U.S DOT Hazmat Training
For Packaging & Shipping of Regulated Medical
Waste and Pharmaceutical Waste
DOT Hazmat Training Requirements
 Training must be completed within 90 days of employment
 Employee can perform Hazmat functions (until trained) if
directly supervised
 Retraining is required every three years
 This training may only be used to meet highway transportation
requirements, and is NOT to be used to meet the requirements
for air shipment of hazardous materials
Who Needs to be Trained?
DOT Required Training Topics
 General Awareness & Familiarization
 Function Specific
 Safety
 Security
General Awareness & Familiarization:
DOT Hazardous Materials
 A Hazardous Material is defined as a substance or material
that is capable of posing an unreasonable risk to:
 Safety
 Health
 Property
 When transported in commerce
 Hazardous Materials are part of most of our daily lives and of
most healthcare workplaces
 Regulated Medical Waste is such a Hazardous Material
Regulated Medical Waste falls into category 6.2
There are NINE hazard classifications used by the Department of Transportation.
Function Specific
Function Specific
Improperly
prepared
containers
should never be
accepted for
transportation
under any
circumstance.
Examples of
unacceptable
packaging are:
Leaking containers,
protruding objects,
improperly closed
containers, overfilling
and mislabeled
containers.
 Packaging Regulated Medical Waste
(RMW)
Function Specific
A RMW transport
container must
contain the
following:
-biohazard symbol
-the word
“Biohazard”
-ID number
-description
-orientation arrows
*The proper
shipping name for
RMW is: Regulated
Medical Waste, n.o.s.
Function Specific
Function Specific
Function Specific
During transport, the shipping papers must be within reach of the driver or
mounted to the driver’s side door at all times.
Safety
Safety
-ALWAYS use
proper Personal
Protective
Equipment (PPE)
when handling
hazardous waste
materials!
-ALWAYS perform
hand hygiene after
handling hazardous
waste!
Safety
Safety
All EPA RCRA
Hazardous Wastes
are also DOT
Hazardous Materials
while they are in
transport, but not
vice versa!
Ex. RMW (a DOT
Hazardous Material)
is not defined by
EPA as being RCRA
Hazardous Waste.
Security Measures
 Keep RMW storage areas restricted from the general public and
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unauthorized, untrained personnel
Train personnel handling RMW
Follow Medical Waste policies and procedures
Know your driver: Don’t be afraid to ask for ID, watch for
unmarked vehicles
Make sure all containers are properly packaged, marked and safe
for transport before the driver loads them on to the truck
For the purposes of this training, please note that a written
security plan is not required of workplaces shipping hazardous
materials.
In Conclusion
Time to Take the Test!
 Please login to www.mystericycle.com
 Go to “My Training” tab
 Select “DOT Training”
 Click on “Click here to take the test”