
DOT Requirements for Shipping Model 451P Pressurized Ion Chambers
If you perform any of the following activities, the Department of Transportation (DOT) considers you a HAZMAT employee who is required to receive and complete training: • Tests, reconditions, repairs, modifies, marks, or otherwise represents packaging as qualified for use in transportation of HAZMAT (such as a pressurized ion chamber) • Prepares HAZMAT for transportation (which includes placing the pressurized ion chamber in a package, labeling and marking a package, preparing shipping papers, providing emergency response information) • Is responsible for safety of transporting HAZMAT or operates a vehicle used to transport HAZMAT. This course is intended for workers who are involved in the shipment of pressurized ion chambers. As someone involved in the shipment of a pressurized ion chamber, it is your responsibility to assure that the item is properly packaged, declared, labeled, or otherwise prepared in accordance with governmental and industry regulations and requirements. This cou