TSA Hazardous Materials Endorsement (HME) Threat Assessment
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What you'll learn
You apply online or at a center, give fingerprints and identity documents, and pay $86.50 so TSA can run the security threat assessment your state requires before adding a hazmat endorsement, renewed about every five years.
- Online application and scheduling
- Fingerprints and identity documents
- Security threat assessment
- Five year renewal
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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.
- How you learn
- Online, self paced, about 60 days.
- 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
- Required to work in this field where it applies, and the first thing employers check. Get it and every door in the field opens.
What you will pay$86.50Upfront cost. Full details below.
- Time
- Enroll at least 60 days before needed; processing may exceed 45 days.
- Before you start
- State issued CDL; US citizen, lawful permanent resident, naturalized citizen, or nonimmigrant alien, asylee or refugee in lawful status (state may be stricter); fingerprints; passport or license plus birth certificate.
- How you are tested
- Online application plus in person fingerprinting at an application center.
- Renewal
- Generally every five years with new fingerprints; some states require more often. HME issued via TWIC expires with the TWIC assessment.
- Full cost details
- $86.50 new applicant (non refundable, valid five years); $41.00 reduced fee for holders of a valid TWIC in states that accept the TWIC assessment. In FL, KY, MD, NY, PA, TX, VA and WI drivers apply through the state DMV instead, so fees may differ. State endorsement test fees are extra.
- Where it applies
- United States; state issues the H endorsement after TSA clearance
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Sources and what we verified
TSA HME page: fees, eligibility, process ↗What we verified: Fees and process quoted from tsa.gov today. A renewal fee is not listed separately on the page.
Fees and eligibility can change. Confirm current terms with the issuer before you pay.
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