A Brief Guide for the Busy Transport Manager to Requirements for Moving Lpg by Road

Henry Laferla at K Training in Wembley has put together a brief guide for the busy transport manager to requirements for moving dangerous goods, including lp gas, by road.

The Carriage of Dangerous Goods and Use of Transportable Pressure Equipment Regulations 2009 is now mostly in line with ADR, with a few exceptions. The regulations come into effect in July 2009 and companies will be given extra time to implement some rules.

Who needs it?

Everyone involved in the carriage of dangerous goods, including lpg, must receive training to ensure that people and the environment are protected. Drivers, including anyone transporting dangerous goods by road in most road tankers, tank containers and in bulk, must attend specific and approved training and carry a Vocational Training Certificate (ADR certificate).

Anyone transporting a certain amount of dangerous goods by road in in-scope packages
(i.e. in receptacles over certain sizes – separate limited quantities are allocated to each product) must also attend a course carried out by an approved training provider as a legal requirement. The training counts as part of drivers’ hours.

Initial courses

A driver must attend a Department for Transport approved course and pass SQA exams to receive an ADR certificate. The number of training days required depends on the goods being carried and their containers. A failed exam can be retaken without redoing the course if taken within 16 weeks.

Refresher courses

A driver must attend a Department for Transport approved course and pass SQA exams to refresh an ADR certificate. This can be taken up to 12 months before the expiry date, but must be at least three months before expiry.

Successful delegates are given a further five years but must sit an initial course in any failed modules at least 30 working days before the expiry date. The number of days depends on the modules already held and the modules that the drivers want to refresh. A failed exam can be retaken, but an initial course must be taken in the failed modules and results received before the current expiry date.

	Initial (Min)	Refresher (Min)
Gas in cylinders	2 days	2 days
Flammable liquids in tankers	4 days	2 days
All classes (except explosives and radioactives) in packages	4 days	3 days
All classes (except explosives and radioactives) in packages and tanks	5 days	3 days
Explosives or radioactives	1 day	1 day

 

Documentation

Every transport unit carrying dangerous goods above load threshold quantities should have the following documentation:

• Original driver's training certificate (ADR certificate)
• Identification that includes a photograph for each crew member
• Transport documents (delivery notes, etc) covering all the dangerous goods carried and, when appropriate, the container packing certificate
• Instructions in Writing
• A copy of the main text of any special agreement/s
• Certificate of approval for each transport unit or element thereof, if applicable
• Permit authorising the transport operation, if applicable.

 

Instructions in Writing must now be provided by the carrier and must correspond to a standard four-page model that can be downloaded from www.unece.org/trans/danger/publi/adr/Instructions/english%20corrected.pdf.

General

Some of the courses you may require are:

• ADR courses for drivers to gain ADR qualification or renew existing ADR certificate.
• One-day management dangerous goods awareness course
• One-day chemical spillage safety awareness course
• One-day handling and storing dangerous goods safely course
• Dangerous goods safety adviser (DGSA) course
• Dangerous goods safety adviser (DGSA) consultancy
• CPC courses for managers, both for freight and passenger for national and international qualifications
• Health and safety courses, e.g. first aid, manual handling, risk assessment, forklifts, etc.

 

The nominated dangerous goods safety adviser will help with these issues. We can provide a checklist to help determine whether movements by road are covered by these new regulations.

Contact K Training on 0208 900 9038 www.ktraining.com

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