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ADR 1.3: Handling and Shipping Dangerous Goods
Transporting dangerous goods requires rigorous preparation at every stage. Identify responsibilities, essential information and precautions to organise operations effectively. Build a clear basis for coordinating everyone involved within the applicable framework.
- Duration
- 1 day 7 hours
- Code
- TRAN003FR Code
Presentation
ADR 1.3 addresses the safe transport of dangerous goods and includes standards and practices that businesses need to understand. This course helps you identify dangerous goods and organise their transport safely and in accordance with ADR 1.3.
Objectives
- Understand the risks and consequences of transporting dangerous goods.
- Understand the main requirements of the ADR order.
- Understand the implications of dangerous goods transport.
Program
The regulatory environment
- The French regulatory framework.
Transporting dangerous goods by road
- Specific characteristics.
- Main risks.
- Consequences.
Classifying dangerous goods
- The different classes and their labels.
- Classification criteria and product descriptions.
- Primary and subsidiary risks.
- Classifying mixtures and samples.
- Rules concerning waste.
Packaging dangerous goods
- Different packaging types.
- Packaging requirements: groups and markings.
- The consignor's obligations.
Preparing a shipment
- Package labelling and marking.
- Limited quantities, exemptions, mixed loading and the 1.1.3.6 calculation.
- The obligations of the different parties involved.
- Loading, securing and unloading goods.
Transport documentation
- Safety instructions.
- The transport document.
- The dangerous goods shipping declaration.
- Other documents: driver training, vehicle approval and quality certificate.
Practical exercises
- Preparing packaging, including marking and labelling.
- Drafting the transport document.
Each participant receives a summary reference sheet.
Audience
Anyone involved in or organising dangerous goods transport: operators, forklift drivers, safety managers, sales managers and staff responsible for transport documentation.
Prerequisites
None.
Teaching and assessment methods
- Initial skills assessment
- Training materials provided to participants
- Continuous assessment throughout the course
- End-of-course feedback questionnaire
- Combination of theory and practical application
- Attendance records
- Post-course follow-up evaluation
- Quiz / multiple-choice questions
Dates and sessions
Choose the date and delivery format that suit you.
No upcoming sessions are currently available.