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| Construction Truck Operator Training
(CTOT) Certification |
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| HAZMAT TRAINING | |||
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Construction employers must ensure that each employee, who in the course of employment directly affects the safe transportation of hazardous materials, is trained to properly handle these materials. At the completion of this approximately 3 hour class, company representatives will be given the opportunity to document required hazmat training for their drivers that is required by Federal Regulation. The objective of this approximately four-hour course is to offer training in the transportation of hazardous materials as it relates to the highway heavy construction industry. The course will feature an update of Minnesota and Federal laws regarding the safe transportation of hazardous materials. Additional tips and analyses of actual crashes to better equip the construction truck operator with knowledge to make the right decisions to avoid a crash. |
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| This course covers the USDOT hazardous materials communications standards, cargo tank and other packaging standards, loading and unloading requirements, hazmat load securement, and background checks for hazmat endorsed drivers. The course also covers exceptions provided for those persons transporting hazardous materials conforming to the Materials of Trade exceptions. | |||
Construction employees who haul hot asphalt, haul multiple tanks of propane OVER 1,000 pounds, transport Humboldt/Troxler nuclear density machines, transport 119 gallons or more of fuel and hazardous waste even when empty should attend this course. Retraining is required every three years. Training will be offered in each Mn/DOT District. The cost is $40.00 per attendee with a minimum class size of 30. |
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