The IATA 'DG Center of Expertise' strives to lead industry efforts to ensure the safe handling of dangerous goods in air transport, by providing a broad array of technical knowledge, products, services and training solutions tailored to meet industry needs.
Setting the Standards Leads to Safety!
Ensuring that undeclared dangerous goods do not get on board an aircraft is one of many key objectives of IATA's dangerous goods programme. By defining standards for documentation, handling and training, and by actively promoting the adoption and use of those standards by the air cargo industry, a very high degree of safety has been achieved in dangerous goods transport.
Effectiveness and Efficiency
Working closely with governments in the development of the regulations, including ICAO and other national authorities, IATA ensures that the rules and regulations governing dangerous goods transport are both effective and efficient. The goal is to make it just as easy to ship dangerous goods by air as any other product so it removes any incentive to by-pass the regulations.
Dangerous Goods Regulations (DGR)
Information is key to any safety programme, no less for dangerous goods in air transport. Through its Dangerous Goods Regulations and a comprehensive and effective training programme, IATA ensures that shippers, forwarders and carriers have the tools and resources to ship dangerous goods safely.
Through our network of IATA-accredited training schools we provide training worldwide by local partners. These warrant that the high IATA training standards are maintained and that local regulations are complied with.
The Addendum for the 49'th Edition of the IATA Dangerous Goods Regulations has been published on June 17th, 2008.
Click here to download your copy.
Compliance with the regulations requires specific training
The successful application of regulations concerning the transport of dangerous goods and the achievement of their objectives are greatly dependent on the appreciation by all individuals concerned of the risks involved and on a detailed understanding of the Regulations. This can only be achieved by properly planned and maintained initial and recurrent training programmes for all persons concerned in the transport of dangerous goods.
Depending on the professional responsibilities of a person such training must be in line with the scope of the applicable staff category. Check Sub-Section 1.5 of the IATA Dangerous Goods Regulations for further information.
IATA Airline Dangerous Goods Training Validation Programme
Newly launched in 2006, this programme has been designed to provide airlines with the opportunity to acquire certification from IATA, attesting that their DG acceptance training is benchmarked against and meets IATA's high quality safety training standards.
To learn more about how to implement best industry practices into your training structure download the Application Booklet.
Supporting the Industry
IATA Supports the air transport industry through a broad range of activities. The recent DG Awareness Seminar In Johannesburg, South Africa adressed safety relevant issues and aimed at raising the awareness in regard to the transport of dangerous goods by air. For those interested the presentations can be downloaded here.