www.truckandtrack.com Spring 2025 Truck and Track 69 DANGEROUS GOODS For road and rail, the 2025 editions of ADR and RID respectively have been optional from 1st January and will become mandatory on 1st July. As Labeline’s Compliance Manager, Richard Shreeve explains, this means that both the outgoing and incoming regulations can be used concurrently to facilitate movement of dangerous goods during the 6-month transition period to end June. For sea, the transition is a full year. The current IMDG Code 42nd Edition, 2024 (the year that it was signed off), has been valid from 1st January 2025, and can be used until 31st December 2027. The IATA Dangerous Goods Regulations (DGR) take effect on 1 January each year so, if you ship by air, it is advisable to have the latest version of the DGR before the end of the preceding year. So, from 1st July, important changes for road transport will come into play, such as the requirement for documented dangerous goods training for drivers and crew of vehicles which only carry dangerous goods under the Limited Quantity (LQ) exemptions. There has long been a requirement for those whose duties are concerned with the carriage of dangerous goods to be trained but this now extends to vehicle crews carrying LQ. The LQ exemptions are very convenient for a lot of shippers and carriers. Savings can be made by keeping out of the full scope of ADR and Labeline’s CDG Exemptions Guide is the ideal reference manual to help maximise these benefits. Amongst a plethora of amendments and updates in the 2025 regulations, there are new UN numbers for battery powered vehicles, most of which would previously have been classified under UN3171. The new UN numbers and Proper Shipping Names are: UN3556: VEHICLE, LITHIUM ION BATTERY POWERED UN3557: VEHICLE, LITHIUM METAL BATTERY POWERED UN3558: VEHICLE, SODIUM ION BATTERY POWERED ADR 2025 lists the types of vehicles for which these new codes apply – from e-bikes to cars. Hazard labels for batteries are the Class 9A variant, such as the one illustrated, although the generic Class 9 version must be used for placarding (there is no placard for Class 9A). Labels and Placards At Labeline, we ensure that our hazard labels, handling marks and placards all conform to the multimodal dangerous goods regulations. Fines and charges for re-labelling incorrect, inaccurate, sub-standard or missing labels, are often imposed - quite rightly in most cases, such as the example shown. ADR & RID 2025 - mandatory from 1st July When it comes to transporting dangerous goods by any mode of transport, it is imperative that consignors and forwarders use the current regulations Labeline Intl., together with its Labeline European operations in the Netherlands, has once again achieved best performing distributor status for IATA and ADR! 16 YEARS
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