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NicoleJ15  
#1 Posted : 28 April 2017 14:57:37(UTC)
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NicoleJ15

Hi all

Quick query. Here at work, we ship dangerous goods in 'limited quantites' 

I am advised that due to this we dont fall under ADR

this is a response ive had from a dangerous goods trainer. But i am unsure if its correct?

 I seem to remember that everything that you unload, store, pick, load and onward ship, is packed as limited quantities. These functions are outside of the scope of ADR (road transport legislation) however there is still a legal requirement for every person who is classed as a participant (unloader, packer (picker) loader, administrators responsible for preparing documentation) to receive dangerous goods awareness training and when necessary, ‘function specific’ training.

Legally, if you wish to transport dangerous goods as limited quantities, then each participant must receive the necessary training, this is one of the criteria for allowing dangerous goods to be transported as LQ’s.

This was the training that was delivered previously by me to some of your employees, and the content of the dangerous goods awareness training was predominantly based on ADR and IMDG, but also some specifics relating to air transport and included the following:-,

 

∙           An overview of the different regulations (ADR, IMDG, IATA, RID, ADN)

∙           Classification

∙           Chemical health effects

∙           Different methods of consignment

∙           Packaging

∙           Labelling of packages (road, sea and air)

∙           Limited quantities

∙           Safety obligations of participants

∙           Documentation and information

∙           Load security

∙           Vehicle crew and equipment

 

Although each of the modal legislations (ADR (road), IMDG (Sea), IATA (Air) ) stipulates that anyone who is a participant must receive Dangerous Goods Awareness training and where necessary, Function Specific training, there is no obligation to provide refresher training, however, good practice would be to provide refresher training every 2 – 3 years because ADR and IMDG re-issue the legislation every 2 years and IATA, every year and legislation can change.

 

With regards to DGSA (Dangerous Goods Safety Advisor) training, these are vocational qualifications which have to be renewed every 5 years for road transport and every 2 years for air transport

The examinations are set by the SQA (Scottish Qualifications Authority) and the CAA (Civil Aviation Authority) respectively.

Could anyone confirm for me this is right?

Many thanks in advance 

A Kurdziel  
#2 Posted : 28 April 2017 15:45:35(UTC)
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A Kurdziel

The issue is that courier companies and the like must be certain that any dangerous goods are properly packaged and labelled in accordance with the Dangerous Regulations. It is possible to arrange for your staff to be trained to do this for the specific sort of items that you send out. So, my university department regularly sends out biological samples some of which are packed in dry ice and therefore we arrange for our technical staff to be trained to appropriately package and label biological samples. It was a couple of hours training and it satisfied the courier company.   

Adams29600  
#3 Posted : 02 May 2017 14:49:35(UTC)
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Adams29600

Agree with the above.

If there is no training, how do the participants know they are packaging correctly and what the LQ thresholds are?

Snwdrp84  
#4 Posted : 04 May 2017 14:32:32(UTC)
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Snwdrp84

You are required to train those who are invovled, they will need to undergo a haz awareness course, this could be tailored to your companies requirements, but i would suggest everyone who is invovled in the process, from customer service, sales, planners and warehouse ops etc take part in the training to cover the legal requirement.

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