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Shipping with Dry Ice

This course, "Shipping with Dry Ice", has been designed with specific exercises related to the transportation of dry ice ("carbon dioxide, solid") by air from a shipper's perspective. Our 10 step approach encompasses all of the activities which must be addressed when preparing dry ice for shipment by air. This course has been updated to include recent changes to the regulations, using the 60th Edition of the IATA Dangerous Goods Regulations.

This course is recommended for individuals who ship dry ice in packaging that does not contain other dangerous goods.

The course meets the requirements for training as specified in Section 1.5 of the IATA Dangerous Goods Regulations and 49 CFR 172 Subpart H, including testing of participants.

While it's not required, you might find it helpful to follow along with a current copy of the IATA Dangerous Goods Regulations (and we highly recommend having a copy of the DGR handy if you ship any dangerous goods by air). If you are in need of an up-to-date version of the regulations, you can select to include the price of the book in your registration fee or call us at (919) 246-4847 to order a copy separately. The price of the book includes shipping.

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Course Fee
$150.00 USD
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Includes:

  • Instant Access
  • Certificate, Wallet Card, Scoresheet
  • Accepted by: DOT / FAA, IATA

For help call Toll-Free 866-523-9108

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Attention Medical Personnel
Many of our medical clients (clinics, hospitals, clinical trials, labs, doctor offices, etc.) find that our Shipping Infectious Substances course is better suited for their needs. If you only ship infectious substances and diagnostic specimens (either with or without dry ice), we suggest you take a look at Shipping Infectious Substances before making your decision.

Topics

  • Regulatory Overview of IATA
  • Shipping Dry Ice
  • Preparing Packages for Shipment

    Step 1: Determine the Proper Shipping Name
    Step 2 Determine if material is Forbidden in Aircraft under any circumstances
    Step 3. Excepted Quantity Limitations
    Step 4: Determine if Shipping by Cargo Aircraft or Passenger Aircraft
    Step 5: Identify Appropriate Packing instruction
    Step 6: Apply the Appropriate Quantity Limitation
    Step 7: Identify State & Operator Variations (Security)
    Step 8: Select the Appropriate Packaging
    Step 9: Ensure the Required Labels and Marks are Affixed
    Step 10: Complete Shippers Declaration for Dangerous Goods

Who Should Attend

Anyone who prepares shipments that include dry ice (or, more correctly, "carbon dioxide, solid"). This would include personnel who ship dry ice along with:
  • refrigerated food products
  • diagnostic specimens
  • non-infectious samples
  • some environmental samples (such as traps from a Method 25D sampling train, both from and to the lab)
  • any products requiring refrigeration
This may include:
  • food services personnel
  • laboratory technicians, and
  • environmental engineers, scientists, and technicians.

Objectives

Upon completion of the course, individuals should have a better understanding of the rules and regulations governing the transport of dry ice. Participants should also understand the paperwork requirements, packaging requirements, and marking and labeling requirements for shipping dry ice.

Instructor

Linda R. Taylor, PE

Ms. Taylor is a faculty member in the Department of Forestry and Environmental Technology at NC State University and is the former Director of Environmental Health & Safety at North Carolina State University's IES. She has over 20 years of engineering experience working in industry and environmental consulting, most recently with Progress Energy. She has provided instruction on a wide range of environmental, health, and safety topics at conferences and training courses, both live and online, and she is an OSHA authorized instructor.

Ms. Taylor received a BS in Civil Engineering from Stanford University and a MS in Environmental Engineering from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Contact Hours

2 Contact Hours
This represents the estimated time to complete the online course, including exercises. Actual times may vary from user to user.

Training Requirement

Citation: IATA DGR Section 1.5

Section 1.5.0.3 of the IATA Dangerous Goods Regulations requires that:

"Recurrent training must take place within 24 months of previous training to ensure knowledge is current..."

Refresher Training Required: Every 2 year(s).

Course FAQs

Are your courses "approved" by IATA or the FAA?

No. To our knowledge, neither the FAA nor IATA reviews or evaluates online training courses (and neither does the US DOT). In fact, the FAA will not evaluate any training courses of any kind from any provider (this includes online, classroom, computer-based, etc). IATA does, however, offer a designation called the IATA Endorsed Training School, and these endorsed training schools often advertise their courses as "IATA Approved". We are not an IATA Endorsed Training School. In order to be an endorsed school, the course must be three days long and include training on radioactive materials. Our courses do not cover radioactive materials. According to the IATA website:

"IATA's endorsed training school program is [sic] scheme whereby training schools submit their course material to IATA for review... There is no requirement that training be obtained from an Endorsed School."

We find it interesting that they choose the term "scheme" to refer to their program.

Will taking this course meet my legal training requirements to the FAA and DOT?

Yes it can, but making that determination is up to you, the employer. That's not always the answer people would like to hear, but it's based on the regulations. 49 CFR Part 172.702 requires that employers ensure their employees are "trained in accordance with the requirements prescribed in this subpart."

The course fee entitles a single user to participate in the online course for at least six (6) months. Requests for additional time will be considered on a case-by-case basis, but are almost always honored. Hardcopy certificates are mailed (first class for domestic locations/standard airmail for international locations) and included in the course fee. Expedited shipping costs are additional.