Transport, distribution and logisticsUK Transport Legislation – The Carriage Regulations
ADR - Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Road
The British transport regulations (The Carriage of Dangerous Goods and Use of Transportable Pressure Equipment Regulations 2009) refer to ADR for classification criteria. Dangerous goods are defined as those which are listed in ADR either as individually named substances or N.O.S entries. All dangerous substances are assigned a UN Number and ADR carries two lists, one ordered by UN Numbers and the other alphabetically. Confusingly, the lists can use different chemical names from the Approved Supply List used by the CHIP regulations. Environmentally Hazardous Substances are not named individually in the indexes but are classified as UN 3082 (Environmentally hazardous substance, liquid, N.O.S.) or UN 3077 (Environmentally hazardous substance, solid, N.O.S.).
Carriage of goods by international journeys by road are carried out under ADR (currently the 2007 edition.
Which rules apply ?
The GB packaging and labelling requirements of The Carriage Regulations 2009 are suspended for international road journeys under ADR and for carriage by road to a port for onward shipment by sea or to an airport for onward shipment by air when the IMDG Code or ICAO Technical Instructions apply respectively. Note that the consignee may carry the responsibilities of a consignor for imported goods where the supplier has no place of business in Great Britain and the consignee has control over the carriage of the goods in Great Britain.
Duties of Consignors and Transport Operators
Duties imposed by the transport regulations can be summarised as follows:
- Consignor duties: classification, identification, packaging selection, warning marks and labels, preparation of a transport document for the transport operator.
- Transport Operator duties: selection of vehicle and safety equipment, placarding vehicle, loading/unloading/stowage procedures, emergency instructions, parking and supervision, driver training.
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