ADR (treaty)

The European Agreement concerning the International Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Road (abbreviated ADR, of Accord européen relatif au transport international des marchandises Dangereuses par Route ) provides special rules for road transport with regard to packaging, freight securing and labeling of dangerous goods, provided that the transport in the territory of at least two of the Contracting States is running.

  • 2.1 Structure of the ADR
  • 2.2 Safety obligations, documentation and training
  • 2.3 Identification
  • 2.4 Personal protective equipment
  • 2.5 Vehicle

History

The ADR was decided on September 30, 1957 in Geneva, under the guidance of the UNECE and entered into force on 29 January 1968. Among the signatories included, among others, France and Germany. Effective ADR was initially by reaction in the respective national law. Today, all EU countries are also signatories to ADR, the ADR is validly bound by an EU regulation.

The ADR is adjusted every two years to the latest technical and legal knowledge. Currently, the ADR is 2013. It is largely in line with the Model Regulations of the UN Recommendations on the Transport of Dangerous Goods of the United Nations that are currently valid in the revision 17 (2011), and are executed in less detail. They are maintained in particular by the UNECE and the EU together.

Parties

Currently the following 48 ADR Member States: Albania, Andorra, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Denmark, Germany, Estonia, Finland, France, Greece, Ireland, Iceland, Italy, Kazakhstan, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Morocco, Macedonia, Montenegro, Netherlands, Norway, Austria, Poland, Portugal, Republic of Moldova, Romania, Russian Federation, Sweden, Switzerland, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Tajikistan, Tunisia, Turkey, Czech Republic, Ukraine, Hungary, United Kingdom, Belarus and Cyprus.

Function

The ADR regulates, among other things,

  • The classification of the goods to be transported as dangerous goods and their associated security measures
  • Labeling ( marking) and documentation, such as transport document and written instruction ( tremcard ) a dangerous goods transport
  • The construction of vessels, tanks, vehicles for transport of dangerous goods
  • Exemptions from compliance with the rules of the ADR
  • Multimodal transport of dangerous goods ( road - train, ship or plane )

The ADR requires, among other things, that

  • The driver must in many cases have a dangerous goods license
  • All must demonstrate expertise on the dangerous goods regulations on handling and transportation stakeholders
  • Companies transporting dangerous goods, shall have a Safety Advisor.

Of the ADR structure

The ADR is divided into 10 parts:

  • Volume I Convention (Art. 1-17)
  • Appendix A regulations on dangerous substances and articles Part 1: General rules
  • Part 2 Classification: Classification ( ADR Classes )
  • Part 3 Dangerous goods list, special provisions and exemptions related to the transport of dangerous goods packed in limited quantities
  • Annex A General provisions and provisions concerning dangerous substances and objects ( cont.) Part 4 Use of packagings, intermediate bulk containers (IBCs ), large packagings and tanks
  • Part 5 Provisions for the consignment
  • Part 6 construction and testing of packagings, intermediate bulk containers ( IBCs), large packagings and tanks
  • Part 7 Requirements for the transport, loading and unloading and handling
  • Part 8 Requirements for vehicle crews, equipment, operation of vehicles and the documentation
  • Part 9 rules for the construction and approval of vehicles

Security duties, documentation and training

The central content of the ADR is documentation of the transport process, clarification of the safety obligations of the participants, and training of people involved, the shipper packer and shipper and the consignee of the shipment, to the emergency chain in the malicious case.

Identification

The ADR calls for the labeling of hazardous goods transport packaging and vehicle with the hazard labels, and vehicles on the risk board (orange warning sign ) with the risk number (Kemler ) and the UN number.

Personal protective equipment

This is stated in the written instructions. The personal protective equipment must carry each member of the vehicle crew. The personal protective equipment include:

  • Eye protection (eg, goggles)
  • A pair of protective gloves
  • A portable lighting apparatus
  • A safety vest
  • An emergency escape mask (required only if the dangerous goods classes 2.3 and 6.1).

Vehicle

The vehicle must often be approved for the transport of dangerous goods ( fuel vehicles and vehicles for the transport of explosive substances and articles containing explosives ) and

  • Have a dependent of the vehicle weight fire fighting equipment.
  • Two self-standing, reflective warning signs (two flashing lights or two triangles or two pylons - Verkehrswarnleitkegel )
  • Wedges to match the vehicle mass and wheel diameter ( for tractor and if Available for trailer or semitrailer )
  • In the exemption limits are exceeded warning signs ( front and rear) and may Hazard label right and left and rear of the vehicle
  • Eye wash (not required for classes 1 and 2)
  • A shovel, a channel cover and a plastic drip tray (only required for the classes 3, 4.1, 4.3, 8 and 9)
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