Truck and Track Autumn 2026 www.truckandtrack.com 62 DANGEROUS GOODS If you are involved in the transport of dangerous goods, you will probably be aware that the regulations are about to change. Every 2 years revisions are made to the rules governing the movement of dangerous goods by Air, Road, Rail and Sea. For air, the changes in the 68th Edition of the IATA Dangerous Goods Regulations will be implemented on 1st January 2027. For road and rail, there is a 6-month transition period before the new rules become mandatory. For sea, there is a full year before the new IMDG Code 43/26 is enforced. ADR is the “Agreement concerning the International Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Road”. It is published by UN Publications and supplied worldwide by Labeline International under an agreement with the UN. Terry Cooksey, Labeline’s Dangerous Goods Safety Adviser (DGSA) has been delving into the new ADR 2027 and highlighted a few of the changes: ■ Some of the provisions covering Limited Quantity exemptions have been revised. ■ The exemption for electric energy storage and production systems is clarified by referring expressly to batteries and related systems. ■ Import and export provisions for gases are broadened including the addition of a new section on the disposal of refillable pressure receptacles. ■ Several definitions have been updated and terminology has been refined. ■ The rules around training records and security obligations have been extended. ■ There is a plethora of revisions to product classifications and specific substances. ■ Lithium battery and sodium ion battery provisions are expanded to cover cells and batteries contained in articles, engines, equipment or vehicles. ■ New UN numbers have been added. ■ There are new requirements to meet the approvals of certain plastic drums, bulk containers, pressure receptacles, tanks, tank-containers, portable tanks and some vehicles. These are just a handful of the amendments in ADR 2027 and there may be many more that could impact on your business. ADR is enacted into GB law under The Carriage of Dangerous Goods and Use of Transportable Pressure Equipment Regulations 2009 (revised 2023) as ADR itself has no provision for enforcement. The new rules can be used from 1st January 2027 and will become compulsory on 1st July 2027. Similar GB regulations and timelines apply to the requirements for Rail (RID). To help understand the implications and to assist dangerous goods specialists in their daily role, Labeline has introduced DGprofessional.AI. This unique regulatory app is designed to be a practical assistant for trainers, DGSA’s and dangerous goods professionals worldwide. By providing rapid access to factual, checked regulatory information directly linked to Labeline’s trusted reference materials, it will complement professional expertise - not replace it. The dangerous goods industry has been rightly vociferous in highlighting the inherent danger from incorrect information being provided by the most commonly used AI platforms. DGprofessional.AI marks a definitive departure from generic, unverified artificial intelligence. Built upon a foundation of rigorously verified compliance data, the platform is actively programmed and vetted, continuously evolving and validated by our dangerous goods specialists. From this template we will create added benefits for the user with a mobile assistant which will work alongside your DG experts, trainers and consultants around the world to help deliver compliance with the ability to translate into over 100 languages. Initially, it is being launched as a free tool to accompany the New Regulations for Dangerous Goods from 1st January 2027! And Labeline introduces a new app to help… DGprofessional.AI An example of DGprofessional.AI in action
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