Dangerous Goods - 7.5 - Initial or Recurrent training
Passenger handling staff

Level

Initial training, Skills maintenance

Target audience / relevant staff

Personnel responsible for accepting baggage from passengers and crew members, managing aircraft boarding areas and performing other tasks involving direct contact with passengers at an airport.

Objectives

  • Acquire or update the regulatory knowledge of dangerous goods related to the activities of passenger handling staff..
  • Inform and question passengers about the restrictions/prohibitions of dangerous goods in carry-on or checked baggage.
  • Identifier d’éventuelles Marchandises Dangereuses cachées ou non déclarées.
  • Signaler tout évènement touchant les marchandises dangereuses.

Contents

Theoretical

  • Content fully adapted to the staff's category concerned:
  • Dangerous goods applicability
  • Understanding the general limitations
  • Identifying roles and responsibilities
  • Understanding the importance of classification & packaging
  • Understanding hazard communication
  • Familiarising with basic emergency response
  • Process baggage
  • Accept baggage
  • Collecting safety data
Training based on current CBTA* IATA. (*CBTA – Competency Based Training and Assessment).

Duration indicative basis

4 hrs.

Prerequisites

  • For recurrent training: initial training Dangerous Goods-7.5, completed less than two years old.
  • Fluently in French.
  • Ability to read and write in french.
  • For course in ENGLISH contact us.

Method

  • Theoretical course in classroom.
  • A qualified and experienced trainer provides the training action.
  • Current IATA DGR manuals provided for training.

Evaluation

  • Theoretical : Written validation final test (minimum 80% pass mark required).

Validity

Maximum 2 years (IATA / Dangerous Goods Regulations). Recurrent training must be provided within 24 months of previous training to ensure knowledge is current.

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