The Office of Hazardous Materials Safety - Within the United States Department of Transportation's Research and Special Programs Administration, and responsible for coordinating a national safety program for the transportation of hazardous materials by air, rail, highway and water.
Assisting shippers of dangerous goods and hazardous materials with training classes, shipping software, hazardous materials packaging, consulting, package design and testing all in compliance with domestic and international regulations.
All workshops are coded to their emergency responder level and may be used for REFRESHER training. Also available will be Continuing Education Units (CEU's) through University Extension, U.C. Davis.
Assists shippers of dangerous goods and hazardous materials via training software (CD-ROM) to bring shippers in compliance with 49 CFR Parts 171-179. Shippers are trained in proper packaging and documentation requirements for the safe transport of dangerous goods by air under DOT/FAA/IATA guidelines. Site also contains numerous reference articles.
IATA is the governing Body that creates regulation for international air transport, including regulations controlling the transport of Dangerous Goods By Air
International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), an NGO body under the UN that coordinates many issues including the transportation by air of Dangerous Goods.
Hazardous materials/dangerous goods services involving packaging, training and consulting for shippers, forwarders, and carriers in the Greater New York Area.
