This course delivers the In-Depth Security Training required by 49 CFR §172.704(a)(5) for hazmat employees who work for companies subject to a §172.800 written security plan. It is Add-On 1 to the Core Hazmat Employee Bundle (Modules 1 through 4) and is built specifically for the highway transportation mode.
The training walks learners through the legal framework that triggers the §172.800 security plan requirement, the three plan elements every plan must contain (personnel security, unauthorized access, and en-route security), plan-maintenance and recordkeeping obligations, and the recognize-and-respond skills that go beyond general security awareness. Because two of the three §172.704(a)(5) training elements are inherently company-specific, the course pairs roughly 75 minutes of structured video instruction with a required walkthrough of the learner’s actual written security plan, conducted by the company’s designated security coordinator. The certificate is issued only after both the knowledge check and the walkthrough are recorded.
Prerequisite. Completion of the Core Hazmat Employee Bundle (Modules 1–4) is required before enrolling.
Who this is for. Hazmat employees of shippers, carriers, freight forwarders, and owner-operators that offer for transport or transport one or more of the sixteen categories of materials and quantities listed in §172.800(b). The §172.704(e)(1) packaging carve-out applies here — employees whose only HMR function is to manufacture, repair, modify, recondition, or test packagings are excepted.
Testing compliance. The 10-question knowledge check satisfies the testing-by-appropriate-means requirement of 49 CFR §172.702(d) for the (a)(5) category.
Certificate and Validity. Successful completion satisfies the In-Depth Security Training requirement of 49 CFR §172.704(a)(5). The certificate is valid for three years from the later of the knowledge-check date and the walkthrough date, pursuant to 49 CFR §172.704(c)(2). Training records are retained for the duration of employment as a hazmat employee plus 90 days.
