ABOUT CERTIFICATION  

Welcome to the Galiso online training program.  We desire to work with you to improve the safety, accuracy and efficiency of compressed gas cylinder qualification practices worldwide.

Please review U.S. Dept. of Transportation requirement for Hazmat Training as set forth in the D.O.T. publication at this link:  http://www.galiso.net/Training/HTM/measure_up.pdf .  The U.S. D.O.T. does not review or certify training programs for pre-approval purposes.  It is the Hazmat Employer's responsibility to ensure that a Hazmat Employee is properly trained and tested, and may designate an outside source for training and certification.  Galiso offers "Online Hazmat Awareness Certification" and training in keeping with U.S. D.O.T. requirements.  Galiso does not at this time offer certification in keeping with Transport Canada requirements.

In order to comply with regulations and become a professionally-trained and well-equipped test facility:

·         Contact the Department of Transportation (D.O.T.):  To start the D.O.T. registration and certification process, contact the D.O.T. Approvals Branch in Washington D.C., (202) 366-4512, and request a documentation packet.  This contains the necessary papers and a listing of Third-Party Inspection Agents whom you must contact to arrange an on-site inspection of your facilities after the system is installed.  The agent will evaluate and verify that you are properly equipped, staffed, and trained to be in compliance with D.O.T. requirements.  You may also select a list of 3^rd Party Inspectors at the Galiso website under “Information” in the navigation bar.

Upon completion, the 3^rd Party Inspector provides you with a letter of recommendation, and the Approvals Branch with an inspection report.  Your company must then submit the letter and completed application to the Approvals Branch of the D.O.T. to obtain the Retester’s Identification Number (RIN).  Notification that you may begin approved testing usually takes from 10 to 14 days.

 

·         Order required documentation:  The following publications are essential to comply with regulatory standards and must be present at all times for reference:

 

A copy of the U.S. Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), Title 49, Parts 180.200-215 and related sections can be obtained from the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C. 20402.

Compressed Gas Association (CGA) required cylinder testing and inspection pamphlets C-1, C-5, C-6, C-6.1, C-6.2, C-6.3 and C-8 are available for purchase from Galiso or directly from the CGA by contacting them at (703) 788-2700.

 

CGA pamphlet C-1.1 entitled “Personnel Training and Certification Guidelines for Cylinder Requalification by the Volumetric Expansion Method” provides guidelines for training and certifying individuals responsible for the requalification of cylinders by the volumetric expansion method.  This important pamphlet outlines the Training / Certification Process;  the Requirements of a requalification facility; Required Documents and Publications; General Requirements for Program Management, Testing, Visual Inspection, Cylinder Marking and Record Keeping in addition to references and CGA sample test questions.

 

• Enroll for Hazmat Training:  Re-testers are required to have training designed to fulfill the initial and the three-year recurrent training requirement of 49 CFR 172.704(a)(1)&(2) General Awareness and Function Specific Training for Cylinder Retest Operators.   Galiso recommends Hazmat training and certification from CTC Seminars. We do not recommend that you use our Online Training solely to consider yourself "Hazmat Trained".  We hope that it will increase your understanding of Hazmat issues and serve as stop gap training until you have an opportunity to attend a CTC training seminar.
  

• A Galiso Hazmat Training Certificate will show:

  -     Identification of training:  Certification of “Online Hazmat Training”  

  -     Date of issuance.

  -     Name of Trainee.

  -     Requalification company name and address.

  -     Training program manager’s name and signature.

  -     Expiration date (valid for a period not to exceed 3 years)

   

      Along the way a question regarding compliance may pop up.  Galiso’s customer service department will step you through a procedure, analyze and troubleshoot a problem, and offer solutions to a myriad of situations.  Call us toll free at 800-854-3789 or you may use (970) 249-0233.  You may also e-mail our customer service department at: custsvc@galiso.com or our sales department at:  sales.galiso@galiso.com .