This course is designed for individuals working in paint and panel repair, vehicle workshops, metal finishers, protective coatings, and similar industries who use, decant, unpack, move, fill, store, load, or ship dangerous goods as part of their daily work. If you use chemicals (or products containing chemicals) in your job, this course covers what you need. 

It provides comprehensive training on the safe handling, use, and storage of hazardous substances across all nine classes and their divisions under New Zealand's Globally Harmonised System. Trainees learn how to identify hazards through classification systems, interpret labels and Safety Data Sheets, implement proper storage and segregation procedures, select and use appropriate personal protective equipment, and respond effectively to emergencies.

Who is this course for?

This course is designed for people who use chemicals in workshops (e.g. furniture restoration, panel and paint, powder coating, printing and marine services)

If you do any of the following, you must have dangerous goods handler training:

• You work with dangerous chemicals - you use, decant or otherwise are exposed to them in your day-to-day work

• You receive dangerous chemicals at your workplace, either as the chemical itself or in another form (e.g. batteries) - you handle the documentation and you organise the storage when they are delivered

• You manage people who work with dangerous chemicals - you need to know what they should be doing and if they're doing it right. Maybe you also have broader health and safety responsibilities

• You load or unload hazardous chemicals using a forklift or pallet jack - it's important you know what to do in the case of a leak, how to store and segregate them, etc

• You manage the storage of dangerous goods in your workplace - you need to know segregation and what to do if things go wrong.

Online Modules Include:

• Classifications of dangerous goods, including UN and GHS numbers

• Dealing with hazards and risks, including disposal of hazardous goods

• The role of people involved with dangerous goods handling

• Packaging, labels, pictograms and markings

• Load plans and packing certificates

• Segregation and storage

• Documentation

The course meets the training requirements of NZS 5433 and Regulation 4.5 (see below). Training should be repeated every 2 years.

We recommend you also complete the Spill Control and Spill Kit training course.

Does this course comply with Regulation 4.5?

The course addresses generic principles that apply to groups of similar chemicals in compliance with clause R4.5. Employers must also ensure that workers receive specific information about the particular substances they handle in their workplace. This substance-specific information includes the physico-chemical and health hazards, safe use and handling procedures, storage and disposal requirements, PPE selection and use, and emergency response actions, all of which are detailed in the product's Safety Data Sheet. This course teaches trainees how to locate, read, and apply the information contained in Safety Data Sheets to their daily work with hazardous substances.