaining regulatory compliance for initial and recurrent training requirements.

Hazmat University features instant enrollment, self-paced learning, reduced tuition costs compared to traditional instructor-led, classroom training programs, and free technical support!

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Bureau News and Updates

The Bureau of Dangerous Goods, Ltd. is now on Facebook! Become a fan of our Facebook page and receive up to the minute hazmat alerts, news, special promotions, and sneak peeks at the latest innovations being developed!

Check out the Bureau of Dangerous Goods on Facebook!

DOT hazmat training for ground transport is now available online at Hazmat University, our platform for online hazmat training

Hazmat University is proud to introduce its online U.S. DOT ground training courses, based on the most current Title 49, Code of Federal Regulations (also known as the Hazardous Materials Regulations - HMR).

Hazmat University - Online DOT Ground Training Now Available!

Satisfy domestic hazmat training requirements in the United States for transporting hazardous materials by ground transport with our new DOT ground training courses online! Based on Title 49, Code of Federal Regulations (49 CFR), Hazmat University offers a full line of online training courses for initial and recurrent hazmat employees who require hazmat training (as required in §172.704 of 49 CFR).

Our DOT hazmat training courses are offered as packages, suites and individual modules. Packages includes all applicable course modules related to the package. Suites are specialized courses that include course modules applicable to a specific topic. And individual course modules allow students to learn or refresh upon individual topics, providing greater focus and emphasis on job-specific functions.

Here is just a sample of some online DOT hazmat training courses that are offered:

DOT Ground Training Initial Online Package
Includes the following initial modules: regulatory and training, classification, identification, packaging, marking, labeling, documentation, placarding, safety and security awareness regarding the transport of hazardous materials by ground transportation. Satisfies initial hazmat training requirements for DOT 49 CFR §172.704.


DOT Ground Training Recurrent Online Package
Includes the following recurrent modules: regulatory and training, classification, identification, packaging, marking, labeling, documentation, placarding, safety and security awareness regarding the transport of hazardous materials by ground transportation. Satisfies recurrent hazmat training requirements DOT 49 CFR §172.704.


We also have a Packaging and Communications suite for initial and recurrent online hazmat training that the includes following initial modules: regulatory and training, packaging, marking, labeling, documentation, placarding and security awareness.

To view a complete list of our online DOT hazmat training courses, and also featuring online air hazmat training based on IATA regulatory guidelines, available through Hazmat University, please click on the link below:

Online Hazmat Training at Hazmat University

Hazmat University - Upcoming Online Training Courses

In addition to our current online air training and online ground training courses, Hazmat University will be debuting its online IMO vessel and online infectious substances training courses in the following weeks to come (we're thinking early September). Specialized online training courses are also being developed for Lithium Batteries and Air Carriers.

The Bureau of Dangerous Goods is a global provider of hazmat training and hazmat software solutions. If you cannot find what you're looking for through our online platform for hazmat training at Hazmat University, please contact us for more hazmat training solutions.

To contact the Bureau of Dangerous Goods and speak with a friendly training representative, please give us a call:

1 (609) 860-0300

Or visit our website at:

Hazmat Training and Hazmat Software - Bureau of Dangerous Goods

Online hazmat training at Hazmat University is now available for IATA and DOT 49 CFR training; IMDG vessel online training coming soon!

Hazmat University - our online platform for providing multimodal hazmat training worldwide via the Internet is now available and open for business! We'd like to give you an in-depth look and show you how our online hazmat training courses can benefit your hazmat employees and business.

First, let's take a look at the advantages of taking one of our online training courses:

• Online training courses are significantly less expensive than classroom or customized training programs.


• Course materials can be absorbed at your own pace, compared to instructor-led training.


• Courses are available 24/7, so you can stop whenever and always pick up where you left off.


• Section quizzes help reinforce course content.


• Eliminate travel expenses.


• Courses are designed and developed by leading, qualified hazmat professionals in the industry today.


• Uniformed online training can be achieved across multiple business locations.

There are several other advantages to online training with Hazmat University, which can be viewed at:

http://www.hazmatuniversity.com/about.php

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Hazmat University Online Courses

Hazmat University offers online hazmat training as packages, suites and individual modules. Packages includes all applicable course modules related to the package. Suites are specialized courses that include course modules applicable to a specific topic. And individual course modules allow students to learn or refresh upon individual topics, providing greater focus and emphasis on job-specific functions.

Here is just a sample of some courses that we offer:

Initial Air Training for IATA Package
This course includes the following initial modules: regulatory and training, classification, identification, packaging, marking, labeling, documentation, placarding, safety and security awareness. Satisfies initial hazmat training requirements for IATA DGR 1.5 and DOT 49 CFR §172.704. Approximate course duration is 8 to 20 hours.

Recurrent Air Training for IATA Package
This course includes the following recurrent modules: regulatory and training, classification, identification, packaging, marking, labeling, documentation, placarding, safety and security awareness. Satisfies recurrent hazmat training requirements for IATA DGR 1.5 and DOT 49 CFR §172.704. Approximate course duration is 8 to 20 hours.

Initial Air Packaging and Communications Training Suite for IATA
This course includes the following initial modules: regulatory and training, packaging, marking, labeling, documentation, placarding and security awareness. Approximate course duration is 8 to 20 hours.

Recurrent Air Packaging and Communications Training Suite for IATA
This course includes the following recurrent modules: regulatory and training, packaging, marking, labeling, documentation, placarding and security awareness. Approximate course duration is 8 to 20 hours.

Initial Air Communications Training Suite for IATA
This course includes the following initial modules: regulatory and training, marking, labeling, documentation, placarding and security awareness. Approximate course duration is 8 to 20 hours.

Recurrent Air Communications Training Suite for IATA
This course includes the following recurrent modules: regulatory and training, marking, labeling, documentation, placarding and security awareness. Approximate course duration is 8 to 20 hours.

To view a complete list of courses, including DOT 49CFR and IMDG vessel, available through Hazmat University, please click on the link below:

http://www.hazmatuniversity.com/buy.php

Dangerous Goods Declaration Forms Online at ShipHazmat.NET - Summer of Safety Awareness Sale ends on September 4, 2009

The Bureau of Dangerous Goods recently began promoting its Summer of Safety Awareness Sale at ShipHazmat.NET, an online application for generating dangerous goods declaration forms in complete regulatory compliance with the IATA DGR and shipping dangerous goods by air transport.

Until September 4, 2009, all new and existing per-click users of ShipHazmat.NET are enjoying a 54% savings for each proper shipping name (or UN number) entry added to a completed shipper's declaration form.

Just pay $6.95 per proper shipping name and enjoy the benefits of full compliance without the hassle of spelling errors, individual interpretation of the regulations and menacing fines and penalties from rejected and improperly prepared shipments of dangerous goods.

Additionally, the Bureau of Dangerous Goods will be releasing a series of informative blog entries and reference guides promoting the safe transportation of dangerous goods and hazmat, along with helpful hints to proper dangerous goods declaration form data entry.

We are also proud to introduce our most recent project Hazmat University, a website completely dedicated to online hazmat training. Shippers, freight forwarders and carriers looking for initial and recurrent hazmat training courses in IATA, DOT 49CFR, IMDG vessel and infectious substances can enroll and begin learning at their own pace from any computer connected to the Internet anywhere around the world.

As an added bonus, the U.S. Department of Transportation's Hazmat Security Awareness Course is available for free online through Hazmat University! Simply register a new account and this course will automatically be added to your list of available courses.

Developing a Hazardous Materials Training Program Guide from U.S. DOT, PHMSA and DGAC

To read this document in its entirety, please click on the following link:
A Guide to Developing A Hazardous Materials Training Program

The transportation of hazardous materials (hazmat) plays an integral role in our national and world economies, providing key products and resources that we use every day. We consume oil and natural gas to heat our homes and businesses, and produce raw materials for plastics, fibers, paints and other essential products. We use chemicals to clean our water, fuel cars, construct buildings, fertilize crops, create medicines, manufacture clothing and create many other essential commodities.

All of these products and services rely on the safe transportation of hazmat to be shipped around the country. To promote the safe transportation of hazmat, the United States Department of Transportation (DOT) and Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) have established training requirements in the Hazardous Materials Regulations (HMR) to address some of the inherent risks to the public, environment and property that need to be managed.

To learn more about these training requirements, the U.S. DOT and PHSMA have released a guidance document for developing a hazmat training program to help hazmat employees learn about the established requirements governing the commercial transportation of hazmat by highway, rail, vessel and air.

To read this document in its entirety, please click on the following link:
A Guide to Developing A Hazardous Materials Training Program

The Bureau of Dangerous Goods, Ltd. promotes the safe transportation of hazmat with its instructor-led classroom training and customized training solutions. We have also recently introduced Hazmat University, an online hazmat training website featuring multimodal training for shipping hazardous materials by shippers, freight forwarders and carriers.

IMDG training for dangerous goods in Shanghai, China for August 2009

The Tianjin, China office for the Bureau of Dangerous Goods, Ltd. is offering a 3-day IMDG training course from August 5 to August 7, 2009 in Shanghai, China to help promote and improve safety awareness for transporting dangerous goods.

This course is specifically designed to familiarize shippers, freight forwarders and carriers with the safe operation, handling and transportation of dangerous goods by vessel; including regulations, documentation and packaging to meet the requirements of increasingly restricted regulatory requirements from North America and Europe.

Upon successful completion of the course, students with a passing exam grade will receive of Certificate of Training Completion, which meets international requirements of dangerous goods training and transportation. This includes U.S. government requirements for general awareness and familiarization, limited function specific training, safety and security awareness training for transporting hazardous materials from, to and within the United States.

Who Should Participate?
Managers and directors of operational staff, managers of freight forwarding businesses who deal with dangerous goods transportation by vessel, and anyone involved in the manufacturing and safety of dangerous goods as it relates to importing and exporting.

For more information, please download our course description and registration form in PDF format, or call us at 1-609-860-0300 in the United States, or 021-52841507 in China.

Spaces are still available!

The Bureau of Dangerous Goods, Ltd. is a global provider of hazmat and dangerous goods training solutions, and innovative leader in dangerous goods compliance software.

We are also pleased to introduce Hazmat University, our online hazmat training website for providing IATA, DOT 49 CFR and IMO online training solutions.

Hazmat Safety Awareness Tip: The Overlooked Marking Requirement for Shipping Hazmat

Are you missing something important?

Packaging is the foremost element of all shippers' responsibilities in the safe transportation of hazmat and dangerous goods. This is particularly true when it comes to shipping hazmat by air. Packages that travel by air are subjected to a variety of conditions that are usually more severe than other modes of transport. Some of these conditions include drastic temperature changes, intense vibration and extreme drops in atmospheric pressure. Reductions in pressure tend to cause leakage of liquids or even bursting of the packagings during flight!

So what does this have to do with marking requirements? Well, remembering that the intent of safe hazmat shipping is to ensure that a hazardous material is not released during transport, a shipper must not use packaging for air shipments unless that packaging meets the applicable testing requirements and is closed in a way that ensures resistance to pressure changes throughout the transportation cycle.

Most shippers of hazmat purchase UN standard packagings (e.g. packagings which conform to both the UN Model Regulations and the HMR) for this purpose. These performance-oriented packagings require the application of UN Specification Markings. Normally applied by the packaging manufacturer, these marks are still ultimately the responsibility of the shipper.

Trained hazardous materials shippers are aware of the significance of the UN specification mark, but often overlook the following component:

If your business uses single packagings (e.g. drums, jerricans, etc.) to ship liquid hazmat or dangerous goods by air, a single packaging must have a marked test pressure of not less than...

• 250 kPa for liquids in Packing Group I,
• 80 kPa for liquids in Packing Group III of Class 3 or Division 6.1, and
• 100 kPa for other liquids, or
• a pressure related to the vapor pressure of the liquid to be conveyed, whichever is greater (see reference 49 CFR 173.27(c) and IATA DGR 5.0.2.14 and DGR 6.3.5).

To learn more about a shipper's legal responsibilities for shipping hazmat, UN packaging, hazmat marking requirements and more, the Bureau of Dangerous Goods offers several hazmat training courses for both novices and veterans.

We are also proud to introduce Hazmat University, a completely online hazmat training program designed to bring the same quality of Bureau of Dangerous Goods training that has been provided in classrooms for over 25 years to shippers, freight forwarders and carriers via the Internet.

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.

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.