Safe Transport Day 

28.06.2023 In Wroclaw, transport Manager magazine organised a nationwide conference “Safe Transport Day”, which I had the pleasure to attend. My speech was, of course, about the ADRs, i.e. the rules for the safe carriage of dangerous goods (the article attached). During the conference, the topic of safety was presented...

Multilateral Agreement M347 – Carriage of Monkeypox Virus

The agreement of 27.06.2022 concerns the possibility of classifying and carrying infectious substances containing monkeypox virus (except for cultures) under UN 3373 or UN 3291. The Agreement expires on 01.01.2026.Umowa wielostronna M347 - przewóz wirusa małpiej ospy Umowa z dnia 27.06.2022 dotyczy możliwości klasyfikacji i przewozu substancji zakaźnych zawierających wirus...

Transport of dangerous goods in Malta

Malta acceded to the Agreement concerning the International Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Road (ADR), drawn up in Geneva on 30 September 1957 relatively late, as it was only on 8 May 2007. For comparison, Poland in 1975. International transport of dangerous goods may take place only if the conditions...

IMDG training courses (e-learning)

For over a year, I have been looking for specialised training course on the International Maritime Dangerous Goods IMDG Code. Unfortunately, none of the companies or institutions I know organised stationary training or offered online training with a lecturer.Finally, I began to browse through e-learning training offers, not fully convinced...

Is the form of e-learning and online training courses allowed for 1.3, 8.2.3 ADR trainings?

E-learning and online training courses for employees dealing with dangerous goods still raise many doubts, especially among dangerous goods safety advisers.Due to epidemic restrictions, the possibility of conducting stationary courses for DGSA advisers and ADR drivers was limited in 2020 and 2021. Signatories to the ADR Agreement have signed multilateral...

Conference on the Dangerous Goods Transport Safety in the Polish Armed Forces

I was invited by the Movement and Transportation Division – National Movement Co-ordination Centre to participate in the 6th Conference: “Dangerous Goods Transport Safety in the Polish Armed Forces”, which took place on 22-23 January in Bydgoszcz.The participants to the conference were primarily ADR advisers working in Military Economic Departments,...

Transport of dangerous goods in Mexico

What does the transport of dangerous goods overseas in exotic Mexico look like? Official Mexican standards (Normas Oficiales Mexicanas or NOMs) complement Mexico's regulations on the transport of dangerous goods and waste by land. The Mexican Secretariat of Communications and Transport (SCT) is responsible for the publication and maintenance of...

Who is required to appoint a DGSA

The undertaking’s obligation to appoint an adviser is specified in- regulation 1.8.3 of the ADR (European Agreement concerning the International Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Road), drawn up in Geneva on 30 September 1957 (Journal of Laws of 2019, items 769 and 2471), and- Article 15 of the Act of...