Tracking and Tracing

Current ADR-regulations on identifying dangerous goods vehicles Workshop Luxembourg 17th March 2010

TRANSPORT REGULATIONS
UN RECOMMANDATIONS ORANGE BOOK

AIR ICAO-TI

SEA CODE IMDG

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ROAD ADR

RAIL RID

RIVER ADN(R)

Transport Regulations
- ADR means European Agreement concerning the international carriage of dangerous goods by road - It is developed by the UN-ECE and updated every odd year (currently 2009-version) - There are 46 signatory countries = EU-27 - + 19 others from Albania to Turkey (since 22.02.2010) and Ukraine
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Spotting DG-vehicles
DG-vehicles have to be placarded and marked for identification purposes of the nature of the cargo loaded

Spotting DG-vehicles
DG-vehicles have to be placarded and marked for identification purposes of the nature of the cargo loaded

Placarding
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Means that a DG-vehicle must be identified by placards of 250 x 250 mm which correspond to the label(s) required for the DG carried Placards to be affixed to each side and at the rear of the vehicle, and to all four sides of containers

Marking
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Means that a DG-vehicle /container must carry orange-coloured plates/self-adhesive sheets, with the hazard identification number and the four-digit UN number for the dangerous good loaded Size is 300 x 400 mm, black border is 15 mm, numbers are 100 mm high Plates must resist a fire of 15 minutes, and stay affixed even if vehicle rolls over
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Spotting DG-vehicles
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- The above is valid only for tank and bulk vehicles / containers - The marking & placarding are very often affixed in slightly different places from one vehicle to another
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Spotting DG-vehicles
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With only packages or mixed loads of packages containing different dangerous goods, the vehicle just needs to carry two orange-coloured empty plates at the front and at the back

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Spotting DG-vehicles
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The above with placarding for Class 1 (explosives) and Class 7 (radioactive goods) packages, affixed to each side and at the rear

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Spotting DG-vehicles
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> 01.01.2011
orange-coloured empty plates (or black-onwhite LTD QTY plates) at the front and at the back will also apply to LQ > 8 t on vehicles / in containers > 12 t This kind of transport will have been travelling incognito until then
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One DG:

Several DG:

or

LQ = Limited Quantities

borderline 2 mm side length 10 cm numbers 6 mm

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Spotting DG-vehicles
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From the outside, the only thing that is known is that there is/are DG on board the vehicle, but not what it is (no hazard identification code), nor where onboard the vehicle it is loaded (rear? middle? front? side? top? bottom?)

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Spotting DG-vehicles
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Not all vehicles carrying DG carry some sign of identification as required! The chances of a roadside check are higher with placarding and/or marking Some vehicles carry DG but forget to open the required plates, until, of course, they are checked, and the truth is revealed!
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Spotting DG-vehicles
PLUS..
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The ADR allows for exemptions too Then it is not necessary for the vehicle to carry any signs of having DG on board at all (up to 1.000 l/kg) = no orange plates, no placarding
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Spotting DG-vehicles
AND..
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It is not imperative for the driver to have an ADR-training certificate nor special knowledge of the dangers from his cargo, which measures to take and when to do so
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HCDG
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High-consequence dangerous goods are those which have the potential for misuse in a terrorist incident and which may, as a result, produce serious consequences such as mass casualties or mass destruction

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HCDG
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ADR stipulates the use of devices, equipment or arrangements to prevent the theft of the vehicle carrying HCDG and its cargo (1.10.3.3 and table of HCDG 1.10.5), and encourages the use of transport telemetry or other tracking methods and devices for monitoring HCDG-transports These must be operational and effective at all times
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Spotting DG-vehicles
BUT..
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So far fitting such equipment is, if at all, undertaken by each company individually Tracking & tracing of DG-vehicles remains solidified at an insular rather than a global level
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Documenting DG-transports
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International transport document (CMR) or simple transport document for national transport New format for Instructions in writing since July 1st 2009, no longer material-related Onus of correct classification falls back on transport document entirely Hazard ID-code is very often no longer indicated anywhere
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Tunnel restrictions for DGvehicles

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Tunnel restrictions for DGvehicles

Obligatory since January 1st, 2010 (with indication of alternative routing) - Tunnel restriction code must be mentioned on transport document since July 1st, 2009 - Further information on http://www.unece.org/trans/danger/publi/adr /country-info_e.htm - Not applicable to ADR-exemptions
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Tunnel restrictions for DGvehicles

A B No restrictions (no sign at tunnel entrance) Passage for bidden through tunnels of catgeories B, C, D and E (very high risk of explosion) As B plus (high) risk of explosion or large toxic release As C plus risk of large fire Restrictions for all dangerous goods other than UN 2919, 3291, 3331, 3359 and 3373

C D E

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Tunnel restrictions for DGvehicles

... Tunnel restriction code for C, D and E (with conditions) ... Tunnel restriction code for B, C, D and E (with conditions)

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PLEASE.
bear in mind that tracking and tracing can also play a major role in other types of transport, such as
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high-value cargo (e.g. industrial moulds; new collections of tyres, clothes, shoes; express goods; priceless pieces of art and musical instruments) perishable and/or temperature-controlled goods (e.g. flowers, deepfrozen foods) waste (dangerous or not, such as copper) livestock > 8 hours

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AND (almost) FINALLY.

- in the case of transport of fumigated goods (e.g. fruit, exotic wood, wheat, flowers) where the entire vehicle/container/tank is UN 3359 Fumigated Unit Class 9 and should be documented and labelled as such
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THANK YOU !

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Tracking and Tracing

Contact information: - Julie POMPE, DGSA Socit Nationale de Contrle Technique Tel. ++352-357214-282 Fax ++352-357214-231 Email julie.pompe@snct.lu

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