Dangerous
Goods Training Overview
As a requirement of membership in CIFFA and under the obligations
of Canadian law, CIFFA's Members must have personnel trained
on the aspects of Dangerous Goods demanded by their work duties.
Canadian law states that anyone who "handles", "offers for
transport", "transports" or "imports" Dangerous Goods must
be adequately trained to the level of their job
responsibilities and hold
a valid Training Certificate, applicable to the specific mode
of transport dealt with. The basic premise is that anyone
who may come in contact with Dangerous Goods, must be trained.
A Freight Forwarder acts as
a "travel agent" for the Shipper, making the transport, documentation,
customs, and payment arrangements for the Shipper. The
Freight Forwarder has responsibilities when it comes to dealing
with shipments of Dangerous Goods, and is responsible to ensure
the Shipper's Dangerous Goods documentation and packaging
is complete, correct, and meets national and international
regulations. A Freight Forwarder may be involved in
any or all aspects of Dangerous Goods - "handling",
"offering for transport", "transporting" or "importing".
A Shipper or Importer/Exporter
has the main responsibilities for dangerous goods: ensuring
the shipment is properly identified, classified, packed, marked,
labelled, documented, in the proper condition for transport,
and meets all national and international regulations.
This is quite a
responsibility!
This requires that
a Freight Forwarder's, Shipper's, Importer/Exporter's staff
be adequately trained on the various sets of regulations that
govern the transport of Dangerous Goods. There are three
sets of regulations that apply in Canada:
- Canadian Transportation
of Dangerous Goods Act and Regulations (TDGR)
= The Canadian law that regulates the transportation of Dangerous
Goods, by all modes of transport, to, from, within, and transiting
through Canada
= Enforced by Transport Canada
= Recent changes to this Act and Regulations became effective
on August 15, 2002
= Permits the use of other international regulations;
- International Maritime Organization's
Dangerous Goods Code (IMODG) for ocean transport
= Enforced by Transport Canada;
-
International Civil Aviation Organization's Technical Instruction
(ICAO TI) and the International Air Transport Association's
Dangerous Goods Regulations (IATA DGR) for air transport
= Enforced by Transport Canada.
How can you keep up-to-date
with the changes in these different sets of regulations and
meet your obligations under Canadian law? Through proper
and relevant training. CIFFA offers it's members, and
the transportation industry, different Dangerous Goods training
programs, to help meet the training requirements of Canadian
law:
- Air
= Initial (3 days)
= Recurrent (2 days)
= Other courses are available under our Customized/In-House
option
- Maritime
= Initial (1 day)
= Recurrent (1/2 day)
= Other courses are available under our Customized/In-House
option
CIFFA's Dangerous
Goods training programs are based on the current edition of
IATA DGR or the IMO DG Code, and the applicable parts of the
Canadian TDGR. As such, our training programs meet the
requirements of Transport Canada, the IMO, ICAO and IATA.
Our courses are designed for the Freight Forwarder, Shipper,
Importer/Exporter, and Cargo Acceptance Agent.
Why
use CIFFA?
CIFFA's credentials
are impeccable:
- 1-stop solution for all your DG training needs
= price competitive
= Air and Ocean
= regular training programs across Canada
= a Customized/In-House option for additional courses
and locations
- our Director, Education
= over 25 years experience in the transportation industry
(Operations, Standards and Procedures Compliance, Training
and Adult Education)
= university and college credentials in Adult Education (needs
assessment, course design, delivery, and evaluation)
= previous college teaching experience (part-time and full-time
students)
= Certified Training and Development Professional with the
Canadian Society for Training and Development
- our Instructors
= years of transportation industry experience (Operations,
Training, Adult Education)
= credentials in training and Adult Education
- we are an IATA Dangerous
Goods Accredited School;
- we are a member of the Canadian
Society for Training and Development;
- we actively participate
in the following committees/groups:
= International Air Transport Association Dangerous Goods
Training Task Force (IATA DGTTF);
= International Air Transport Association / International
Federation of
Freight
Forwarding Associations Cargo Training Development
Group (IFDG);
= Air Transport Association of Canada (ATAC) Dangerous Goods
Committee;
= Seneca College's Program Advisory Committee for the International
Transportation and Customs,
and Global Logistics and Supply Chain Management;
and
= numerous Transport Canada Dangerous Goods and Cargo Security
committees.
NO
OTHER DG TRAINING COMPANY IN CANADA CAN MATCH THESE CREDENTIALS!
Because of our involvement
in the Adult Education, Dangerous Goods, and Cargo Security
environs, we not only stay current with the changing regulations,
but we offer our industry's input to the agencies that make
the rules and regulations.
CIFFA offers quality and current
training that is relevant to the transportation industry.
You can find out more information on our Dangerous Goods training
programs, throughout the applicable links on our web site.
CIFFA offers quality and current training that is relevant
to the transportation industry. You can find out more information
on our Dangerous Goods training programs, through our web
site:
http://www.ciffa.com/education_dg.asp
In-House/Customized
Dangerous Goods Training Programs
In
addition to CIFFA's regularly scheduled Dangerous Goods Training
Programs across Canada,
CIFFA has the ability to offer Customized or In-House DG Training
Programs. Please complete and submit this form, only when
our regularly scheduled
DG Training Programs do NOT meet your needs.
To submit a
Request for Customized Training click
here.
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