Dangerous goods in practice
In the "Dangerous goods in practice" chapter you will learn more about the responsibilities of the persons involved, about your role as sender and which decisions have to be made in order to transport chemicals and biological substances successfully and safely in practice.
You should expect to spend approx. 15 min. on the material and the test for this chapter.
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Duties of those involved
In the transport of dangerous goods, from classification to receipt, different people/organizations have different roles.
Further information about the duties can be found in ADR Section 1.4.2.1.
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Dangerous Goods Safety Advisor
Every company whose activities include the transport of dangerous goods, regardless of the means of transport, or the loading, offloading, filling or packing of dangerous goods, must appoint a Dangerous Goods Officer (internal/external).
The Dangerous Goods Safety Advisor is responsible for minimizing the risks to persons, property and the environment that can arise as a result of transportation of dangerous goods and thus help preventing accidents.
He or she must hold a valid qualification and be registered with the authorities.
Main activities:
Monitoring compliance with regulations
concerning the transport of dangerous goods
*Advising the company
in activities connected with the transport of dangerous goods
*Annual report
Producing an annual report
*Safety plan
Availability of the safety plan
- Monitoring compliance with regulations
concerning the transport of dangerous goods - Advising the company
in activities connected with the transport of dangerous goods - Annual report
Producing an annual report - Safety plan
Availability of the safety plan
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Test: Assignment of duties
Test instructions
This test involves assigning the 15 different responsibilities described (cards) to the corresponding person/role using the drag & drop function. If you assign incorrectly, the correct answer briefly flashes green. You can collect a maximum of 750 points and can repeat the test at any time - only your best score will be used for the evaluation.
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Decision-making path for the transport container
Dangerous goods?
Information on the label, database, SAP Datenbank
No, not dangerous goods
Yes, dangerous goods
Liquid
Solid
Information from ADR dangerous goods list
Steel drum 1A1
drum rem.head 1H2/s
Dangerous goods transport:
Chemical compounds, fully labeled, safe packaging.
Download:
Path of decision (PDF)
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Laboratory Chemicals
Chem. Kit UN 3316 / HGC 9 / liquid or solid
N 3316: This UN entry stands for small test kits containing dangerous goods. Usually for analytic purposes. This can also be e.g. first aid kits when containing dangerous substances.
The maximum allowed quantity for a test kit is 1 Liter or 1 kilogram ( inner packaging max. 250 g or 250 ml.). The packaing group chosen shall be the more restrictive possible covering the highest risk in the whole compound.
The compliance to the transport regulations defined on ADR special instruction no 251 and packaging instructions P901.
Chemical
Kit
UN 3316
Guidelines for delivery
of laboratory chemicals (PDF)
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