The International Maritime Dangerous Goods Regulations (IMDG CODE) was promulgated by the International Maritime Organization (IMO) to protect the crew and reduce marine pollution by ensuring the safety of the transportation of dangerous goods by sea. When formulating relevant domestic regulations, each member country can also learn from the relevant chapters of IMDG, and can change the relevant clauses according to the specific domestic conditions.

International maritime regulations require that all member states of the Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS) and the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships (MARPOL 73/78) must enforce IMDG regulations. The regulations are not limited to the use of sailors. All shipping-related industrial and shipping service personnel may use some of the regulations. The regulations are composed of: technical terms, packaging, labels, signage, marking, stowage, isolation, handling and emergency response. The International Maritime Organization revises the IMDG CODE every two years.

With the continuous improvement of people's modernization level and scientific and technological progress, the society's demand for dangerous goods has increased significantly, and it has also directly driven dangerous goods companies to develop more types of dangerous goods to meet these needs. Based on this, the International Maritime Dangerous Goods Regulations clearly stipulate that all personnel engaged in shore operations of dangerous goods must participate in training in accordance with the relevant requirements of the regulations, such as: dangerous goods manufacturers, packers, warehousers, shipowners, freight forwarders, Carriers, shipping company managers, ship inspectors, dangerous goods packaging manufacturing and inspection units, dangerous goods ground operators, and port operations and management personnel. The main training content of the regulations generally includes: the correct classification of dangerous goods, the use of dangerous goods list, packaging regulations, packaging performance testing, substance identification, identification and labeling, posting of hazard notices, preparation of documents, loading and isolation standards. Practitioners must be certified to work and receive retraining according to the update interval of the regulations.

The latest version of IMDG CODE (34-08) has been enforced in January 2010. The regulations require all shore-based operators related to dangerous goods to pass corresponding training before they can take up their jobs.