Dangerous Goods Regulations

Dangerous products are those products which are hazardous for air transport and a risk to the safety, the environment or the health. Air transport of these materials is strictly regulated.According to ICAO rules, every person or company that is operating into an airport, must adhere to a minimum of familiarization about the transport, storage and documentation associated with this kind of material.

These provisions can be found in the manuals ICAO Technical Instructions and Dangerous Goods Regulations published in Table 1.5.A.Therefore, shippers and packers, freight forwarders, operators and ground handling agents, and security screeners working in the passenger, freight, baggage or mail handling, must receive training in the field of transportation of dangerous goods by air.

Even the persons or companies who operate into an airport but don’t have a direct relations with dangerous materials must be informed about this subject. These provisions can be found in the manual Dangerous Goods Regulations published in Table 1.5.B

Personnel that must be trained

Shippers and persons undertaking the responsibilities of shippers’, including operator’s staff acting as shippers, operator’s staff preparing dangerous goods as Company Materials (COMAT);
Packers;
Staff of freight forwarders involved in processing dangerous goods;
Staff of freight forwarders involved in processing cargo, mail ore stores other than dangerous goods;
Staff of freight forwarders involved in the handling storage and loading of cargo, mail or stores;
Operators and ground handling agent’s staff accepting dangerous goods;
Operators and ground handling agent’s staff accepting cargo, mail or stores other than dangerous goods;
Operators and ground handling agent’s staff involved in the handling storage and loading of cargo, mail or stores;
Passenger handling staff;
Flight crew members and loading planners;
Crew members other than flight crew member;
Security staff who deal with the screening of passengers and their baggage and cargo, mail or stores, e.g. security screeners, their supervisors and staff involved in implementing security procedures.

The Training Categories in Detail!

The training categories according to Dangerous Goods Regulations (DGR) and are shown in the DGR Table H.A.1.5.A Minimum Requirements for Training Curricula

Here you can find detailed information on the training categories, such as:

Duration of training
General information
Training content

TABLE :H.A. 1.5 A

Aspects of transport of dangerous goods by air with which the staff should be
familiar, as a minimum

Shippers
and Packers

Freight Forwarders

Operators
and Ground Handling Agents

Security
Screeners

Category

General Philosophy

Limitations

General requirements for shippers

Classification

List of dangerous goods

General packing requirements

Packing instructions

Labelling and marking

Shipper’s Declaration and other relevant
documentation

Acceptance procedures

Recognition of Undeclared Dangerous
Goods

Storage and loading procedures

Pilots’ notification

Provisions for passengers and crew

Emergency procedures

NOTE: ‘X’ indicates aspects to be familiar with.

TABLEH.A.1.5 B

Aspects of transport of dangerous goods by air with which the staff should be familiar, as a minimum	Operators and Ground Handling Agents
	Category
	13	14	15	16	17
General Philosophy	X	X	X	X	X
Limitations	X	X	X	X	X
Labelling and marking	X	X	X	X	X
Shipper’s Declaration and other relevant documentation	X
Recognition of Undeclared Dangerous Goods	X	X	X	X	X
Provisions for passengers and crew	X	X	X	X	X
Emergency procedures	X	X	X	X	X
NOTE: ‘X’ indicates aspects to be familiar with.

Dangerous Goods Regulations Catagories

Dangerous Goods Regulations – Category 1
Dangerous Goods Regulations – Category 2
Dangerous Goods Regulations – Category 3
Dangerous Goods Regulations – Category 4
Dangerous Goods Regulations – Category 5
Dangerous Goods Regulations – Category 6
Dangerous Goods Regulations – Category 7
Dangerous Goods Regulations – Category 8
Dangerous Goods Regulations – Category 9
Dangerous Goods Regulations – Category 10
Dangerous Goods Regulations – Category 11
Dangerous Goods Regulations – Category 12
Dangerous Goods Regulations – Category 13
Dangerous Goods Regulations – Category 14
Dangerous Goods Regulations – Category 15
Dangerous Goods Regulations – Category 16
Dangerous Goods Regulations – Category 17

Trainings Conducted

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