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Transport Operator duties

The operator must ensure that the vehicle is suitable for the load and carries the mandated safety equipment and that the driver has a copy of the transport document for each consignment carried and a total load summary plus emergency instructions in writing and the vehicle placarded (orange rectangle for packaged goods).From January 2007 the driver must hold and carry a Driver Vocational Training Certificate whatever the vehicle capacity. There are relaxations from the regulations when goods are packed in receptacles below the Limited Quantity limits and also when the load is less than Exempted Load limits.

Enforcement

Enforcement of legislation on the transport of dangerous goods by road within the UK falls to DfT.

The Department for Transport publishes an explanatory booklet “Working with ADR” (Publication reference 04DFT01) which is available as a download on the DfT website.

Carriage by sea - IMDG code

The 2006 edition of IMDG came into first use on the 1st January 2007 with a 12 month transition period. In UK law, IMDG is mandatory (The Merchant Shipping (Dangerous Goods and Marine Pollutants) Regulations 1997).

Some significant difference from the UN recommendations are as follows:

Dangerous Goods List - IMDG adds some additional special provisions to the UN recommendations.

IMDG retains special rules for classifying environmentally hazardous mixtures; it classifies substances into two levels of aquatic pollution hazard and applies different concentration criteria for mixtures, 10% for marine pollutants (P) and 1% for severe marine pollutants (PP).

Special requirements for shipping documentation:

• Subsidiary hazards should be indicated in the Proper Shipping Name
• The number and kind of packages should be shown
• In the case of flammable substances, the flash point should be indicated.
• The words “Marine Pollutant” if applicable with the name of the constituent in the proper shipping name.
• Special requirements for package marking:
• The Proper Shipping Name shall be marked on the package.

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