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PREFACE

Thesenoteshavebeenpreparedingoodfaithandtothebestofoutknowledge.

Theymustnotbeusedinanywayasthesolereferenceindangerousgoods

transportation.Thepertinentregulations,codes,etc.mustbeapplieddirectlyin

everycase.

Regulationschangefrequentlyandnewonesareintroduced.Moreover,inorder

toproducethesenotesinaconcisemanneraconsiderableamountof

simplificationhashadtotakeplace.Noresponsibilitycanbeacceptedby

RitchiesTrainingCentreasaresultoferrorsoromissions,actionstakenor

eventsarisingfollowingattendanceataRitchiesTrainingCentre’strainingcourseortheuseofthesesnotes.

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End of the 3.5 Tonne DerogationTheforthcomingendtothederogationfordriversofvehiclesoflessthan3.5tonnesmaximumpermissiblemassnottoholdavocationaltrainingcertificate(ADRcertifi-cate)massmaymeanthatcarriersofdangerousgoodswilllookforotheravenuesforrelieffromthefullburdenoftheADR.Manycarriersaffectedbythischangetendtobesmallbusinessessothatreleasingdriversforlengthydangerousgoodstrainingimposesasignificantfinancialburden.TherehasbeenapowerfuloutcryfromLPGindustryrepresentativesattheADRcommitteeandattheUNinGenevaabouttheeffectoftheendofthederogationonthemultitudeofsmalldistributorsacrossEurope,whichhassofargoneunheeded. Changes to the Rule for Training of Drivers of Vehicles carrying Dangerous Goods.Currentlydriversofvehicleswithapermissiblemaximummassexceeding3.5

tonneshavetopossesanADRtrainingcertificate.From1

stJanuary2007theexemptionfordriversofvehicleslessthan3.5tonnesex-

pires.Fromthatdatedriversofallvehiclesthatcarrydangerousgoodswillbere-quiredtoholdavocationaltrainingcertificate(ADR).General Training RequirementsSince1999allpersons(notonlydrivers)suchasconsignors,carriers,packersandcontaineroperators,whosedutiesconcernthecarriageofdangerousgoodsrequiresomeformoftraining.Theyhavetoreceivetrainingappropriatetotheirresponsibili-

tiesandduties.Thistrainingisusuallyanawarenesscourse.Theawarenesscoursemustcoverthefollowingsubjects:GeneralAwarenessTrainingFunction-specificTraining&SafetyTrainingDriver Training from 1

stJan 2007

Alldriversofvehiclesthatcarrydangerousgoods(wherenoexemptionscanbe

claimed(seepage6foralistofexemptions))mustbeinpossessionofaVocationalTraining(ADR)Certificate.TheADRcertificateisgainedbyattendingapprovedclassroomsessionsandsittingexaminations.






Otherdelegationsstressedthattrainingrequirementshadcausedasignificantin-

creaseintheproductioncostofthetransportofdangerousgoods,andthatinorder

toavoidit,theindustrywasmoreandmoreresortingtousingvehiclesnotexceed-

ing3.5tonnes,whichwereincreasinglyeffectiveinpowerandspeedbutfellshort

ofnumeroussafetyrequirements.

TherepresentativeofItalyproposedthatthedecisiononthisproposalshouldbe

deferred;soastogiveGovernmentstimetocollectaccidentstatisticsandassess

safetyadvantagesinrelationtocost.Afteravoteresultinginequalnumbersfor

andagainst,theproposalwasbyItalywasnotaccepted.

TheWorkingPartyfinallydecidedtoadopttheproposalbyLiechtensteintothe

effectthatalldriversofvehiclescarryingdangerousgoods,irrespectiveoftheper-

missiblemaximummassofthevehicle,subjecttotheexemptionssetoutin1.1.3,

mustbetrainedinaccordancewith8.2.1.Thismeasurewouldtakeeffecton1

January2007atthelatest.

Sowhatexemptionscanbeclaimed,thisisthepurposeofthisbooklet.

Pleaseseetherelevantpagesthatyouthinkarerelevanttoyoufromthefollowing

listonPage6.

References:

ADR:EuropeanAgreementConcerningtheInternationalCarriageofDangerous

GoodsbyRoad

ThecurrentADRbookisthe2005edition(ISBN:92-1-13097-4)andisduetobe

updated(2007edition)laterthisyear.




ADR EXEMPTIONS

Currentlytherearefiveexemptionsubparagraphsin1.1.3.1thoughthiswill

increasetosixin2007withtheadditionofsubparagraph(f).

Subject Page

(a) CarriagebyIndividuals 7

(b) CarriageofMachineryandEquipment

containingDangerousGoods. 8&9

(c) CarriageAncillarytoMainActivity 10

(d) Breakdowns 11

(e) SavingHumanLife/ProtectingEnvironment 11

(f) thecarriageofuncleanedemptystaticor

storagevessels 12&13

LimitedQuantities 14

Carrierswillstillhavethereliefprovidedby

exemptionsprovidedforsmallloadsgiven

in1.1.3.6ofADR,ofcourse 15/16/17

Authorisations 18

DfTGuidanceNote 19/20




Carriage by Private Individuals.

Lookingattheexistingderogationsin1.1.3.1,thefirst[(a)]exemptsthecarriageof

dangerousgoodsbyprivateindividualsprovidedthegoodsarepackagedforretail

sale andthegoodsare:

♦ intendedfortheirpersonal,domestic,leisureorsportingactivities; and

♦ providedthatmeasureshavebeentakentopreventanyleakage.

Withthisexemptionthereisadutyimposedonthegeneralpublictotakemeasures

topreventleakageinnormalconditionsoftransport.

Isitatallreasonabletoexpectthe60millionsubjectsorsooftheQueenintheUnitedKingdomtohavereadtheADRandtobefamiliarwiththisrequirement?

SupposingI,asason-in-law,needtoapartusedcanofflammablepaintthinners

roundtomymother-in-law’shouseforabitofDIYinthebootofmycar.

IsitreasonablethatIshouldbeawarethatIcouldbecommittinganoffenceifthe

topwasnotisnotfullyclosed?I’dbecommittingsomekindofoffence,too,ifI

tooksomeliquidBBQfueldowntotheschoolsummerfêtewithoutthetopon,

perhapsbecauseithadbeenlost,andinsteadtheopeningstuffedwithapieceof

rag(whichcouldproduceacapillaryeffect).

Yes,weallknowthatignoranceofthelawisnoexcusebutreally–toexpectevery-

oneinsuchcircumstancestoreadthe1400pagesofADRand(currently)two

StatutoryInstrumentsontopordinarilymustinfringesomesortofhumanright?

MightIbeinmoredangerfromthewrathofmymother-in-lawifIdon’tdothatbitof

paintinganddecorating?

Whathappenswhensomeonehasahobbyofrenovatingoldvehiclesandcarries

weldinggascylinders.Couldthisbealeisureactivitytowhichderogation(a)

applies?

Anyonecould,intheory,goalongtoacuttingandweldinggasdepotandpickup

somecylindersforprivateuse.Couldonesaythatthegascylinderswere

packagedforretailsaleinthiscaseoristhisstretchingthederogationtoofar?




Carriage of Machinery and Equipment Containing Dangerous Goods.

TheUNModelRegulationsprovideUN3363fordangerousgoodsinmachineryor

apparatus.SuchgoodsarerecommendedforClass9withaspecialprovision

limitingthequantityofdangerousgoodstotheinnerpackagelimitforlimitedquantities.However,theRID/ADRauthoritiesaremindedtoallowamuchmore

generousderogation.IfyouconsulttheRID/ADRdangerousgoodslistyouwill

findthatUN3363goodsarenotconsidereddangerousforrailandroadtransport

inanyquantity,itseems.Thisisfurtherconfirmedbythethirdofthederogations

in1.1.3.1at(c).Anymachineryorequipmentnotspecificallymentionedinthe

ADRwhichcontainsdangerousgoodsmaybetransportedwithoutbeingsubject

toitsprovisionsinanywaysolongasmeasureshavebeentakentopreventany

leakageofcontents.

So,thefirstthingtocheckiswhetherthemachineryorequipmentisspecifically

mentionedintheADR.Ifitis,therulesapplicabletoitstransportwouldapplyas

normal.

Examplesofgoodsforwhichthisderogationcannotbeclaimedcouldincludee.g.

life-savingappliances(UN2990,UN3072),airbaginflatorsorairbagmodules

(UN3268),chemicalorfirstaidkits(UN3316),articles,pressurizedpneumaticor

hydraulic(UN3164)andothers.

ThedecisionoftheDfTin2004tofollowtheADRinregulatingflammableliquid

hydrocarbonfuelsofUN1202upto100oCflashpointhastriggeredaparticular

issuewithrespecttotheuseofthisexemption.

TherearemanymobileelectricpowergeneratorsinservicethroughouttheUK.

Theymaybeneededastemporarypowersuppliesforhospitals,buildingsites,en-

tertainmentvenuesetc.

Theyaredieselpowered,usuallyandhaveafueltank.Thisistypicallylocatedas

abox-shapedtankunderneaththedieselengine.Priortothechangeintheregu-

lationstheirtransportwasoflittleconsequencefordangerousgoods.However

allthatchangedon10thMay2004.




Carriage of Machinery and Equipment Containing Dangerous Goods. (Cont.)

Thefuel,whichcouldbeasmuchas1500litresormorerepresentsasignificant

quantityandpossiblynotthesortofquantitythattheRID/ADRauthoritieshadin

mindtoexemptwhen(c)of1.1.3.6wasdrawnup.

Realisingthis,theDfThasplacedapaperontheagendaoftheJointRID/ADR

meetingaskingforacommoninterpretationastohowfarthederogationcanbe

taken.MyowntakeonthesituationisthattheDfTwouldbeuncomfortableifthe

derogationwereextendedtosuchaquantityofdieselfuelcontainedinthese

mobilegenerators

WhiletheRID/ADRcommitteedeliberatesonthematter,theDfThasissued

guidanceonhowtheexemptionistobeappliedseepage19&20.

Manysuppliersofmobilegeneratorsneedtoprovideanadditionalandseparate

fueltank.Thisleadstothequestionastohowthatfueltankshouldberegarded

fortransport,especiallycoulditstransportbeexemptedinanyway.

Thisquestionleadsnicelyintothenewexemptionwhichwillbeaddedto1.1.3.1

in2007(see(f)onpage13).

White lining and other road construction vehicles

Dedicatedroadconstructionmachineryshouldberegardedasexempt.

Thusvehiclesusedbywhiteliningcontractorsareexemptaslongastheyare

dedicatedforthetaskandnotsimply,forexample,flatbedlorriesthathappento

havetheequipmentonboard.

Similarprincipleswouldapplytomachinerysuchasroadplaningmachines,black

topmachinesetc.

SeeHSEwebsite:http://www.hse.gov.uk/cdg/manual/

commonprobs.htm#white_lining




Carriage Ancillary to Main Activity.

Thethirdexemptionin1.1.3.1at(c).

Thisexemptioncoverscarriagebythosethatisancillarytotheirmainactivity,suchasdeliveriesorreturnsfrombuildingorcivilengineeringsites,orinrelationto

surveying,repairsandmaintenanceinquantitiesnotmorethan450litresper

packageandthetotalquantitypervehiclelimitedtotheloadlimitsof1.1.3.6.

Thisisausefullittleexemptiontocoversmallamountsofdangerousgoodstobe

takene.g.fromoneclosingbuildingsitetoanother.

TheexamplesofancillarycarriagegivenintheADRarebriefandcouldbeextended

toincludemanymorebusinessandprofessionsthatleadmetowonderhowfarthis

exemptionmaybetaken.Whataboutadoctororavetonhisrounds?Ifthey

takeanydangerousgoodswiththemcouldthisbe“ancillarycarriage”?

Useofthisexemptionfortradesmensuchasroofers,plumbers,painters&decora-

torswouldseemtobealegitimateuseoftheexemption.ButiftheycarriedButane

asanexamplehowaretheytoknowthatshouldtheyeverattempttocarrymore

thananetmassofmorethan333kg(seePage15onexemptionpertransportunit).

Ihaveseenpick-upvansbelongingtorooferswherethenumberofLPGlarge

bottlesmusthaveperilouslyclosetothislimit.

Iwonderiftheywereawareoftheconsequencesofexceedingthe333kglimit?

Thereisaridertothisderogationwhichisaimedatreducingitsabuse.

Thecarriagemustnotbefortheactualsupplyofthegoodstoausernortointernal

orexternaldistribution.

So,forexample,ifLPGbottleswerebeingsuppliedbyanemployertoplumbersworkingonvarioussites,thederogationcouldnotbeclaimed,onlybytheplumbers

themselvesaspartoftheirtoolsandequipmentforthejob.




Breakdowns

Thefourthderogation[(d)]of1.1.3.1addresses,inparticular,carriageofdanger-

ous goodsbybreakdown vehiclescarryingor towing vehicleswhichhave been

involvedinanaccidentorwherethevehicleshavebrokendown.

Itisimportanttonotethattoclaimthisexemption,thecarriagehastobeperformed

bytheemergencyservicesor,ifnotdirectlyperformedbythem,undertheirsuper-

vision, presumably meaning under escort (or could carriage supervised by

continuousCCTVcameracoveronamotorwaybesufficient“supervision”required

bythisderogation?).

Thisderogationhasbeenrevisedandextendedforthe2007ADRandwillread:

(d) the carriage undertaken by or under the supervision of the emergency

services,insofarassuchcarriageisnecessaryinrelationtotheemergency

response,inparticularcarriageundertaken:

♦ bybreakdownvehiclescarryingvehicleswhichhavebeeninvolvedin

accidentsorhavebrokendownandcontaindangerousgoods;or

♦ tocontainandrecoverthedangerousgoodsinvolvedinanincidentor

accidentandmovethemtoasafeplace ;".

ThesecondindentwhichIhaveputinitalicsshouldbenotedasnewtextallowing

dangerousgoodse.g.whichhasbeenlostfromaloadtoberecoveredseparately

from theoriginalcarryingvehiclebutnonetheless, the “supervision” requirement

mustbecompliedwith.

Saving Human Life or Protecting the Environment.

The fifth derogation [(e)] of 1.1.3.1 dealswith emergency transport intended to

savehumanlivesortoprotecttheenvironmentprovidedallmeasuresaretakento

ensurethatsuchtransportiscarriedoutincompletesafety.Thisisanextremely

importantderogation,ofcourse,butwhatis“completesafety”?Howarecourts

tointerpretthisgiventhedictumthatthereisnosuchthingascompletesafety?




Carriage of Uncleaned, Empty Static or Storage Vessels.

A new sixth derogation*will be introduced into 1.1.3.1 in 2007 as (f) whichwill

read:

"(f) thecarriageofuncleanedemptystaticstoragevesselswhichhavecon-tained gases of Class 2, groups A, O or F, substances of Class 3 or Class 9

belongingtopackinggroupIIorIIIorpesticidesofClass6.1belongingtopacking

groupIIorIII,subjecttothefollowingconditions:

- Allopeningswiththeexceptionofpressurereliefdevices(whenfitted)are

hermeticallyclosed;

-Measureshavebeentakentopreventanyleakageofcontentsinnormal

conditionsofcarriage;and

- Theloadis fixedincradlesorcratesorotherhandlingdevicesor to the

vehicleorcontainerinsuchawaythattheywillnotbecomelooseorshiftdur-

ingnormalconditionsofcarriage.

This exemption does not apply to static storage vessels and tankswhich have

containeddesensitizedexplosivesorsubstances thecarriageofwhich isprohib-

itedbyADR.".

*Therewere two lastminute amendmentsmade tonew (f)at theADRmeeting

May9-12th2006whichhasbeenincluded.

Asyoucansee it isanewandmorecomprehensiveexemptionthan thecurrent

derogationwhichisonlyforgasstatictanksonly. Ifastaticorstoragevesselis

tobetransportednominallyemptywithresiduesofanyoftheclasses,groupsand

packinggroupslisted,providedthecarriageconditionsareobserved,suchstaticor

storage vessels may be transported without the application of the relevantprovisionsofADR.Notethattherearenocapacitylimitssetforthestaticorstor-

agetankssothattheycanbeaslargeasyoulike.




This derogation opens up the possibility of the fuel tanks for generators to be

transportedseparatelyoralongsidethemobilegeneratorstoandfromsites.

Itopensupthepossibility,too,fortheDfTtoabandonthemoreterseexemptionfor

storagetanksatregulation5(14)ofSI568/04.However,thereisasting-in-the-tail.

At its most recent session the WP.15 ADR committee decided that a static or

storage tank is one whichwasoriginally designed for the storage of dangerous

goodsratherthanfortheirtransport. Theydecided,therefore,thatthederogation

cannot apply to the carriage of transport equipment such as IBC’s or tank-

containers,which,notfulfillingtheprovisionsofADR,aresubsequentlyintendedfor

storagepurposes.

GiventhisinterpretationhandeddownbyADRitseemstomethattankswhichare

usedfortemporarystorageoffuelse.g.formobilegeneratorscouldnotbeconsid-

eredtobestaticorstoragetanksandwouldeitherhavetobefullycleanedofall

residuesfortransportorbesubjectedtothefullweightofthetankdesign,construc-

tion,inspection,testingandcertificationrequirementsoftheADRif(1)“newtanks”

or(2) transportedunder theprovisionsofSchedule1ofSI568/04 or, (3) ifsmall

enough,betransportedundertheAuthorisationsforexistingBowsers.

Tobeastorageorstatictanktowhichnew(f)couldapplytherewouldneedtobe

somemoredefinite signsofpermanence ofdesign such asa clearly observable

baseandmaybeconnectionsandpipeworkofamorepermanentkind,Isuggest.




Limited Quantity

LimitedQuantities(LQ)referstosmallreceptacles(typicallyofthesortthatgointo

theretaildistributionchain)whicharepackedinboxesoronshrink-wrappedtrays.

TheprinciplebehindLQisthatanacceptablelevelofsafetyisassuredproviding

thereceptaclesareinaboxorshrink-wrappedtray.Individualreceptaclesdonot

comeintotheLQcategory.Regulation7(4)(asamendedin2005)allowsretaildis-

tributionofLQpackagesthathavebeen"brokendown",subjecttocertain

conditions.

Forlimitedquantityexemptions,thegeneralrequirementsforpackaging(tobeof

goodqualityandsuitableetc)apply,butthepackagingdoesnothavetobe"UN

approved".EachLQcategoryhassomepackagingconstraints(ADR3.4.3to

3.4.5)andthereareparticularlabelingrequirements(seeADR3.4.4(c)).Within

theseconstraints,ADRdoesnotapplyto"limitedquantities".

• Foronesubstanceinapackage,theUNNo.withinadiamondatleast100x

100mm

• Formorethanonesubstanceinapackage,alloftheUNNo.withinthesame

diamond,orthefollowingsymbol,alsoatleast100x100mm

PrecisedetailsatADR3.4.4(c)

UN1203

UN1203UN1202

LQ




Small load exemptions (ADR 1.1.3.6)

Smallloadexemptionsrelatetothetotalquantityofdangerousgoodscarriedin

packagesbythe"transportunit"(car,vanorlorry.)

ItistheTransportCategory(TC)thatdeterminestheloadlimits(thresholds)where

exemptionscanbeclaimed.

TheTransportCategoryforthesubstanceisgivenincolumn15ofTableAinADR

(Chapter3.2).

Loadlimitsforthedifferenttransportcategoriesaregivenonpage16.

Smallloadexemptionsdonotapplytotankersorbulkcarriage.

Ifavehicleiscarryingunderthesmallloadthreshold,manyoftherequirementsof

ADRarenotapplicable.

Themainobligationswhereexemptionscannotbeclaimedare:

• Generaltrainingfordriver(ADR1.3.2)seepage3.

Arecordshouldbekept(ADR1.3.3)

• Carryone2kgdrypowderfireextinguisherorequivalent

(ADR8.1.4.2)

• Stowthedangerousgoodsproperly(ADR7.5.7)

Manyoperatorsofvehiclesthatareexemptfromtherequirementstodisplaythe

orangeplatesbecausetheyarecarryingunderthethresholdssetoutinADRat

1.1.3.6maydisplaydangersigns(hazarddiamonds-properlycalledplacards

underADR).Theyconsiderthistobeusefultotheemergencyservices.

Ambulances,mobileworkshops,engineer'svansandroadconstructionvehicles

areexampleswherehazarddiamondsareoftendisplayed.




Notethatuseoftheseexemptionsisoptional.

Forexample,acarriermaychoosetodisplaytheorangeplatesaslongasthe

vehicleiscarryingdangerousgoods

Allvehiclemarks(orangeplates)mustberemovedwhennodangerousgoodsare

beingcarried.

Animportantaspectisthatpackagingstillhastocomplywiththerelevant

standards.

Examples of small load application

Butane/Propane/LPG.(Class2,GroupF)isintransportcategory2.

The"smallloadthreshold"is333kgandLPGisLQ0.Theresultisthatallcylinders

counttowardstheloadlimit,butifthatislessthan333kg,the"exemptionlimitsper

transportunit”canbeclaimedi.e.thevehicledoesnotrequiree.g.:

♦ OrangePlates

♦ Documentation

♦ ADRCertificatedDriver

♦ InstructionsInWriting

♦ EmergencyEquipmentetc

Wheredangerousgoodsofdifferenttransportcategoriesarecarriedinthesame

transportunit,thesumof

-thequantityofsubstancesandarticlesoftransportcategory1multipliedby"50",-thequantityofsubstancesandarticlesoftransportcategory1Amultipliedby“20”

-thequantityofsubstancesandarticlesoftransportcategory2multipliedby"3",-thequantityofsubstancesandarticlesoftransportcategory2Amultipliedby“2”-thequantityofsubstancesandarticlesoftransportcategory3i.e.multipliedby1

shallnotexceed"1000".




TransportCategory

Substanceorarticlespackinggrouporclassificationcode/grouporUNnumber Maximumtotalquan-titypertrans-portunit

0 Class1:1.1A/1.1L/1.2L/1.3L/1.4LandUNNo.0190Class3:UNNo.3343

Class4.2:substancesbelongingtopackinggroupIClass4.3:UNNos.1183,1242,1295,1340,1390,1403,1928,2813,2965,2968,2988,3129,3130,3131,3134,3148and3207Class6.1:UNNos.1051,1613,1614and3294Class6.2:UNNos.2814and2900(riskgroup3and4)Class7:UNNos.2912to2919,2977,2978and3321to3333Class9:UNNos.2315,3151,3152andequipmentcontainingsuchsubstances and mixtures and empty uncleaned packagings having contained

substancesclassifiedinthistransportcategory

0

1 SubstancesandarticlesbelongingtopackinggroupIandnotclassifiedintransportcategory0andsubstancesandarticlesofthefollowingclasses:Class2:groupsT,TCa,TO,TF,TOCandTFCaerosols:groupsC,CO,FC,T,TF,TC,TO,TFCandTOCClass4.1:UNNos.3221to3224and3231to3240Class5.2:UNNos.3101to3104and3111to3120

20

1A Class1:1.1Bto1.1J /1.2Bto1.2J/1.3C/1.3G/1.3H/1.3J/1.5D 50

2 SubstancesorarticlesbelongingtopackinggroupIIandnotclassifiedintransportcategories0,1or4andsubstancesofthefollowingclasses:Class2:groupFaerosols:groupFClass4.1:UNNos.3225to3230Class5.2:UNNos.3105to3110Class6.1:substancesandarticlesbelongingtopackinggroupIIIClass6.2:UNNos.2814and2900(riskgroup2)Class9:UNNo.3245

333

2A Class1:1.4Bto1.4Gand1.6N 500

3 SubstancesandarticlesbelongingtopackinggroupIIIandnotclassifiedintransportcategories0,2or4andsubstancesandarticlesofthefollowingclasses:Class2:groupsAandOaerosols:groupsAandOClass8:UNNos.2794,2795,2800and3028Class9:UNNos.2990and3072

1,000

4 Class1:1.4SunlimitedClass4.1:UNNos.1331,1345,1944,1945,2254and2623

Class4.2:UNNos.1361and1362packinggroupIIIClass7:UNNos.2908to2911Class9:UNNo.3268andempty,uncleanedpackagingshavingcontaineddangerousgoods,exceptforthoseclassifiedintransportcategory0

unlimited




Authorisations

Foravarietyofreasonsithasbeenfoundnecessarytoissueauthorisationstoallow

certainactivitiestotakeplaceoutsidethestrictscopeofADR.Theseareaddedto

anddeletedastheneedarisesorrecedes.Theyarealltimelimited(thoughinsomecasesthetimeissubstantial).Theup-to-datelistmaybefoundat:

http://www.dft.gov.uk/stellent/groups/dft_freight/documents/divisionhomepage/0285

56.hcsp

• No.1-bowsersusedfordiesel

• No.14-wasteaerosols

• Nos.16and17-allowcarriageofstrongalcoholicbeveragesinnonUNap-

provedbarrels

• No.24allowsonewheelchockonlytobeprovidedforGBregisteredtransport

unitsondomesticjourneys.

• No.33extendstheexemptionforcarriersofUN1202(diesel/gasoil)todisplay

anemergencytelephonenumberuntil30June2006

Indeed:UKDfThasextendedbyoneyeartheAuthorisationexemptingthecarriage

ofUN1202diesel,gasoilandheatingoilfromtheprovisionsoftheCarriageof

DangerousGoodsRegulations.AuthorisationNo33willnowrununtilJune30,

2007.Theconsultationdocumentonthe2007regulationswillincludeathoroughreviewof

allauthorisationsduetorunpastJanuary1andthosethatareconsideredstillnec-

essarywillbereissued.

UKDfThasalsosetupanewemailaddressforenquiriestotheDangerousGoods

Branch.Anysuchmessagesshouldbesenttodangerousgoods@dft.gsi.gov.uk.




DFT DANGEROUS GOODS GUIDANCE NOTE 11: DANGEROUS GOODS IN

MACHINERY OR EQUIPMENT - MEASURES TO PREVENT LEAKAGE

NOTE: This Guidance Note is only intended to give helpful advice. It should not be inter-

preted as a substitute for reading the Regulations.

Background

Regulation 3(6) of the Carriage Regulations applies the RID and ADR exemptions of sec-

tion 1.1.3 to domestic carriage. Sub-section 1.1.3.1(b) exempts –

“the carriage of machinery or equipment not specified in this Annex and which happen to

contain dangerous goods in their internal or operational equipment, provided that meas-

ures have been taken to prevent any leakage of contents in normal conditions of carriage;”

Measures to prevent leakage

This exemption covers a wide range of machinery, some of which may only be moved

very occasionally. The following guidance on measures to prevent leakage also in-

cludes a number of mandatory requirements from the Management of Health and

Safety at Work Regulations 1999 (MHSWR).

Risk assessment

Regulation 3 of the MHSWR requires all work activities to be risk assessed. The assess-ment should be suitable and sufficient and be carried out by a competent person who has

an understanding of the issues. See HSE guidance leaflet INDG163(Rev1)

http://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/indg163.pdf

Design of machinery and equipment

The machinery and equipment should be robust enough to hold dangerous goods during

the normal conditions of carriage. The manufacturer should be able to provide advice.

Quantity of dangerous goods

Keep the quantity of dangerous goods as low as practicable.

Preventing leaks

All openings, with the exception of pressure relief devices (if fitted), should be properly

closed and secured to prevent opening and leakage during carriage.

The Carriage of Dangerous Goods and Use of Transportable Pressure Equipment Regulations 2004 as amended. SI 2004/568 + SI 2005/1732






David Ritchie (MIIRSM, Grad-IOSH, DGSA)

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