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All employees involved in the transport of dangerous goods by road should have "appropriate" training (ADR Volume I Paragraph 1.3.2). This ranges from "Awareness" training for operatives with relatively low involvement to ADR training for drivers carrying dangerous goods and DGSA training for those appointed to advise on safe carriage.
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Drivers of vehicles' transporting dangerous goods meeting certain criteria are required to hold an ADR vocational training certificate. In particular, they must be conversant with a variety of aspects of the movement of dangerous goods, from regulatory compliance issues to basic chemical safety. The best training leads to the safest and most competent drivers.
Specialist runs both initial and refresher ADR courses throughout the year at its training centres and on customer premises (subject to compliance with City and Guilds requirements). A standard course covers Core, Packages and Classes 2 to 9 excluding Class 7. For exact course durations please contact us for details.
Specialist also runs courses for the Tanker module, Class 1 (Explosive) and Class 7 (Radioactive) at regular intervals during the year.
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Organisations that consign or transport regulated dangerous goods are required by law to appoint a vocationally qualified Dangerous Goods Safety Adviser.
Initial Training: While some companies choose to use Specialist in a DGSA consultancy role to meet the requirements of the Regulations, others require a member of their own staff to be suitably qualified to carry out the DGSA function. Accordingly, they send them on one of our quarterly DGSA courses. These five day courses are held prior to the national examinations run by SQA (Scottish Qualifications Authority).
Refresher Training: The DGSA qualification lasts for five years after which time refresher training and a re-sitting of the examination is necessary. Three day refresher courses also run prior to the SQA examinations. For details of course dates please contact us.
Role of a DGSA: To help new DGSAs into their role and put the examination knowledge into a practical context, Specialist also runs a course entitled “The Role of a DGSA”. This one day course utilises the experiences of a number of practising DGSAs in helping to explain to the newly qualified advisers how best to succeed in their role.
“Each undertaking, the activities of which include the carriage, or the related packing, loading, filling or unloading, of dangerous goods by road shall appoint one or more safety advisers for the carriage of dangerous goods, responsible for helping to prevent the risks inherent in such activities with regards, to persons, property and the environment.”
ADR Volume I Paragraph 1.8.3.1
All employees involved in the consigning and transport of dangerous goods by road should receive training appropriate to their role. For example, warehouse packers and loaders who come into contact with dangerous goods should have training that ensures they can not only identify the hazards associated with the products, but also know what to do if things go wrong. The same is true for the delivery van driver who delivers only small amounts of dangerous goods and for numerous others in the transport chain.
The Specialist Dangerous Goods Awareness course concentrates on the fundamentals that these staff need to know. The one day course covers the legislative background to dangerous goods, the chemical classes and hazards associated with them. It also covers the role of PPE and what to do in an emergency.
Whilst there is a standard awareness course, we have developed training programmes for a number of specific customer requirements such as LPG, Clinical Waste / Infectious Materials and Corrosives.
“Persons whose duties concern the carriage of dangerous goods by road shall have received training in the requirements governing the carriage of such goods appropriate to their responsibilities and duties according to Chapter 1.3 (of ADR).”
ADR Volume II Chapter 8.2.3
Dangerous goods security has become an increasingly important issue for all transport organisations. UK Law (CDGTPE 2004) refers to the ADR requirements for the secure transport of dangerous goods. There are general security requirements and those that apply to consignors and carriers of “high consequence” dangerous goods.
With a background in both dangerous goods and security issues, Specialist is ideally placed to advise and train on these matters. We offer both training sessions for drivers and managers and a dangerous goods security audit service.
“Carriers, consignors and other participants….. engaged in the carriage of high consequence dangerous goods shall adopt, implement and comply with a security plan that addresses the elements specified in (para) 1.10.3.2.2 (of ADR).”
ADR Volume I Paragraph 1.10.3.2.1
Specialist is unique in the dangerous goods training world in that it runs the ASET* Practical Road Tanker Operative Course. This course is five days long and is designed for those individuals that have passed their ADR qualification but have had no practical training on tanker operation. The course covers much of what would be taught on an extended induction in a tanker company such as filling, discharging, tank cleaning and road driving characteristics. The course receives certification as an ASET National Award.
The training takes place at one of our associated company training sites or on customer premises if the appropriate equipment can be provided.
* Accreditation Syndicate for Education and Training. The awarding body that certificates the course
