Dangerous Goods Safety Advisers

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Nightfreight Training Services

Sandringham Court

Network 65 Business Park

Burnley

Lancashire

BB11 5RQ

WWW.nightfreight.co.uk

GENERAL BACKGROUND

Council Directive 96/35/EC requires Member States to implement legislation to ensure that certain undertakings who transport dangerous goods by road, rail and inland waterway, including the transport related activities of loading and unloading, appoint safety advisers.

Dangerous Goods Safety Advisers (DGSA) will need to have a vocational training certificate. The vocational training certificate will be mutually recognised in all Member States. The safety advisers are required to be appointed by 1st January 2000.

THE TRAINING, EXAMINATION AND CERTIFICATION OF THE DGSA

The detailed arrangements relating to the training, examination and certification regime will be dealt with by the Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions (DETR).

The DETR have appointed the Scottish Qualifications Authority (SQA) to perform the duties of the Agent to the Competent Authority.

The vocational training certificate will be issued by the SQA on behalf of the DETR. It will be valid throughout the Member States of the European Community. It will be valid for five years from the date of issue. During the final year of its validity a DGSA may undergo a form of refresher training and successfully complete a further examination to confirm his knowledge in order that the certificate can be re-validated for a further five years.

There are no 'grandfather rights' based on previous knowledge or experience in the field of the transport of dangerous goods.

COURSE PROGRAMME

Core Road and All Classes option.

Day One

Introduction and objectives

* Transport of Dangerous Goods (Safety Adviser) Regulation 199-.

* Background to the Regulations

* In-scope employers

* Exempted employers

* The Role of DGSA

* Appointment of Safety Advisers

* Functions and duties

* Reports

* Vocational Training Certificates

* Examination arrangements

The Core

* Principals of UN Classification system for dangerous goods

* Hazards of each class

* Identification of degree of hazard

* Table of precedence

* Identification of dangerous goods

* Containment systems

* Design, approval, examination, testing and certification of containment systems

Day Two

Core Continued:

* Marking, labelling and placarding

* Documentation for dangerous goods

* Specific documents for journey to be undertaken

* Relationship between the various regulations

* Compliance thresholds

* Environmental protection

* Statutory training requirements

* General training requirements

* Legal framework

* National and International regulations

* Relationship of the air/sea regulations with other modes

Road Operations

* Transport units - selection and suitability

* Packaged goods

* Tanks/tank containers

* Freight containers

* Cylinder trailers

* Bulk vehicles

* Examination and certification schemes

Day Three

Road Operations Continued:

* Marking, labelling and placarding applicable to various regulations

* Packaged goods

* Tankers

* Tank containers

* Demountable tanks

* Batteries of receptacles/tubes/cylinder trailers

* Duties of consignor and vehicle operator

* Documentation for various regulations

* Completion of documentation

* Compliance thresholds for CDG Road

* ADR/RID

* Filling, stowage, loading and segregation

* Load security

* Segregation of goods

* Cleaning and decontamination

* Operational procedures

* Environmental protection

* Training

* Layout, structure and content of ADR

* CDG Road support documentation

Day 4 & 5

All Classes

The 9 hazard classes and their sub-divisions;

Class 1 - Explosives

Class 2 - Compressed Gases

Class 3 - Flammable liquids

Class 4 - Flammable solids

Class 5 - Oxidising agents and organic peroxides

Class 6 - Toxics and infectious substances

Class 7 - Radioactives

Class 8 - Corrosive substances

Class 9 - Miscellaneous dangerous substances

Class specific hazards and secondary hazards.

* Containment systems

* Suitable packaging

* Marking, labelling and placarding

* Class specific and additional documentation

* Compliance thresholds

* Limited quantity exemptions

* Class specific restrictions

* Environmental pollution

* Class specific training

* Class specific regulatory requirements.

The programme will include written and oral exercises at appropriate points.

Examination Weightings

The Core

Classification/Identification (45%)

Containment Systems/Marking/Labelling/ Placarding/ Documentation (45%)

Compliance Thresholds/ Environmental Protection/ Training/ Legal Framework (10%)

Road Operations

Transport Units/ Marking/ Labelling/Placarding/ Documentation (45%)

Compliance Thresholds/ Filling/ Storage/ Loading/ Segregation/ Cleaning/ Decontamination (45%)

Operational Procedures/Emergency Response/ Environmental Protection/ Training/ Legal Framework (10%)

All Classes

Classification (20%)

Contamination Systems/ Marking/Labelling/Placarding/ Documentation/ Compliance Thresholds (75%)

Environmental Pollution/ Training/Legal Framework (5%)

Pass mark for each examination is expected to be approximately 70%

Courses can be organised on-site at company's premises, if requested.

Students will be required to supply their own publications. A full set of the publications is available from Nightfreight Training Services at a cost of £170.00.

Please contact the administration team for course prices and availability.

Tele: 01282 420358

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