Dangerous Goods Endorsement

This course is for anyone who handles or transports any dangerous goods, e.g. fuel and chemicals, by road in New Zealand and needs a D Endorsement.

To get the endorsement, you need to complete this course and take your course certificate provided by IVS Training to a licensing agent (VTNZ, AA) to have it added to your licence and pay the additional fee directly.

The D Endorsement expires every 5 years and you must re-sit an assessment, and have it endorsed on your licence. To take the course you must have a current New Zealand drivers licence (learners, restricted or full) and we can add this course to your record of learning. The unit standard is: US 16718

At the completion of this course you will be able to:

• Transport any Dangerous Goods by road in New Zealand.

• Identify responsibilities of everybody involved in the handling of Dangerous Goods

• Provide knowledge and understanding of legislation around the handling of Dangerous Goods.

• Identify risks to people, equipment and the environment when using Dangerous Goods.

• Understand the documentation and declaration requirements relating to transport of Dangerous Goods.

• Identify Dangerous Goods in Limited Quantities (DGLQ) the packaging, markings and labelling requirements.

• Demonstrate the segregation procedures.

• Explain placarding and how and when it is used.

• Understand how to use the emergency response information.