Logistics Sub-Sector Land Transportation

Participant Handbook 
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2.3.2 Checking for Regulatory Compliance 
Hazardous goods are goods or items with hazardous properties. If not properly controlled, they may 
present a potential hazard to human and animal health and safety, the environment and 
infrastructure. 
Hazardous goods need to be classified, packaged, marked, labelled and packed as per the regulations 
set out by the IMDG Code by the International Maritime Organization (IMO) and also needs to 
be handled with the utmost care and consideration of its dangerous nature. Any mis-declaration, mis-
communication or incorrect documentation could have severe consequences and could prove 
disastrous to human lives onshore or in the vessel. 
Transportation of hazardous goods both domestically & internationally is subject to various 
regulations depending on the country of origin and destination. The parties involved in the 
transportation of dangerous goods must strictly adhere to these regulations. For intermodal 
transport, these rules and regulations may be related to transport within a political or economic union 
or trading zone etc. Most of these regulations are based on the United Nations Recommendations on 
the Orange Book (transport of dangerous goods).  However, a few international rules like the ADR 
and national rules like the CFR49 may differ from the United Nations Recommendations on the 
transport of dangerous goods. 
Some of these regulations are 
Fig. 2.3.2. 
International Maritime Dangerous Goods 
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The European agreement covering the international carriage of dangerous goods by road 
transport (ADR). 
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The European agreement of the international carriage of dangerous goods through inland 
waterways/Short Sea Shipping (ADN); 
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Regulations covering the International Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Rail (RID); and Title 49 
of the Code of Federal Regulations of the United States (IMDG) Code apply.

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Land Transportation 
Associate 
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The Code outlines the detailed provisions on the aspects of the transportation of packed 
goods by sea that are categorized dangerous. 
Note that dangerous goods or hazardous goods have been given this name for a reason. An associate 
is expected to follow the motor vehicle rules regulatory compliance. Let us see an example of what 
are the requirements for '