The Carriage of Dangerous Goods and Use of Transportable Pressure Equipment Regulations 2004

Vehicle crews, equipment, operation and documentation

24.—(1) Subject to paragraph (2) any carrier carrying dangerous goods by road shall ensure that any—

(a)driver required to be trained in accordance with sub-section 8.2.1.1 of ADR—

(i)has received training which complies with section 8.2.1 of ADR which is relevant to the goods, person and type of vehicle in question;

(ii)has received any special training required by chapter 8.5 of ADR in relation to the goods in question; and

(iii)holds a certificate issued by the GB competent authority stating that the driver has participated in a training course, and passed an examination in accordance with the requirements of chapter 8.2 of ADR, in relation to the carriage of the dangerous goods in question; and

(b)transport unit complies with—

(i)the requirements of sections 8.1.1 and 8.1.3 to 8.1.5 of ADR; and

(ii)any additional requirements applying to the transport unit in chapter 8.5 of ADR applicable to the goods in question.

(2) For the purposes of paragraph (1)(b)(i)—

(a)sub-section 8.1.4.2 of ADR shall apply as if it referred to sub-section 1.1.3.6 of ADR as modified by regulation 3(7); and

(b)the provisions of sections 8.1.4 relating to the provision of fire fighting equipment shall not apply—

(i)during the loading and unloading of any vehicle; or

(ii)to any trailer used for the carriage of dangerous goods when the trailer is not attached to a motor vehicle.

(3) The carrier and each member of the vehicle crew shall ensure that the requirements of section 8.1.2 and chapters 8.3, 8.4 and 8.5 of ADR (other than those referred to in paragraphs (1)(a)(ii) and (1)(b)) which are applicable to the goods in question are met.

(4) The relevant requirements of chapter 8.5 of ADR which are applicable to the goods in question, as referred to in paragraphs (1)(a)(ii) and (1)(b), are indicated in column (19) of Table A of chapter 3.2 of ADR.

(5) In the event of an accident or emergency involving the carriage of dangerous goods, the driver of the transport unit shall take all reasonable steps to ensure that the instructions in writing required to be carried on the transport unit pursuant to paragraph (3) and sub-section 8.1.2.1(b) of ADR are complied with.

(6) The driver of any vehicle which is engaged in the carriage of dangerous goods shall on request produce to any police constable or goods vehicle examiner the relevant certificate he holds in accordance with this regulation and regulation 33.

(7) The driver of any vehicle which is engaged in the carriage of any class 7 goods shall on request produce to the inspector appointed in accordance with section 1(3)(a) of the Radioactive Material (Road Transport) Act 1991(1) the relevant certificate he holds in accordance with this regulation and regulation 33.