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Transporting Dangerous Goods

The laws on dangerous goods state that no one shall handle, offer for transport or transport dangerous goods unless they are trained or they work directly with someone who is trained.

Carriers are responsible to make sure their employees have the proper training to work safely with dangerous goods. This usually means a formal in-house training program to earn a Dangerous Goods Training Certificate. This certificate shows that the employee has successfully completed the training. Carriers can provide their own training or may hire someone to do the training for them. However, in all cases, the employer must be satisfied with the training, and sign the certificate of training indicating that the driver has successfully completed the dangerous goods course.

A driver of dangerous goods is required by law to produce a certificate of training, if asked to by a dangerous goods inspector.

What is a dangerous good?

There are nine hazard classes of dangerous goods. Within some classes there are divisions.

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