While
working with Digital Equipment Corporation, Mr. Currie
was responsible for global regulatory
compliance and was charged
with developing and implementing a worldwide training
and compliance program for the computer manufacturer. He
is highly acclaimed for his Hazmat
training skills and ability
to captivate and motivate his students through
utilization of unique techniques and materials.
His ability to simplify regulatory complexity and enhance
student comprehension and retention through procedural
course construction has been proven at industry
sponsored seminars and within the graduate and
undergraduate degree programs of several colleges and
universities.
In addition, as president of Currie Associates, Inc.,
John Currie has provided customized
Hazmat training courses on
the new requirements to industry clients currently
engaged in intermodal, and international transportation
and has presented programs detailing the changes to
several public forums and conferences. Mr. Currie has
provided regulatory compliance training for the United Nations
Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) as part of
its TRAINMAR Inter-Regional Programme.
Mr. Currie authored the popular Driver's Guide to
Hazmat for the American Trucking Associations,
currently in its 9th printing with over 400,000 copies
being utilized throughout the trucking industry. He has
also authored several technical publications on the safe
transportation of hazardous materials including
application of the latest United Nations
recommendations. The successful
regulatory compliance series is
currently being used by thousands of hazardous material
transporters and shippers throughout the industry.
Working in conjunction with the Vessel Operators
Hazardous Materials Association, Mr. Currie developed
the IMDG Training Program currently being used by the
major ship lines of the world and quickly becoming the
training standard for use of the IMDG Code. This program
is also being utilized by the US Coast Guard, the DOT
Transportation Safety Institute, the Federal Railroad
Administration and the Canadian Coast Guard, as well as
marine training institutes in Korea and Germany.
Mr. Currie's professional affiliations include:
An Experienced leader in transport safety and regulatory
compliance in chemical transportation. Recognized
industry leader in chemical transportation programs with
emphasis on developing industry guidelines for handling
and transporting chemicals. Managed chemical off
site emergency response programs. Excellent skills
in presentation, building consensus and facilitating and
leading programs.
Transportation Safety
Lead the process that developed AlliedSignal procedures to
implement the CMA (Chemical Manufacturers Assoc.)
Responsible Care Distribution Code.
Assisted in the publication of various CMA and HMAC (Hazardous
Material Advisory Council) comments to US
Department of Transportation in support of worldwide
harmonization of transportation regulations.
Expert witness for AlliedSignal in transportation litigation.
Answered interrogatories and testified in depositions.
Past Chairman of the hazardous Material Advisory Council,
Washington, DC and past Chairman of the Chemical
Packaging Committee of the Institute of Packing
Professionals, (IOPP) Herndon VA.
Chaired the Highway and Rail Carrier Protocol Teams (CMA)
Participated on various CMA, HMAC and IOPP committees that promote
transportation and chemical handling safety.
Participated on AlliedSignal policy development team to set safety
standards at all company facilities.
Regulatory Affairs and Regulatory Compliance Programs
Instituted transportation compliance programs and trained over
2,000 key personnel in transportation regulations.
Led transportation compliance network for 25 businesses
and over 220 manufacturing locations.
Led company transportation assessment team in evaluating and
reporting of transportation data for enhanced safety.
Assumed complete responsibility of hazardous material
transportation and emergency response while supporting
commercialization of new chemicals via DOT (Department
of Transportation) and International Regulatory process.
AlliedSignal private truck fleet safety manager for a private fleet
consisting of over 150 drivers and over 500 vehicles
including tractors, van trailers, state body trucks and
cargo tanks.
Emergency Response
Developed AlliedSignal's worldwide off-site emergency response
program and trained over 600 company emergency response
personnel.
Periodically updated and issued emergency response program guidelines
to meet growth and expansion of company businesses.
Participated on CMA emergency response task group.
Participated on CMA emergency response video task group. Assisted in the development and publication of four
emergency response training videos.
Technical
Consultant and Instructor -
Dawn Anderson
Dawn Anderson,Technical
Consultant and Instructor is well known in the hazardous
materials transportation arena for her chemical
engineering background and years of developing and
presenting customized compliance training programs
focusing on 49 CFR, IATA Dangerous Goods Regulations,TDG
Canada and the IMDG Code. For the past five years she
has delivered hundreds of public and private compliance
courses on all modes of hazardous materials
transportation. Ms.Anderson has ten years of industry
experience managing regulatory compliance and
environmental affairs programs. She was also employed by
the US Coast Guard in Washington DC with responsibility
for interpreting and updating US Hazardous Material
Regulations. She has been a member of the US Delegation
to the International Maritime Organization Dangerous
Goods Sub-Committee and served on the Coast Guard
Chemical Transportation Advisory Committee (CTAC).
Instructor
- Hans Trey
Captain Hans Trey,
Instructor worked 45 years for Hapag-Lloyd, served for 15 years as Director and Vice
President. His responsibilities encompassed Dangerous Goods, M&R
Claims, Terminal Contracts and Quality, including ISO
Certifications.
Hans also served as Navigation Officer, Training Officer,
Cargo Officer, Chief Officer and became Master at 32
years of age and was employed on all
vessel types and trades of the line.
Captain Trey founded Hapag-Lloyd’s Dangerous Goods Department,
the first dangerous goods department of any European
steamship line, which rapidly developed into a
world-wide group of highly specialized experts. During
his DG tenure, he was also an official member of the
German delegation to the International Maritime
Organization in London, developing the IMDG Code for
containerized cargoes.
From 1986 until his retirement Hans was transferred to Hapag-Lloyd’s
Headquarters in the United States where he was
responsible for developing and introducing the Hazardous
Materials Training Program for Hazmat employees. He
regularly trained, together with his Hazmat Team about
400 employees and agents in the US, Canada, South
America and the Caribbean Islands. Since working with
Currie Associates Capt.Trey continues to bring
professional dangerous goods training to the maritime
industry in Asia, South America, and throughout the
world.
