Truck and Track Winter 2025/26 www.truckandtrack.com 60 DANGEROUS GOODS Our dangerous goods columnist Ali Karim FRSC CChem, continues his updated introduction to Managing Risk in the Dangerous Goods Supply Chain by Road - namely the “Accord Dangereuse Routiers”. ADR was originally known as the European Agreement concerning the International Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Road but the term ‘European’ was dropped in ADR 2021. This was not Brexit related, simply an acknowledgement that countries outside Europe are signatories to the agreement and the UK is one of those signatories. ADR Regulations in the UK can be dated back to the Carriage of Dangerous Goods and Use of Transportable Pressure Equipment Regulations 2004 (SI 2004/568) often referred to as the (Domestic) Carriage Regulations. This was a consolidation of existing regulations following the UK signing the European Agreement for the International Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Road (and Rail) aka ADR for Road and RID for Rail. Apart from radioactive materials (Class 7), these regulations cover the road and rail carriage of all other classes of dangerous goods. ADR states in 1.8.3.1: Each undertaking, the activities of which include the consigning or the carriage of dangerous goods by road, or the related packing, loading, filling, or unloading shall appoint one or more safety advisers for the carriage of dangerous goods, responsible for helping to prevent the risks inherent in such activities with regard to persons, property, and the environment. The Precursors to ADR Regulations It all started with the Petroleum Act of 1879 and the Petroleum (Consolidation Act) of 1928 which remained in place until the 1970s. When the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 came into law, it was suggested that a single set of regulations would be ratified to deal with the classification, packaging and labeling of dangerous substances for carriage by road in tankers, tank containers and packages. However, when the first consultative document was published in the late 1970s, industry felt that it would be too cumbersome, so it was agreed that the legislation would be divided into three codes – A. The Classification, Labeling and Packaging of Dangerous Substances Regulations 1984 (CPR) B. The Dangerous Substances (Conveyance by Road in Road Tankers and Tank Containers Regulations 1981 (RTR) C. The Dangerous Substances (Conveyance by Road in Packages) Regulations 1986 (PGR). The regulations tightened following the Los Alfaques Disaster in Spain (July 1978), where a road tanker carrying 23T of Liquefied Propylene caught fire and exploded adjacent to a Campsite. The resultant fireball caused extensive damage and mass casualties (217 deaths and over 200 injuries). The impact of this disaster resulted in the UK Road Tanker Regulations (RTR) taking priority over the CPR and PGR regulations. In 1992 the RTR and PGR regulations were superseded by (a) The Road Traffic (Carriage of Dangerous Substances in Packages) Regulations (PGR 92) and (b) The Road Traffic (Carriage of Dangerous Substances in Road Tankers and Tank Containers) Regulations (RTR 92). This was further augmented by The Road Traffic (Training of Drivers of Vehicles Carrying Dangerous Goods) Regulations (DTR). In 1994 the CPR regulations were superseded by The Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Road and Rail (Classification, Packaging and Labeling Regulations (CDGCPL). In 1996 these were replaced by - A. The Carriage of Dangerous Goods (Classification Packaging and Labeling) and Use of Transportable Pressure Receptacles Regulations 1996 B. The Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Road Regulations 1996 C. The Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Road (Driver Training) Regulations 1996 D. Other regulations relating to explosives, radioactive materials and other matters were implemented. In 1999 various amendments were made to these instruments, the most significant was that the Transport of Dangerous Goods (Safety Advisers) Regulations came into force, requiring Introducing the Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Road Regulations by Ali Karim Ali Karim TRUCK & TRAILER SOLUTIONS WELCOME TOALLPORTS GROUP allportsgroup.co.uk Infra Red temp monitoring Sulphuric Acid Tank Bulk
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