Dangerous Goods Awareness Training

Work Health & Safety

Dangerous Goods Awareness Training

Practical, plain-English training so your team can recognise, handle and move Dangerous Goods safely, legally and with confidence.

Give your team the essentials—without the jargon

Dangerous Goods incidents are costly and preventable. Our session explains the rules and the risks in clear language, then shows how to apply them in your day-to-day operation. It’s designed for drivers, warehouse and dispatch staff, supervisors and anyone involved in packing, loading or transporting DG.

  • Meets WH&S duty to provide information, instruction & training
  • Aligned to the Australian Code for the Transport of Dangerous Goods by Road & Rail (Edition 7.6)
  • Includes Chain of Responsibility (CoR) roles across procurement, packing, loading & transport

What you’ll walk away with

  • Confidence to identify DG classes, sub-divisions and key hazards
  • Know-how for packaging, segregation, stowage and transfer
  • Practical controls: placards, documentation, PPE and emergency basics
  • Clear understanding of your responsibilities under WH&S and CoR
Course Topics

What we cover (and make simple)

WH&S & CoR Responsibilities

Who is responsible for what—from managers to loaders and drivers—and how to demonstrate due diligence.

Identification & Classes

Classes and sub-divisions, UN numbers, GHS vs transport labels and reading SDS for what matters on the road.

Packaging & Combination Packaging

Approved packaging, compatibility groups and how combination packaging really works.

Segregation & Stowage

Keeping incompatible goods apart, vehicle layout, ventilation and temperature considerations.

Documentation & Placarding

Declarations, transport docs, marking and vehicle/site placarding—what’s required and when.

PPE & Emergency Basics

Fit-for-purpose PPE, spill kits and what to do first in an incident (and what not to do).

Delivery & Format

Training that fits your operation

On-site at your depot

We come to you and tailor examples to your routes, vehicles and product mix.

Interactive classroom

Short, focused session with scenarios, show-and-tell and Q&A built in.

Applied to your paperwork

We can review your current labels, placards and docs as part of the session.

Attendance certificate

Record of training provided for your compliance files and audit trail.

Ready to make DG safer and simpler? Let’s tailor a session to your fleet and freight profile.

Enquire now 1300 392 052