TRANSPORT OF DANGEROUS GOODS BY ROAD(ADR)

European Agreement on the International Transport of Dangerous Goods by Road signed at the United Nations, can be adopted by all the member states of the European Economic Community.

This agreement is law and all those who transport, load and unload dangerous goods must follow this regulation.

The loading, unloading or transport of paints, clearcoats or printing inks, is likely to mean that we are working with dangerous goods and because of this, we are obliged to follow the regulations for this type of work. If the regulations are to be followed properly, there are some basic questions that need to be answered:

Are there any exemptions within the ADR regulations and am I obliged to comply with all or some of these regulations?

PARTIAL
Partial exemptions for quantities in transport (Subsection 1.1.3.6):
In the case of partial exemption, the transportation card should read:
“Transport that does not exceed the limits prescribed in subsection 1.1.3.6”.

TOTAL
Total exemptions (LQ = Limited Quantity) (See section 3.4):
For the transport of dangerous goods packaged in limited quantities (in small containers and the insurance allows a total exemption of compliance of the ADR regulations). Indication on the waybill of the product ́s existance is not required.

If necessary:

• Are the containers correctly homologated for transport as dangerous goods?
• If carrying in bulk, have you got the necessary labelling?
• Should the truck have orange signs?
• Does the person loading, trasporting and unloading have the safety information at his disposal?
• Does the driver need to be licenced to transport dangerous substances?
• Do we have to prepare waybills and instructions for the drivers?

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