Transport/Receipt
The loader has special responsabilities following the ADR. The transport itself is mainly delegated to a qualified logistic company.
In this chapter you will learn about how the loading process has to be prepared and how transport procedure normally functions. There are also some points to note when receiving goods.
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Loading Process
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General provisions
The following must accompany the shipment:
- ADR certification
concerning the training of the driver,
with a validity of 5 years - The means of transport must be equipped in
accordance with the regulations- Fire extinguisher
- Wheel chock
- Warning signs
- High-visibility vest
- Torch
- Respiratory protection
- Additional equipment
as per accident information sheet - Vehicle registration documents
- Labeling of the outside
of the vehicle
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Prohibition of mixed loading
Consignments with different hazard labels must not be loaded together in the same vehicle if mixed loading is prohibited in accordance with the ADR table.
The table extract shows the instructions for acetone (Class 3):
Precautionary measures in the case of food, tobacco, beverages, and animal feed
Some substances (Entry "CV28" in Column 18 - loading, offloading, and handling - in the ADR dangerous goods list) must not be transported in the close vicinity of food, tobacco, beverages or animal feed (cf. ADR, Section 7.5.4).
Acetone may be loaded together with goods in classes 2, 3, 4.1, 4.2, 4.3, 5.1, 5.2, 6.1, 6.2, 7A to 7C, 8, and 9.
x = mixed loading permitted
a = special arrangements , see ADR Section 7.5.2.1
Please click on the table to enlarge it.
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Transportation-UN-Placards
Download:
the UN-placards
information (PDF)
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Receipt
The recipient must not delay the receipt of the goods without good cause.
If packaging (such as drums) from the dangerous goods transport has not been cleaned, it must continue to be handled as dangerous.
The hazard labels must not be removed.
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