22 April 2004 - New 'Routemap' Guidance Published by the Department for Transport
The Department for Transport has published new guidance relating to The Carriage of Dangerous Goods and Use of Transportable Pressure Equipment Regulations 2004 (the Carriage Regulations), Working with ADR - An introduction to the carriage of dangerous goods by road.
The Department for Transport describes the new guidance as a ‘routemap’ to help you determine whether any carriage might fall within the scope of the Regulations and ADR, and guide you through working with both documents to determine the requirements that apply to you. It does not cover carriage of dangerous goods by rail or by inland waterways nor does it deal with carriage of radioactive materials or transportable pressure equipment in detail - these will be covered elsewhere. It is not intended to serve as a summary of either the Carriage Regulations or ADR.
The Regulations:
-
apply to the carriage of dangerous goods by road and rail
-
place general duties on everyone with a role in the carriage of dangerous goods, and specific duties on those in the transport chain, i.e. consignors, carriers, loaders, packers, etc
-
refer to the European Agreement concerning the International Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Road 2003 (ADR 2003) and Regulations concerning the International Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Rail 2003 (RID 2003)
-
implement a further Directive on transportable pressure equipment
-
replace, by a single Statutory Instrument (SI), 12 previous SIs that regulated the carriage of dangerous goods by road and rail in GB.
Working with ADR - An introduction to the carriage of dangerous goods by road can be accessed here.
