Do I need a Dangerous Goods Safety Adviser?

 

If you are involved in the loading or transport of dangerous goods in bulk or in tanks you will require a Dangerous Goods Safety Adviser. If you load or transport dangerous goods in packages in loads of a size greater than that in column 3 in the table below for the respective Transport Category, then you will require a Dangerous Goods Safety Adviser.

 

Column 1

Column 2

Column 3

Type of Dangerous Goods / Packing Group

Transport Category

Total mass or volume

Class 1:    1.1A / 1.1L / 1.2L / 1.3L / 1.4L & UN0190

Class 3:    UN No 3343

Class 4.2: Substances belonging to Packing Group I

Class 4.3: UN Nos. 1183, 1242, 1295, 1340, 1403, 1928,

                 2813, 2965, 2968, 2988, 3129, 3130, 3131,

                 3134, 3148 & 3207

Class 6.1: UN Nos. 1051,1613, 1614 & 3294

Class 6.2: UN Nos. 2814 & 2900 (risk groups 3 and 4)

Class 7:    UN Nos. 2912 to 2919, 2977, 2978, & 3321 to

                 3333

Class 9:    UN Nos. 2315, 3151, 3152 and equipment

                 containing such substances or mixtures

And empty uncleaned packagings having contained substances classified in this transport category

0

0

 

Substances and articles belonging to packing group I and not classified in transport category 0

And substances and articles of the following classes:

Class 1:    1.1B to 1.1J* / 1.2B to 1.2J / 1.3C / 1.3G /

                 1.3H  / 1.3J / 1.5D*

Class 2:    groups T, TC*, TO, TF, TOC & TFC

                 Aerosols: groups C, CO, FC, T, TF, TO, TFC

                 &  TOC

Class 4.1: UN Nos 3221 to 3224 & 3231 to 3240

Class 5.2: UN Nos 3101 to 3104 & 3111 to 3120

1

20

 

Substances and articles belonging to packing group II and not classified in transport category 0, 1 or 4

And substances and articles of the following classes:

Class 1:    1.4B to 1.4G & 1.6N

Class 2:    group F

                 Aerosols: group F

Class 4.1: UN Nos. 3225 to 3230

Class 5.2: UN Nos. 3105 to 3110

Class 6.1: substances and articles belonging to packing

                 group III

Class 6.2: UN Nos. 2814 & 2900 (risk group 2)

Class 9:    UN No. 3245

2

333

 

Substances and articles belonging to packing group III and not classified in transport category 0, 2 or 4

And substances and articles of the following classes:

Class 2:    groups A & O

                 Aerosols: groups A & O

Class 8:    UN Nos. 2794, 2795, 2800 & 3028

Class 9:    UN Nos. 2990 & 3072

3

1000

 

Class 1:    1.4S

Class 4.1: UN Nos. 1331, 1345, 1944, 1945, 2254 &

                 2623

Class 4.2: UN Nos. 1361 & 1362 of packing group III

Class 7:    UN Nos. 2908 to 2911

Class 9:    UN No. 3268

4

Unlimited

 

* For UN Nos. 0081, 0082, 0084, 0241, 0331, 0332, 0482, 1005 and 1017, the total maximum per transport unit shall be 50kg

There are many special provisions, exemptions and special agreements relating to the above,  so if you are still in doubt ring us for a free consultation.

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