Hazardous Materials Transportation Training Instructors

John V. Currie, VOHMA Technical Consultant and Administrator
He is internationally recognized as a leader in the hazardous materials compliance industry. His extensive background includes duties as - 

• the former supervisor and trainer for the New York State Police Hazardous Materials Enforcement Unit,
• Director of Safety and Hazardous Materials Specialist for the American Trucking Associations, Corporate Manager of Hazardous Materials Transportation for Digital Equipment Corporation.

Throughout his career in the transportation safety field, he has worked with legislative and regulatory staffs at both the state and federal level to draft, introduce, support and implement reasonable and prudent controls within the transportation industry. He has developed and presented written and oral testimony on hazardous materials and transportation safety in both Houses of the U.S. Congress. He has written several books on the guiding principals of hazardous materials and dangerous goods transportation and participates in the IMO Dangerous Goods Subcommittee and the UN Committee of Experts on the Transportation of Dangerous Goods. In addition to hundreds of industry seminars, Mr. Currie has taught the principles of hazardous materials transportation management at seminars and undergraduate and graduate degree programs at US universities.

Capt. Hans Trey
Instructor worked 45 years for Hapag-Lloyd, 15 years as Director and Vice President at Hapag-Lloyd (America) Inc. His responsibilities encompassed Dangerous Goods, M&R Claims, Terminal Contracts and Quality, including ISO Certifications.

Hans 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 acting 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 into containerization. Hans 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.

Aside from heading the departments mentioned above, Hans was responsible for developing and introducing the Hazardous Materials Training Program for Hapag-Lloyd 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 VOHMA, Capt. Trey continues to bring professional dangerous goods training to the maritime industry in Asia and throughout the world.

Tom Ferguson, CHMM, DGSA, CQA
Technical Consultant and Instructor 
Tom has worked for over 14 years in the in the dangerous goods transportation industry, most recently serving for 7 years as the Manager, DG Management for Delta Airlines. In this position he also served on the International Air Transport Association (IATA) Dangerous Goods Panel and the Chairman of the Council on Safe Transportation of Hazardous Articles (COSTHA) Air Carrier Committee, the Air Transport Association (ATA) Hazardous Materials Committee and served on the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) delegation. Additionally, Tom leads the Council On Safe Transportation of Hazardous Articles (COSTHA) delegation to the United Nations Sub Committee on the Transport of Dangerous Goods. Mr. Ferguson has earned his Dangerous Goods Safety Advisor and Certified Hazardous Materials Manager designations.