The rules which govern road transport in the UK are the Carriage of Dangerous Goods and Use of Transportable Pressure Equipment Regulations 2009, as amended, (CDG 2009). CDG 2009 requires transport to be in accordance with ADR. ADR is the Agreement Concerning the International Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Road.
ADR requires most organisations that transport, load or unload dangerous goods to appoint a Dangerous Goods Safety Adviser, (DGSA).
We can provide a DGSA service for you. For more than twenty years, we have worked in partnership with our clients to ensure that dangerous goods are transported safely and legally.
Our DGSA service includes:
· Systems and procedures audits
· Training requirement assessments
· Vehicle marking, placarding and transport documentation guidance
· Package selection and package marking and labelling guidance
· Vehicle safety equipment and personal protective equipment guidance
· Emergency response and security requirements guidance
· Investigation of accidents and incidents involving dangerous goods
· Guidance on transporting small loads and limited quantities
· Telephone and email support
· Provision of an annual report
Please contact us if you would like more details about our DGSA service or if you would like guidance on whether your involvement in transporting dangerous goods requires a DGSA.
It may be that your involvement in transporting dangerous goods does not require a DGSA. Certain small loads and small packages of low-danger dangerous goods may be carried under the ‘Small Loads’ and Limited Quantities concessions. These concessions are utilised by many organisations which benefit from the operational and cost saving advantages offered when transporting small loads and limited quantities.
It is important to understand that these are ‘concessions’ whereby not all of the rules need to be applied and they are not exemptions from the rules.
Please contact us if you would like more details about Small Loads and Limited Quantities.
Most drivers who transport dangerous goods must have an ADR Driver Training Certificate. Non-driving staff that are involved in the dangerous goods operation must also be trained, although not necessarily to ADR Driver Training Certificate Level. Traffic office staff, warehouse staff fork-lift drivers etc will need to be trained, also drivers who transport only small loads and limited quantities.
We can provide suitable training for such staff. Training would be tailored to your business, delivered either at our centre or at your site, subject to the availability of a suitable facility.
Please contact us if you would like more details about our training service.
01787 280237
The Post House
Stanstead
CO10 9AP UK.