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www.truckandtrack.com Autumn 2019 Truck and Track 69 DANGEROUS GOODS Each signatory state adopts these Agreements into its own legislation – sometimes with country-specific variations. In the UK, these exemptions, derogations and requirements, such as the regulations covering the placarding of tanks are laid out in the following publications: ■■ Carriage of Dangerous Goods: Approved Derogations and Transitional Provisions (2012)  ■■ The Carriage of Dangerous Goods and Use of Transportable Pressure Equipment Regulations (CDG) 2009 ■■ The Carriage of Dangerous Goods and Use of Transportable Pressure Equipment (Amendment) Regulations 2011 Policing In response to a greater awareness of the threat, harm and risk around the transport of dangerous goods, Police forces in the UK are expanding their understanding of the regulations and increasing enforcement. Most forces now have qualified Dangerous Goods Safety Advisors (DGSA’s) and have invested in specific DG training to give more officers the powers of inspection and prohibition. It is, therefore, imperative that, from both a safety and legal point of view, those consigning or transporting dangerous goods have access to the current regulations to ensure compliance. Post Brexit Unsurprisingly, some customers have asked us if the UK will still operate under ADR / RID after Brexit. The short answer is “Yes”, as UK is a signatory to both Agreements and will continue to be so. However, we hear that it is likely that there will be a new amendment to CDG issued in the near future. Limited Quantity (LQ) Exemptions The LQ Exemptions exist to allow the movement of small quantities of products to be shipped without the need to be fully regulated. To stay within the thresholds for LQ for land and sea, the products must be filled in small containers, no larger than specified in the respective regulations, and packed in boxes with amaximum weight of 30kg or shrink-wrapped trays up to 20kg. Forwarders shouldbe careful to ensure that, when uplifting LQ consignments frommore than one site, the combined amount of dangerous goods would not tip the scales into a classified load. However, it is not necessarily straightforward to determine whether or not a shipment can be made legitimately without being subject to the regulations. This is why Labeline publishes the “Guide to the Exemptions from the International Carriage of DG by Road.” Written by Roger Wrapson, formerly the DG guru at the RHA. The 4th Edition is consistent with ADR 2019 and is available directly from the publisher. Shipping DG by Sea or Air? If your shipment is likely to be multimodal then you will need to consider the regulations that apply to those modes too. For sea, this is the International Maritime Dangerous Goods (IMDG) Code. As with ADR, there is a transition period prior to the rules becoming mandatory – although it is a full year for sea shipments. Therefore, the latest Amendment (39-18) has been in use since 1st January 2019 but will not be compulsory until 1st January 2020. Air, on the other hand, is mandatory from day1! Along with all those for all the other modes, the international DG regulations for air are published every two years. These are the ICAO Technical Instructions and the 2019 Edition became mandatory on 1st January 2019. Moreover, variations initiated by States and Operators are frequently adopted mid-biennial and these are shown in the IATA Dangerous Goods Regulations (DGR). The DGR is the primary international reference book for the shipping of DG by air and it is published every year. Seminars and Events In advance of the regulations being updated for 2021, the Biennial Dangerous Goods Roadshow will be held at Heathrow and East Midlands Airport on 15th and 17th September 2020. This seminar provides delegates with a regulatory update of the forthcoming changes across all transport modes. It is an excellent networking opportunity too, with an exhibition of specialist suppliers, experts on hand to answer questions and delegates from all aspects of the dangerous goods industry. DGOffice Software DGOffice is an online software solution that simplifies the classification process and makes the calculations to enable users to quickly produce dangerous goods documentation that always complies with current regulations. As the system is updated stealthily, and in a timely manner, there is no need to download updates when the regulations change - it is all done automatically. With the move towards paperless transfer of DG data, DGOffice is e-Freight ready – meaning that it is already set up to generate and manage electronic files for all modes of transport. For a free 14- day trial of DGOffice without obligation or commitment, contact Labeline. ADR Offers ADR 2019 is available as a 2-volume manual in both regular bound and open flat spiral bound formats. There is also a USB Flashdrive version which comes with the option to download text in Word and Tables in Excel. Discounted prices on all variants, and combos with the unique DG Professional laptop bags, are available from Labeline. About Labeline Labeline International has been at the forefront of dangerous goods compliance for nearly 30 years. Worldwide, Labeline is the top selling authorised distributor for the regulations covering the transport of dangerous goods by road (ADR2019), sea (IMDG 39/18), air (IATA & ICAO) and rail (RID2019).   Labeline is also a major supplier of: ■■ Hazard labels ■■ Placards ■■ Handling marks ■■ DG Documentation ■■ DG Packaging ■■ Software for generating DG documentation ■■ DG Training and Consultancy Services www.labeline.com Afghanistan Croatia Iran Montenegro Slovakia Albania CzechRepublic Ireland Morocco Slovenia Algeria Denmark Italy Netherlands Spain Armenia Estonia Greece North Macedonia Sweden Austria Finland Latvia Norway Switzerland Azerbaijan France Liechtenstein Poland Tunisia Belgium Georgia Lithuania Portugal Turkey Bosnia and Herzegovina Germany Luxembourg Romania United Kingdom Bulgaria Hungary Monaco Serbia Ukraine LQMark for Road, Rail and Sea The RID contracting states are: Until international traffic is resumed, Iraq’s, Lebanon’s and Syria’s membership of OTIF is suspended Source: Secretariat of OTIF
(Organisation Intergouvernementale pour Les Transports Internationaux Ferroviaires) / “The Intergovernmental Organisation for International Carriage by Rail”