Dangerous Goods Management Training Services

About Dangerous Goods Management (DGM) Training Services

DGM Training Services are able to offer you a full range of Regulatory Compliance Support options. We have a range of courses ensuring your staff have training available to comply with the relevant regulations. Our public courses are perfect for anyone learning dangerous goods regulations for the first time. We have experienced tutors with specific industry experience under their belt. No matter your question they will be able to assist.

Many courses require recurrent training due to regulation changes. DGM is involved with the shipment of dangerous goods on a day-to-day basis and as a result our team are the best to advise you on changes. Our courses ensure you’re up-to-date on all changes and amendments since your last certification.

About our training partnerships

To ensure our we meet the variety of training required by clients we have two partnerships with other training providers: Dangerous Goods Compliance (HSWA Workplace Chemical Handling Training) and SPS Biosecurity Ltd (Approved MPI Accredited Person and Transitional Facility Operator courses). This ensures your training can all be arranged through the one contact and on account through Dangerous Goods Management.

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IATA Dangerous Goods Initial and Recurrent Courses

Becoming an authorized independent organisation to deliver training in the field of Dangerous Goods Regulations is no easy feat. To be authorized an organisation must be a member of the IATA Accredited Training School Network and also a New Zealand Civil Aviation Authority approved Part 141 Airline Training Organisation.

DGM is approved by the required authorities (IATA and CAA) to provide training to our clients. We offer both the five day initial course and recurrent three day training for those needing to renew current certification. Our approval by IATA and CAA, and yearly auditing by IATA, ensures our clients are receiving the best possible training for what can be a very complex area of freight movement.

If you want to book an IATA Course today please click here to be directed to our training courses.

MPI Accredited Persons (Biosecurity Awareness) Course and partnership with SPS Biosecurity Ltd

DGM Training Services have a strategic partnership with biosecurity specialists SPS Biosecurity Ltd to provide approved MPI training courses for Accredited Persons. A Transitional Facility receiving air or sea containers must have one or more Accredited Person’s available to check the containers. To become an Accredited Person, an individual must complete with competence the required MPI Accredited Person (Biosecurity Awareness) course, and then complete an additional approval process with MPI directly – click here for the complete process and application forms. Courses are facilitated by SPS Biosecurity trainer Jessica Wallace and are held within our training rooms: DGM, 39 Richard Pearse Drive, Airport Oaks, Auckland.

The role of an Accredited Person is an important one to New Zealand. New Zealand is an isolated country and with the increase of global trade this places pressure on our biosecurity systems, especially those involved in devanning containers. An Accredited Person plays a key role ensuring that exotic pests do not become established in our country. Anything out of the ordinary for a sea container is to be reported to MPI:

Live organisms – Call 0800 809 966
Fungus or contamination or wood packaging
Other biosecurity contamination to be swept and placed in a quarantine bin (check your training material)
Non-ISPM 15 wood packaging material
Other restricted packaging materials e.g. straw or used tyres

MPI Transitional Facility Operator Course and partnership with SPS Biosecurity Ltd

DGM Training Services have a strategic partnership with Biosecurity specialists SPS Biosecurity Ltd to provide approved MPI Transitional Facility Operator (TFO) courses. Training in becoming a Transitional Facility Operator is a part of meeting MPI requirements for Transitional Facility approval under the Standard for Transitional Facilities for General Uncleared Risks Goods (MPI-STD-TFGEN). The course covers responsibilities of a TFO and their role in managing a Transitional Facility. Courses are facilitated by SPS Biosecurity trainer Jessica Wallace and are held within our training rooms: DGM, 39 Richard Pearse Drive, Airport Oaks, Auckland.

To view our full range of training courses click here.
Unsure whether your company is an approved Transitional Facility? Click here to search the approved list.

HSWA Workplace Chemical Handling Training (previously HSNO) and partnership with Dangerous Goods Compliance

As you may know, the previous concept of HSNO Approved Handler is gone and has been replaced with Regulation 4.5, other than that for class 6.1A and 6.1B substances. These certificates are now issued as Certified Handler Compliance Certification. If you already have attained Approved Handler certification these will be recognised moving forward as the training competency is similar to the new requirement. Full details of the requirements handling Hazardous Substances can be found on the new WorkSafe NZ website. How this is to be achieved is up to the PCBU – see “Information, training and instruction for workers handling hazardous substances – quick guide” on the WorkSafe NZ website.

No one knows this side of the industry better than Dangerous Goods Compliance (DGC). Our company sparked a relationship with DGC back in 2009 and we can therefore offer both the HSWA Workplace Chemical Handling Training Basic and Comprehensive courses on account to our clients. There’s no difference in course prices, just the ease of having one place and one contact to arrange all your training requirements. We will manage your booking administration for you and DGC will facilitate the course on the day. DGC have Approved Test Certifiers, NZQA and LTSA trainers.

Courses are available in all centers from Auckland to Christchurch however they’re in high demand – don’t miss out, book today.

Training at your Facility

We can arrange any of our courses at your facility based on a minimum of ten attendees. On the other hand, if you’re looking for something a bit different we can tailor any of our courses to provide an exclusive course suited your specific facility requirements. On site training is regularly provided by DGM within New Zealand and overseas.

Don’t have the classroom facilities? Don’t worry – we can hold an exclusive course for your company within our training rooms.

If you’re interested in arranging training for your organisation please contact us today.

Russell Hay

Training Manager

You’ll see Russell in the classroom more than in the office, but he knows the IATA Dangerous Goods Regulations like the back of his hand.

Touzelle Batkin

Trainer

Touzelle facilitates a variety of courses including the Introduction to Freight Forwarding course, Infectious Substances course and RACA course.

About Russell Hay

DGM Training Manager, Russell Hay, has been involved in the cargo industry since 1976. In his previous position with Air New Zealand he was responsible for training courier, road transport and airline operations staff in the handling and processing of cargo. He also represented the airline regularly at IATA Dangerous Goods Board meetings. A significant portion of this training was allocated to the carriage of dangerous goods and Russell has become an acknowledged expert in this field.

Russell is an accomplished presenter and has addressed conferences in Hong Kong, Australia and New Zealand. He is the current Chairman of the New Zealand Dangerous Goods Air Transport Council.

About Touzelle Batkin

Touzelle brings many years of experience with biosecurity and has also been a laboratory technician and vet nurse. She has worked in all areas of the Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) border clearances including managing and training Quarantine Inspectors at the Auckland Port. Touzelle has recently undergone specialist training in New Zealand and Singapore to become an approved IATA Dangerous Goods trainer.

Touzelle currently takes the Infectious Substances by Air course, Introduction to Freight Forwarding Course and Regulated Air Cargo Agent course. From 2018 she will also start facilitating various Dangerous Goods training offered by DGM including Dangerous Goods Handling, International Maritime Dangerous Goods, and the IATA Dangerous Goods Course.