Dangerous Goods News
Road Haulage - Transition Period for New ADR Regulations has now closed
This year sees the introduction of new regulations for ADR. The transitionary phase ended 30th June so now companies moving hazardous goods by road must have the new requirements in place.
Contact us now
on 0161 339 0821 if you are unsure what this means for your business.
The latest edition of ADR has been published and is
available
to buy
from us - please see the Publications
Page for further details. We also now have the UK CDG regulations in
stock.
The biggest change for road users is the introduction of the new Transport Emergency Instruction Card which need to be provided by the haulier to the driver of the vehicle in a language which he can read and understand. For further information please see the Tremcards Page.
There is also a new Environmentally Hazardous Substances Diamond which replaced the old Marine Pollutant triangle. See the Labelling Page for a sample and further details.
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Freight
Sea freight is regulated by IMDG, and the latest edition of the IMDG "Orange Book" covering the new regulations has been published and is now available to buy from us - please see the Publications Page.
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Freight - New IATA Regulations for 2012
The 2012 edition (53rd) edition of the IATA regulations has now been published - please see the Publications Page for further details.
Amongst the changes this year is a requirement for new Limited Quantity Labels. Last year also saw the introduction of new IATA Cargo Aircaft Only, and excepted quantity labels.There are also new labels for Lithium Batteries.
Samples can be found by clicking on the Labelling Page.
Top of PageGHS
GHS stands for the Global Harmonised System and is intended to ensure that all countries treat Hazards in the same way. The agreement has been adopted by the EU and has been implemented in the EU (including the UK) under the CLP Regulation which came into force from the 20th January 2009. This requires all chemicals in the EU to be classified, labelled and packaged according to the CLP regulation. The timetable is 1st December 2010 for substances and 1st June 2015 for mixtures and this is going to involve a significant amount of work for many companies.
The Safety Data Sheet will need to be changed with Risk Phrases being replaced by Hazard Statements and Safety Phrases by Precautionary Statements.
There is a new series of symbols which will appear on SDSs and the Supply Labels and new CLP labels will replace the current CHIP labels. These symbols and the statements are already starting to appear so you should be aware of what they mean as soon as possible and take account of them in any COSH assessments. There is currently a transition period in place where both CHIP and CLP can be used side by side.
Do you know your new GHS Pictograms yet? To view them all see our GHS animation
The quickest reference for the GHS Pictograms is the new HazChem Scalecard from AEA - please see the Publications Page for further details.
Over the next few weeks we intend to add information to this section to help you to pick out the most relevant changes which may affect you. Why not contact us and add your name to our mailing list so we can keep you informed of any changes we make on the website?
