Corporate Training By Zack Academy - How to Ship Batteries by Ground and Air Online Anytime

This convenient How to Ship Batteries by Ground and Air Online Anytime computer-based training gives you the skills you need to safely ship batteries by ground and air in accordance with DOT and IATA requirements and meets the DOT and IATA training requirements for personnel responsible for the shipment of batteries.

If you ship batteries by ground or air, you must comply with very detailed DOT and IATA regulations regarding how batteries are classified, packaged, marked, labeled, transported, and identified on shipping papers. The rules apply not only to batteries, but also to equipment containing batteries and batteries packed with equipment. Virtually all types of batteries are regulated, including lithium, lead-acid, nickel cadmium, metal hydride, and alkaline.

According to 49 CFR 172.704, all personnel involved in the classification, packaging, marking, labeling, or shipment of fully regulated batteries must receive initial and recurrent transportation training.

Topics Covered

• Why batteries are regulated in transportation
• Classifications and packing groups
• Ground transportation per DOT (49 CFR)
• Air Transportation per IATA Dangerous Goods Regulations

Technical Requirements:

A PC or Macintosh™ that is connected to the Internet (broadband recommended)

• An Internet browser (Mozilla Firefox™, Microsoft® Internet Explorer, Google Chrome™, and Apple Safari™.)
• Minimum 2GB RAM
• Adobe Flash version 10 or higher
• Sound Card with Headphones/Speakers (All courses have voiceovers and require sound to be enabled.)

Compliance Code Met By Taking This Course: 49 CFR 172.704.

Syllabus

• Hazards of dry ice and how to protect yourself from them
• How the requirements for air and ground shipments differ
• How to properly package, mark, label, and document shipments of dry ice