ADR Update Geoff Leach The Dangerous Goods Office Ltd

So what does it mean….

A D R Accord European relatif au transport international des marchandises Dangereuses par Route

Peterborough 22/3/89

IMO

RID

ADR ICAO

ADN

ADR/RID/AND

Joint meeting

RID Committee of Experts on the

transport of dangerous goods

ADR Working Party on the transport of

dangerous goods WP15

ADN Administrative Committee of

the ADN

• Valid for two years • May also be used during a

transitional period up to 30 June of the year following its validity

• Scope and applicability • Training • Safety obligations • Security provisions • Classification and identification • Packagings, tanks and bulk • Marking, labelling and placarding • Documentation • Loading and stowage • Requirements for operation • Requirements for vehicles • Actions in emergencies

• Scope and applicability • Training • Safety obligations • Security provisions • Classification and identification • Packagings, tanks and bulk • Marking, labelling and placarding • Documentation • Loading and stowage • Requirements for operation • Requirements for vehicles • Actions in emergencies

ADR small load alleviations

http://www.unece.org/fileadmin/DAM/trans/danger/publi/adr/adr2015/ADR2015e_WEB.pdf

http://www.unece.org/trans/danger/publi/adr/adr2015_amend.html

Available free online:

ADR 2015

ADR 2017 (amendments)

We don’t have these in air transport….

Mont Blanc fire – March 1999

Flour and margarine, not dangerous goods 38 fatalities

For carriage in a transport chain including maritime or air carriage, the information required……may be substituted by the transport document and information required by the IMDG Code or the ICAO Technical Instructions respectively provided that any additional information required by ADR is also included.

ADR Documentation

"Carriage in accordance with 1.1.4.2.1".

Tunnel code: C/D Carriage in accordance with 1.1.4.2.1

Editorial….

“MARK” AND “MARKING” •Throughout RID and ADR - to apply/fix mark → ‘marking’ - the mark/symbol itself → ‘mark’ - e.g. bears the mark ‘RADIOACTIVE’

Editorial….

“Vehicles” and “containers” Replaced with “Cargo transport units”

•Definition of Cargo transport unit: - “wagon” added in ADR’ - “road vehicle” added in RID

New entries in “Class” 4.1…. UN3531 - 3531 POLYMERIZING SUBSTANCE, SOLID, STABILIZED, N.O.S. UN3532 - POLYMERIZING SUBSTANCE, LIQUID, STABILIZED, N.O.S. UN3533 -- POLYMERIZING SUBSTANCE, SOLID, TEMPERATURE CONTROLLED, N.O.S. UN3534 - POLYMERIZING SUBSTANCE, LIQUID, TEMPERATURE CONTROLLED, N.O.S. All subject to new Special Provision 386

New UN3528….

Engine, internal combustion, flammable liquid powered, Engine, fuel cell, flammable liquid powered Machinery, internal combustion, flammable liquid powered Machinery, fuel cell, flammable liquid powered

3

New UN3529….

Engine, internal combustion, flammable gas powered, Engine, fuel cell, flammable gas powered Machinery, internal combustion, flammable gas powered Machinery, fuel cell, flammable gas powered

2

New UN3530….

Engine, internal combustion Machinery, internal combustion

999

Clarification….

ENVIRONMENTALLY HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES - UN 3077 AND UN 3082 • Viscous liquid flash point ≥ 23°C ≤ 60°C (UN 3082) - inner or single packaging not exceeding 5kg / 5l not subject to RID/ADR except general provisions

3

Infectious substances….

ADR 2015 – Tunnel Code “E” ADR 2017 – No Tunnel Code

A new label….

UN3480 - Lithium ion batteries UN3481 - Lithium ion batteries contained in equipment UN3481 - Lithium ion batteries packed with equipment UN3090 Lithium metal batteries UN3091 Lithium metal batteries contained in equipment UN3091 Lithium metal batteries packed with equipment

Not to be used for placarding purposes

Uranium hexafluoride – UN3507 excepted package

ADR 2015 For UN3507 excepted package Class 8, PG I, no Class 7 label, PI P805 ADR 2017 For UN3507 excepted package Class 6.1 (8), PG I, no Class 7 label, PI P603 For UN2977 (fissile) and UN2978 (non-fissile) Class 7 (6.1 + 8)

Pressure receptacles

New and amended standards • UN pressure receptacles ISO standards in 6.2.2

• Non-UN pressure receptacles EN or EN/ISO in 6.2.4

RID/ADR Tanks

New and amended standards • EN standards in 6.8.2.6.1

• new structure of table For design and construction of

tanks and For equipment

• If filled prior to expiry of last periodic inspection, may be carried for 1 month after

Low pressure tanks

• Maximum Working Pressure (MWP) - no longer applies to gravity discharge tanks

• Changes to hydraulic pressure test and leakproofness test

Thank you!