PHMSA Hazardous Materials Transportation Training Modules
From PHMSA
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What you'll learn
You study free PHMSA modules on using the Hazardous Materials Table, preparing shipping papers, marking, labeling and placarding, packaging, and modal rules for highway, air, rail and water, with module 8.0 covering security awareness.
- Hazardous Materials Table
- Shipping papers
- Marking, labeling and placarding
- Packaging
- Security requirements module 8.0
Source: the provider's official page ↗
Is this right for you?
- Level
- Beginner People new to this. You can start today with no experience.
- What you get
- Hands on skills you can use right away. No certificate, so the proof is what you do with it. It costs nothing to take.
- How you learn
- Online, self paced, about Self paced.
- How to use it
- Turn it into proof: use the skill on one real task at work, put the result on your résumé, and lead with that story in interviews.
- Why it's worth it
- Real skills you can put to work right away. Use them on the job, show the results, and you have a story that beats a stack of certificates.
What you will payLearning is freeNo free award is included. Any exam or certificate is a separate cost.
- Time
- Not published; self paced
- Before you start
- Login on the PHMSA module site (dothazmat.vividlms.com); registration rules not verified. Employer must still provide function specific training.
- How you are tested
- Online self paced
- Renewal
- None stated
- Full cost details
- Free online training program; certificate not verified
- Where it applies
- United States hazardous materials transportation
Counts toward a license or requirement?PartlyFederal rules let hazmat training from other federal programs count toward the training your employer must give, to the extent it covers the required parts. Your employer must still add function specific training, test you and certify it, and this is not an H endorsement. Source ↗
Checked at the source Oct 12, 2026
Sources and what we verified
PHMSA training modules page ↗PHMSA outreach copy of the same page ↗What we verified: PHMSA calls it a 'free online training module program' for awareness and familiarization; page last updated October 26, 2021. Neither page mentions a certificate, and the vividlms module site could not be loaded today. Normalized freeStatus from training only to true_free (free general learning, no award).
Fees and eligibility can change. Confirm current terms with the issuer before you pay.
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