Transportation Compliance Associates (TCA) offers Tank Car Training Certification for shipping in the US and Canada via Rail. We can provide your training onsite at your facility or by a live private webinar. Prefer a computer-based approach? We do that too. Try our online training courses or let us develop and customize training for your Learning Management System (LMS). Our focus is on the Hazardous Materials you offer for transportation, and our training simplifies the regulations to what you need, to be both compliant and confident. Don’t have your own LMS? Then access your training and get your reports through ours!
What is a Hazardous Material?
Also known as a hazmat or Dangerous Good, that is any substance or material that is capable of posing an unreasonable risk to health, safety, and property when transported in commerce.
What are the 9 classes of Hazardous Materials?
Class 1 – Explosives
Class 2 – Gases
Class 3 – Flammable Liquids
Class 4 – Flammable Solids
Class 5 – Oxidizing Substances
Class 6 – Toxic & Infectious Substances
Class 7 – Radioactive
Class 8 – Corrosives
Class 9 – Miscellaneous Dangerous Goods
Types of Tank Car Training
Shipping hazardous materials by rail in the United States.
DOT Hazardous materials Tank Car training focuses on the safety and regulatory requirements associated with preparing a tank car for transport. It provides instructions for anyone who affects transportation by loading, unloading, or securing a rail car for transport.
What is covered in the training?
- Pre-Trip Tank Car Inspection
- Safety Appliance Inspection
- DOT Regulatory Requirements
- Safety Bolt Inspection for General Service Tank Cars
- Pressure Tank Car Protective Housing Cover Securement
- Manway Gasket Inspection and Manway Securement for Tank Trucks
- Post Trip Inspection
- Placarding
Who should be taking this training?
- Anyone who loads, unloads or handles hazardous material that affects transportation of tank cars.
Training that needs to be completed:
Refresher Training is due every 3 years.
Shipping hazardous materials by rail in Canada.
TDG Dangerous Goods tank car training focuses on the safety and regulatory requirements associated with preparing a tank car for transport. It provides instructions for anyone who affects transportation by loading, unloading, or securing a tank car for transport.
What is cover in this training?
- Pre-Trip Tank Car Inspection
- Safety Appliance Inspection
- TDG Regulatory Requirements
- Safety Bolt Inspection for General Service Tank Cars
- Pressure Tank Car Protective Housing Cover Securement
- Manway Gasket Inspection and Manway Securement for Tank Trucks
- Post Trip Inspection
- Placarding
Who needs to complete this training?
- Anyone who loads, unloads, or hands hazardous materials that affects transportation of tank cars.
Training that needs to be completed:
Refresher Training is due every 3 years.
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We are dedicated to providing high quality training to individual employees or large corporations alike. Determining the correct training courses and correct delivery method can be a daunting task. If you have any questions we are here to help and will continue to be available for the length of your certification.