Dangerous Goods Instructor's
Symposium Presentations

Important Notice: December 11, 2008
The trainers symposium RegStick™ will download the presentations automatically after they have been posted online. We should have the presentations posted by December 19, 2008.
Call us at 1-800-621-5808, ext. 2350 with any questions or concerns.
Workshops:

Tuesday, October 21, 2008
Workshop Session 1 -- Professional Development #1
8:30 am - 2:00 pm -- Dangerous Goods Training Association Working Meeting
1:00 pm - 4:00 pm -- Introduction to Training Methods
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm -- Dangerous Goods Instructor Standards programs in Europe (Panel)
2:30 pm - 4:00 pm -- Defining the Hazmat Professional

Wednesday AM, October 22, 2008
Workshop Session 2 -- Professional Development #2
8:30 am - 12:00 pm -- Introduction to Training Methods
8:30 am - 12:00 pm -- ICAO Workshop and Town Hall Meeting

Wednesday PM, October 22, 2008
Workshop Session 3 -- Industry Development
1:30 pm - 3:30 pm -- Best Practices Implementation - Focus on In-House and Commercial Training
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm -- Best Practices Implementation - Focus on Modal Considerations
1:30 pm - 3:00 pm -- The Games the Trainers Play
3:30 pm - 5:00 pm -- OSHA for DG Users
3:30 pm - 5:00 pm -- Focus on Latin America Issues (Conducted in Spanish)

Thursday, October 23, 2008
Opening Plenary - Best Practices Report Card
9:00 am - 9:15 am -- Introductions and Welcome - DGIS II to DGIS III
9:15 am - 9:30 am -- Dangerous Goods Awareness - Children's Curriculum
9:30 am - 10:00 am -- North American Best Practices Implementation
10:00 am - 10:30 am -- Developing an Association - DGTA Takes Shape

Thursday, October 23, 2008
Plenary 2 - Profession Development
11:00 am - 11:30 am -- Understanding the Standard Safety Data Sheet - The MSDS Comes of Age
11:30 am - 12:30 pm -- Uses and Abuses of Powerpoint

Thursday, October 23, 2008
Plenary 3 - Instructor's Guide to Regulations
2:00 pm - 2:30 pm -- US-DOT Strategic Initiatives
2:30 pm - 3:00 pm -- ICAO's Work Program
3:30 pm - 4:00 pm -- IMO's Training Regulations
4:00 pm - 4:30 pm -- ADR for 49CFR Hazmat Instructors

Friday AM, October 24, 2008
Plenary 3
9:00 am - 9:30 am -- In-House Training - Barriers to Success and How to Succeed
9:30 am - 10:30 am -- Rail - The "Other" Inter-Modal Mode
11:00 am -11:30 am -- Class 7 for Non-radioactive people
      (Please email Larry Gaines to request presentation.)
11:30 am - 12:00 pm -- Understanding Fuel Cells before you teach them
12:00 pm - 12:30 pm -- Investigating Industrial Accidents
12:30 pm - Close -- Open Forum