Preparing and Shipping Consignments Refrigerated with Dry Ice

1-day (6 hours) LIVE virtual classroom course

IATA’s one-day training course on Dry Ice meets the needs of personnel involved in handling, packing, marking and labeling shipments that contain dry ice as a refrigerant. Dry ice, also known as solid carbon dioxide, is considered hazardous material (Hazmat) when transported by air and therefore requires regulatory training. Hazardous materials are substances or items that can potentially harm people, property or the environment and are listed in the IATA Dangerous Goods Regulations and classified accordingly.

Course Code: DGC026VCEN01

Course format

• The live sessions of this virtual classroom course are delivered by an official IATA Instructor.
• The course will take you approximately 6 hours to complete and be held over 1 day.
• There will be 2 live interactive virtual classroom sessions per day, each session will be 180 minutes.
• The live sessions will require your participation, with multiple Q&A sessions and additional time spent on self-study material including projects, research, additional reading and videos.
• Student performance will be based on an assessment.

Technical requirements

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Prerequisites

• Recommended level is Entry-level.
• The recommended level of language proficiency is ICAO Operational Level 4 for courses in English or the equivalent level for other languages.

How to register

• When you click the Register button, you will be directed to log in to your Training Account. Please have your login details ready.
• Register early and save up to 25% at our Training Centers! Please read the Terms and Conditions for the early bird discount. The discount will be calculated at the time of payment.

To arrange in-house training for your company: Complete the in-house training request form or contact the B2B Training Specialist in your region.

Virtual venues

We schedule our virtual classroom courses through one of 3 virtual venues, each in a different time zone for your convenience. For more information, please visit our page on virtual classroom timing or contact our Customer Portal.

Please check the exact schedule of each class below (View more details) and click ‘Register’.

Upon completing this course, you will be able to:

• Familiarize yourself with the basics of handling hazardous materials (Hazmat)
• Discuss the importance of classification and packaging of dangerous goods and hazardous materials
• Interpret communication relating to hazardous materials, including dry ice
• Apply procedures and prepare shipments containing dry ice
• Follow basic emergency response principles

The key topics that are covered during this course include:

• The IATA Dangerous Goods Regulations framework
• Understanding the basics of dangerous goods
• Recognizing the 9 classes of dangerous goods
• List of dangerous goods
• Special provisions
• Dry ice properties and proper shipping name
• Packing instructions
• State and operator variations
• Labels and marks
• Documentation
• Dry ice handling procedures
• Emergency procedures

This course is recommended for:

• Companies involved in the shipping of products that requires refrigerant:
  • Food products
  • Medical or bio samples (non-infectious)
  • Other non-infectious samples or specimen
• Laboratories staff and technicians

An IATA Certificate of Completion is awarded to participants obtaining a grade of 80% or higher on an assessment. A special distinction is awarded to participants obtaining a grade of 90% or higher.
Please note: This certificate is valid for 24 months.