Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Road – ADR Regulations

Hinkley Point C – Marine Works

Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Road – ADR (Accord Dangerous Routiere)

Agreement concerning International Carriage of Goods by Road:
• Diver needs to have passed an ADR course in the Class of Dangerous Goods he will be transporting
• When the Class (8 classes) of Dangerous Goods carried is over a certain threshold the vehicle must be adequately signed
• Up to 333L petrol or 1000L diesel can be carried without being an ADR
licenced driver
• 3YE – Emergency Action Code (EAC)
3 – Fire Extinguisher to use
Y – Do not allow to enter drains
E – Evacuate the area
• 1203 – UN number for petrol
• Diamond – Hazard Warning diamond for Flammable Liquids
• Number 3 – Class 3 of 8 Dangerous Goods – Flammable Liquids
• This information is not for the ‘man on the street’ but for the emergency services
• When they arrive at an RTA they know immediately what is being carried and what actions need to be taken

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 Balfour Beatty Documentation – Transport of Waste
• Balfour Beatty hold a Waste Carriers
Licence
• We and our subcontractors can carry NONE
and Hazardous waste under this licence
• This licence is the same as a drivers licence
• This is unless the volume to be transported
is over the volume thresh hold when the
ADR Regulations must be followed i.e. ADR
trained driver
 ADR Licence
The 8 hazard labels for the 8 classes of dangerous
goods.
Class 1 Explosives. Class 1 explosives. ...
Class 2 Gases. ...
Class 3 Flammable liquids. ...
Class 4 Flammable solids. ...
Class 5 Oxidising substances and organic peroxides. ...
Class 6 Toxic and infectious substances. ...
Class 7 Radioactive materials. ...
Class 8 Corrosives.

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 VOSA (Vehicle & Operator Services Agency)
merged with DSA (Driving Standards Agency) 2014 = DVSA (Driver & Vehicle Standards Agency)
DVSA - What are their enforcement powers re CoDG
Regs?
• DVSA have the power to carry out spot checks on your
vehicle and issue prohibitions if necessary
• A prohibition prevents you from driving until you get a
problem with your vehicle fixed i.e. a lorry can be
impounded and only released when a licenced driver
attends the vehicle with the correct documentation
• Police and DVSA examiners can also issue a fine if you
commit an offence.
Environment Agency (EA)
• NNB been in contact with EA
• We know we aren’t going to be prosecuted i.e. we won’t
be going to court
• Very likely we will get an enforcement notice
Enforcement Notices, why are these bad for BBs
reputation?
• The EA have a public register which can be viewed by
anyone to see what Prosecutions and/or Enforcement
Notices a Company have received
• When Tendering for a new Project one question in
every questionnaire is ‘have you ( the Company) been
prosecuted or served an enforcement notice by EA?
• If the answer is yes to a Prosecution it is very likely the
Company will not be successful in their Tender
• Enforcement Action as a yes on a Tender questionnaire
will not be an immediate no but if the one of the top 2
has had an Enforcement Action against them it is
probable they would not win the Tender
 Small load exemption, volume dangerous goods does
not meet ADR threshold, orange plate front & back of
vehicle to show emergency services Vehicle is carrying
dangerous goods in event of an accident

Full vehicle signage – volume dangerous Watch, look and listen

goods carried meet ADR Regulations If anything doesn’t look or sound right, ask
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