Special attention: Safety in transport of dangerous goods.
Transport of dangerous goods needs special attention, as accidents can have severe
consequences for the involved individuals and the environment. The dangerous goods
transported include toxic, corrosive, explosive, radioactive or flammable substances.
Mitigation of the risk from transport of these goods requires special safety precautions
and the UNECE plays a key role in the development of related regulations.
Safety conditions for transport of dangerous goods
The UNECE provides the secretariat for the United Nations Economic and Social Council's
Committee of Experts on the Transport of Dangerous Goods (TDG) and on the Globally
Harmonized System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals (GHS). This Committee
elaborates recommendations on classification and listing of dangerous goods, use of
packagings and tanks, their construction and approval, their marking and labelling, as well
as consignment and operational procedures for international transport.
Its recommendations are published as:
‐ The Recommendations on the Transport of Dangerous Goods, Model Regulations;
‐ The Recommendations on the Transport of Dangerous Goods, Manual of Tests and
Criteria;
‐ The Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals (GHS).
These recommendations are implemented not only at country level but also through
international instruments administered by UNECE or by other international organizations
such as the International Maritime Organization (IMO) and the International Civil Aviation
Organization (ICAO). These instruments which include not only the provisions of the Model
Regulations but also mode specific requirements are:
‐ The International Maritime Dangerous Goods Code (IMDG Code) administered by
IMO;
‐ The Technical instructions for the Safe Transport of Dangerous Goods by Air
administered by ICAO;
‐ The European Agreement concerning the International Carriage of Dangerous Goods
by Road (ADR), administered by UNECE;
‐ The European Agreement concerning the International Carriage of Dangerous Goods
by Inland Waterways (ADN) administered by the UNECE in cooperation with the
Central Commission for Navigation on the Rhine (CCNR);
‐ The Regulations concerning the International Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Rail
(RID) administered by the Intergovernmental Organisation for International Carriage
by Rail (OTIF) in cooperation with UNECE.
RID, ADR and ADN apply to international transport, but Member States of the European
Union apply their provisions to domestic traffic as well. Furthermore, the European Union
has aligned its legislation on classification, labelling and packaging of substances and
mixtures to the GHS.
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In response to developments in technology and the changing needs of users, the Model
Regulations on the Transport of Dangerous Goods and the GHS are amended and updated
every two years by the Committee of Experts. The new version (17th revised edition) of the
Recommendations on the Transport of Dangerous Goods, Model Regulations, is to be
published in 2011, and the new provisions contained therein will be reflected in the modal
legal instruments (RID, ADR, ADN, IMDG Code, ICAO Technical instructions) for application as
from 1 January 2013.
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