(Education/Training/Seminars) DOT Hazardous Materials Course

• Date/Time: Date pending
Contact:
• Felicia (792-3532) enochf@musc.edu

Message:

The Department of Occupational Safety and Health will be offering two DOT Hazardous Materials Certification courses in 2008. If you are interested in renewing your certification or obtaining this certification for the first time, please contact Felicia via email at enochf@musc.edu or at 792-3532.

Once we have enough individuals to fill a class, we will send out additional information regarding the date(s), cost and location. You MUST BE certified in order to ship hazardous materials for your department.

Hazardous Materials is defined as: a substance or material, which has been determined by the Secretary of Transportation to be capable of posing an unreasonable risk to health, safety and property when transported in commerce and which has been so designated. The term includes hazardous substances, hazardous waste, marine pollutants and elevated temperature materials as defined in 49 CFR. Examples of materials shipped from MUSC are: Infectious Substances, Dry Ice, Formalin and Ethanol.