The international maritime dangerous goods code (IMDG Code) is promulgated by the International Maritime Organization (IMO) to protect the crew and reduce marine pollution by ensuring the safety of maritime transport of dangerous goods. When formulating relevant domestic regulations, each member state can also learn from the relevant chapters of IMDG and change the relevant provisions according to the specific domestic conditions. The regulations require all Member States of SOLAS and MARPOL 73 / 78 to enforce IMDG regulations. The of the regulations is not limited to the use of sailors. All personnel in shipping related industries and shipping services may use some of the regulations of the regulations. Regulations consist of: technical terms, packaging, labels, bulletin boards, markings, stowage, isolation, handling and emergency response. IMO revises IMDG Code every two years.

With the continuous improvement of people's living standards and scientific and technological progress, the social demand for dangerous goods has increased significantly. At the same time, it also directly drives the dangerous goods enterprises to develop more kinds of dangerous goods to meet these needs. Based on this, it is clearly stipulated in the international maritime dangerous goods regulations that all personnel engaged in onshore operation of dangerous goods must participate in the training according to the relevant requirements of the regulations, such as dangerous goods manufacturers, packers, warehouses, ship owners, freight forwarders, carriers, ship company managers, ship inspectors, dangerous goods packaging manufacturing and inspection units Dangerous goods ground operators and port operators and managers, etc. The main training contents of laws and regulations generally include: correct classification of dangerous goods, use of dangerous goods list, packaging regulations, packaging performance test, substance identification, identification and labeling, posting of danger notices, preparation of documents, loading and isolation, etc. Employees must work with certificates and receive retraining according to the update interval of laws and regulations.

The latest version of IMDG Code (34-08) has been enforced since January 2010. The regulations require that all onshore operators related to dangerous goods must pass corresponding training before taking up their posts.