{"id":857657,"date":"2021-06-23T07:00:11","date_gmt":"2021-06-23T11:00:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thecompliancecenter.com\/ca\/?p=857657"},"modified":"2025-09-08T03:05:35","modified_gmt":"2025-09-08T07:05:35","slug":"employee-or-employer-working-with-dangerous-goods-this-is-for-you","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thecompliancecenter.com\/ca\/help-center\/articles\/employee-or-employer-working-with-dangerous-goods-this-is-for-you\/","title":{"rendered":"Employee or Employer Working with Dangerous Goods? This is for YOU!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-873741 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thecompliancecenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/ICC_WorkingWithDG_Blog_6-2021.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1001\" height=\"301\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Are you working with dangerous goods or planning to? Are you a business owner that employs workers that are handling\/shipping, or are carriers\/receivers of dangerous goods?\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You may want to ensure that the following undertakings are done to indemnify\/protect yourself and your organization.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">EMPLOYEES should ensure that the following four steps are in place to be legally indemnified\/protected by their employer in the event an incident occurred while handling\/shipping or transporting dangerous goods. Ignorance of the regulations has never worked as a defense before \u2013 remember that.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Be trained<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> by a reputable training establishment that has a proven track record;<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Be in possession<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> of a valid, unexpired training certificate that has been certified by your employer;<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Be prepared<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> with one person on staff trained in dangerous goods, even if you are only handling limited or excepted quantities of dangerous goods. It is important to be able to identify when an employee requires training (certified) to handle the dangerous goods;\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Be diligent<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> at staying within your training and your workplace SOP\u2019s when performing tasks assigned by your employers.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">EMPLOYERS should ensure that the following four steps are in place to demonstrate <\/span><b>due diligence<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in the event an incident occurred while an employee was handling\/shipping or transporting dangerous goods. The proper processes being put in place will minimize legal liabilities in the event an accident occurs.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Be trained. <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Your employees should be properly trained by a reputable training establishment to meet your organization\u2019s needs and regulatory standards;<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Be in possession.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Keep detailed records of employees testing, training, and certificates;\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Be prepared. <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Conduct periodical testing of your employee\u2019s knowledge on dangerous goods;\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Be diligent. <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Review and update your employee training records and make sure they are aware of their job requirements. Make sure SOP\u2019s are being followed by all employees.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">More and more governments are legislating training standard requirements to help ensure proper compliance and due diligence. The preceding points should be remembered and followed by employees and employers. ICC The Compliance Center is always there to help assist meeting the regulatory compliance of dangerous goods &#8211; <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thecompliancecenter.com\/ca\/services\/plant-audits\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">by helping develop workplace standards<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and perform <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thecompliancecenter.com\/ca\/training-courses\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">training<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0needed to meet such requirements.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/publications.gc.ca\/site\/eng\/9.893439\/publication.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Click here<\/strong><\/a> to view Transport Canada\u2019s most recent legislation on employer\u2019s training standards.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thecompliancecenter.com\/ca\/newsletter-signup\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Stay up to date and sign up for our newsletter!<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>We have all the products, services and training you need to ensure your staff is properly trained and informed.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<table style=\"width: 100%;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thecompliancecenter.com\/ca\/training-courses\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-853594\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thecompliancecenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/04\/WB-CLR15-150x150.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thecompliancecenter.com\/ca\/training-courses\/\">Training Courses<\/a><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thecompliancecenter.com\/ca\/product-category\/publications\/canadian-tdg\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-855648\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thecompliancecenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/BK-CLTJE-150x150.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thecompliancecenter.com\/ca\/product-category\/publications\/canadian-tdg\/\">Canadian TDG Publications<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Are you working with dangerous goods or planning to? 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