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Transportation of Dangerous Goods - Road and Cross Boarder

Equip yourself for safe and compliant road & cross-border dangerous goods transport. Gain essential knowledge to protect yourself, others, and avoid costly penalties.

Created byJohn Duplessis
BeginnerUpdated May 16, 2025
Transportation of Dangerous Goods - Road and Cross Boarder

What You'll Learn

check_circleExplain TDG rules for road transport.
check_circleDescribe roles in dangerous goods transport.
check_circleClassify dangerous goods correctly.
check_circleIdentify required safety marks.
check_circlePrepare accurate shipping documents.
check_circleManage cross-border TDG transport.

About This Course

This comprehensive course on Transportation of Dangerous Goods - Road and Cross Boarder provides essential knowledge for anyone involved in moving hazardous materials by road, (as a carrier, reciever, and/or shipper), both domestically and internationally. Understanding and complying with regulations is paramount to protecting lives, property, and the environment, while avoiding significant legal and financial penalties.

You will gain expertise in key areas, including:

  • The TDG Act and Regulations
  • Classifying dangerous goods using hazard classes, UN numbers, and packing groups
  • Proper use and placement of safety marks, placards, and labels
  • Creating and retaining accurate shipping documents and records
  • Selecting, inspecting, and securing compliant packaging
  • Emergency response procedures, including using ERAP and Canutec
  • Roles and responsibilities of shippers, carriers, receivers, employers, and employees
  • Special cases, exceptions, and agricultural exemptions
  • Driver safety, security, and defensive driving techniques
  • Training and certification requirements and recordkeeping
  • Navigating TDG Schedules 1, 2, and 3
  • Understanding international road transport frameworks like US DOT and ADR, and managing cross-border documentation, placarding, security, and emergency response.

By mastering these critical elements, you will ensure safe and compliant transportation of dangerous goods, enhancing safety and efficiency across your operations.

Your Instructor

John Duplessis
John Duplessis

Trainer | Mentor | Performance Driven | Hands-On Trouble Shooter

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John Duplessis, B.Sc., CRSP, is a recognized leader in Occupational Health & Safety (OH\&S), dedicated to helping organizations build safer, more resilient workplaces. With over 30 years of experience in high-risk sectors—including oil & gas, construction, green energy, and manufacturing—John has built a reputation for translating complex safety legislation and standards into clear, practical strategies that drive measurable results. An internationally respected trainer and consultant, John has delivered programs across Canada and abroad on topics such as ISO 45001 implementation, incident investigation, safety leadership, and building strong safety cultures. His approach emphasizes leadership at every level—engaging executives, supervisors, and front-line workers alike—to foster systems that balance top-down accountability with bottom-up input. John’s career includes senior safety roles in major energy and construction firms, as well as decades of consulting, auditing, and mentoring.

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Do these courses count toward my professional development requirements?

This portal is provided as a training and development resource for City of Markham employees. Every course is delivered by a qualified subject matter expert or learning organization, is quantifiable in hours, and is verifiable — you receive a documented certificate of completion for every course you finish, stored on LearnFormula indefinitely.

If you hold a professional designation (for example in engineering, accounting, human resources, or law), courses may be counted as professionally relevant, verifiable learning activities toward your continuing professional development. Individual practitioners are responsible for confirming that an activity meets the requirements of their professional body. For questions about the City of Markham's training and development policies, please speak with your people leader or Human Resources.

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