DGM Training: Certified Dangerous Goods Courses for All Modes of Transportation

DGM offers training in a multitude of options from self-paced online to in-person hands on training at our client’s facility anywhere in the world. These programs cover everything from the basics of hazard classes to advanced regulatory procedures. DGM’s training helps build the skills needed for correct labeling, documentation, and packaging. Our training classes will enable you to be confident and compliant with all applicable regulations, whether it is 49CFR, ADR, IMDG code or IATA.

Who Needs a Hazmat Training Course?

Anyone involved in the transportation, handling, or preparation of hazardous materials (hazmat) is required by law to undergo hazmat training. This mandate is rooted in both U.S. and international regulations such as the U.S. Department of Transportation (49 CFR), IATA Dangerous Goods Regulations for air transport, and the IMDG Code for ocean shipments.
This training requirement isn’t limited to a single role or industry—it applies broadly across various sectors and job functions. Whether you’re directly handling packages or indirectly supporting logistics operations, if your responsibilities involve any interaction with regulated hazardous materials, you are legally obligated to be trained and certified. This includes, but is not limited to:

• Shipping clerks preparing documentation for hazmat shipments
• Warehouse employees who package, mark, or label goods
• Cargo Handlers who load or unload dangerous goods
• Freight forwarders issuing waybills or reviewing documents and cargo
• Manufacturing personnel classifying chemicals or flammable products
• Supervisors and managers overseeing hazmat processes or compliance

Even if a person never physically touches a dangerous good, if their job impacts how that material is identified, packed, described, labeled, or transported—they fall under the training requirement.

Failure to meet this requirement can result in significant fines up to $102,348 per employee per day.

DG Certification

All of DGM’s training courses are designed to meet regulatory requirements and ensure participants are fully prepared to handle hazardous materials in compliance with applicable laws. Upon successful completion of the course and passing the required examination, each participant will receive a Dangerous Goods (DG) Certification. This certification confirms that the individual is trained and competent to perform the specific functions outlined in the training—whether that includes classification, packaging, marking and labeling, documentation, handling, or shipping of dangerous goods. Certifications are mode-specific and function-specific, aligning with the standards of 49 CFR, IATA, IMDG, and other relevant authorities, and are valid for the regulatory period required before recurrent training is needed.