Transportation of Dangerous Goods (TDG) - Healthcare Providers

Description

This course helps healthcare providers understand and comply with the Transportation of Dangerous Goods (TDG) Act and Regulations when performing TDG activities. Learn about your responsibilities, training requirements, and the most common dangerous goods used by healthcare providers, such as gasses, flammable liquids, biological substances, medical devices, biomedical waste, pharmaceuticals, dry ice, and batteries.

TDG Certificate of Training

TDG training consists of two parts:

• General education on the topics listed in Section 6.2 of Part 6 in the TDG Regulations (excluding 6.2(l) and(m)). This course covers these topics.
• Job-specific training, usually provided by the employer, that is directly related to the tasks being performed, including information specific to the dangerous goods being offered for transport, handled or transported.

Because TDG training is job-specific, the employer is responsible for determining the required training, assessing the worker’s knowledge and experience, and issuing the Certificate of Training. Refer to Transport Canada’s bulletin on TDG training requirements for further information.

Although a certificate of completion is provided when this course is successfully completed and a final exam is passed, it does NOT serve as a valid TDG Certificate of Training. The formal TDG Certificate of Training must be issued by the employer when they determine the worker has a sound knowledge of all the educational components and has received workplace specific training that directly relates to their duties with transporting dangerous goods. A sample TDG training certificate is available from Transport Canada’s TDG Bulletin on TDG training.

Topics include:

• The Transportation of Dangerous Goods (TDG) Act and Regulations
• Complying with the TDG Act and Regulations and consequences of non-compliance
• Responsibilities and training requirements
• TDG terminology
• Classification of dangerous goods (the nine TDG classes) and your responsibilities related to the different types of dangerous goods
• Documentation for the shipment and receipt of dangerous goods
• TDG placarding, means of containment and safety marks
• Common dangerous goods used by healthcare providers, such as:
  • Gasses
  • Flammable liquids
  • Biological substances
  • Medical devices
  • Biomedical waste
  • Pharmaceuticals
  • Dry ice
  • Batteries, including lithium batteries
• Emergency plans and security measures
• Incidents and emergencies and reporting requirements

Upon completion of this course you will be able to:

• Describe the nine TDG classes and understand the importance of other common elements of TDG such as means of containment, safety marks emergency response and reporting, and special cases, provisions and equivalency certificates
• Safely store, handle, ship and receive cylinders of Class 2.2 gases
• Safely transport cylinders of Class 2.2 gases for medical use within the community or for medical evacuation
• Correctly classify, package, and ship hand sanitizer when classified under Class 3 Flammable Liquids
• Correctly classify Class 6.2 biological substances
• Correctly package Class 6.2 category B substances, exempt human specimens, medical devices for sterilization and biomedical waste
• Safely act as a carrier to transport Class 6.2 biological substances, exempt human specimens and medical devices for sterilization
• Identify who to contact and how to respond if ever a Class 6.2 category A substance is suspected
• Correctly classify, package, and ship dry ice (carbon dioxide, solid) as part of Class 9
• Identify. complete, and store the documentation required for the shipment and receipt of dangerous goods
• Identify dangerous goods and know your responsibilities related to the different types of dangerous goods that you may come across
• Identify who to contact in situations where you require more information before shipping, packaging or receiving a dangerous good, for example, lithium batteries or Class 6.2 category A substances

Average time to complete this course is approximately two hours.

Target Audience

This course is recommended for healthcare providers who perform TDG activities, including shipping, carrying, and receiving and who may:

• Use any mode of transport to carry a dangerous good, whether common or private carrier
• Designate shipments as a dangerous good
• Give direction on how to ship dangerous goods
• Sign any dangerous goods documents either for shipping or receiving
• Carry any dangerous goods to other locations either by foot or any type of vehicle
• Handle dangerous goods

CCOHS also offers a comprehensive Transportation of Dangerous Goods course for managers and supervisors, transportation of dangerous goods co-ordinators, and those individuals responsible for determining the training requirements for employees handling dangerous goods. Refer to our fact sheet for additional information on TDG training.

Prerequisite

Technical knowledge of the transportation of dangerous goods system is not a requirement.

Certificate of Completion

Upon completion of the course and passing a final, multiple-choice exam, learners will be able to print a certificate of completion.

Note:This certificate does NOT serve as a valid TDG Certificate of Training. The formal TDG Certificate of Training must be issued by the employer when they determine the worker has a sound knowledge of all the education components and has received workplace specific training that directly relates to their duties with transporting dangerous goods.

System Requirements

This course is delivered online. View the minimum system requirements to take this course.

Review Process

CCOHS courses are unique in that they are developed by subject specialists in the field, and reviewed by representatives from labour, employers, and government to ensure the content and approach are unbiased and credible.

Vubiz Partnership

We partnered with Vubiz – an international leader in e-learning development – to host this course. Vubiz offers other related e-learning courses that may also be of interest to you. Read about them in the Vubiz Catalogue of e-learning courses.