IATA Dangerous Goods Training On Transporting By Aircraft in Shanghai, China, October 28-31, 2009 to be hosted by the Bureau of Dangerous Goods, China

To improve the safety of transporting dangerous goods by air, and to help shippers, freight forwarders and carriers to enhance their technical capabilities, the Bureau of Dangerous Goods Ltd., USA and its Chinese operation the Bureau of Dangerous Goods Ltd., China announces a 4-day IATA/CAAC training class to be held October 28 to 31, 2009 in Shanghai, China.

To learn more about this upcoming class, please click on the link provided below:

IATA Dangerous Goods Training in Shanghai, China on October 28-31, 2009

Lithium battery guidance document, version 3, released by IATA for safely transporting lithium batteries by aircraft

This document is based on the provisions set out in the 2009/2010 Edition of the ICAO Technical Instruction for the Safe Transport of Dangerous Goods by Air and the 50th Edition (2009) of the IATA Dangerous Goods Regulations (DGR).

The purpose of this document is to provide guidance for complying with provisions applicable to the transport by air of lithium batteries that take effect from 1 January 2009 as set out in the DGR. Specifically the document provides information on:

• Definitions
• Classification
• Exceptions
• Special provisions
• Packaging provisions for lithium batteries
• Prohibitions
• Passenger provisions

To read this article, click on the following link below:
IATA Lithium Battery Guidance Document, Version 3

The Bureau of Dangerous Goods provides global hazmat training and hazmat software solutions with the vision of promoting the safe transportation of hazardous materials and dangerous goods around the world. We offer initial and recurrent hazmat training courses for IATA regulations in classroom, instructor-led training, and now also IATA online hazmat training through Hazmat University.

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

Hazmat training upcoming enrollment in August for DOT 49 CFR, IATA, IMO IMDG Code and more.

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

• Cranbury, 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.