Summary of ADR 2005 Security Legislation.
As of the 22nd July 2005, the government
introduced new transport security legislation.
This legislation is outlined below and full details
are contained within ADR 2005*.
Security - General Provisions:
All persons engaged in the carriage of
dangerous goods shall consider the security requirements
for the carriage of dangerous goods commensurate with their
responsibilities.
Dangerous goods shall only be offered
to carriers that have been appropriately identified.
Areas within temporary storage terminals,
temporary storage sites, vehicle depots, berthing areas
and marshalling yards used for the temporary storage during
carriage of dangerous goods shall be properly secured,
well lit and, where possible and appropriate, not accessible
to the general public.
Each crew member of a vehicle carrying
dangerous goods shall carry with them means of photographic
identification.
Safety inspections shall cover appropriate
security measures.
Security – Training
The competent authority shall maintain
up-to-date registers of all valid training certificates.
Training and the refresher training shall
also include elements of security awareness.
Security awareness training shall address the following:
- Nature of security risks,
- Recognising security risks,
- Methods to address and
reduce such risks,
- Actions to be taken in the event of
a security breach.
The security plan shall include awareness
of security plans commensurate with the responsibilities
and duties of individuals and their part in implementing
security plans.
Security - Provisions for High Consequence
Dangerous Goods
"High consequence dangerous goods" are
those which have the potential for misuse in a terrorist
incident and which may, as a result, produce serious consequences
such as mass casualties or mass destruction. The list of
high consequence dangerous goods are provided in the Table
below.
Security - Plans
Carriers, consignors and other participants
engaged in the carriage of high consequence dangerous goods
shall adopt, implement and comply with a security plan
that addresses at least the elements specified below:
a) specific allocation of responsibilities
for security to competent and qualified persons with appropriate
authority to carry out their responsibilities;
b) records of dangerous goods or types
of dangerous goods concerned;
c) review of current operations and assessment
of security risks, including any stops necessary to the
transport operation, the keeping of dangerous goods in
the vehicle, tank or container before, during and after
the journey and the temporary storage of dangerous goods
during the course of intermodal transfer or transhipment
between units;
d) clear statement of measures that are
to be taken to reduce security risks, commensurate with
the responsibilities and duties of the participant, including:
- Training;
- Security policies (e.g. new
employee/employment, response to higher threat conditions,
etc.);
- Operating practices (e.g. choice/use of routes,
access to dangerous goods in temporary storage, etc.);
- Equipment
and resources that are to be used to reduce security
risks;
e) effective and up to date procedures
for reporting and dealing with security threats, breaches
of security or security incidents;
f) procedures for the evaluation and testing
of security plans and procedures;
g) measures to ensure the physical security
of transport information contained in the security plan;
h) measures to ensure that the distribution
of information relating to the transport operation contained
in the security plan is limited to those who need to have
it;
I) A process should established to co-operate
with each other and with competent authorities to exchange
threat information, apply appropriate security measures
and respond to security incidents.
Devices, equipment or arrangements to
prevent the theft of the vehicle carrying high consequence
dangerous goods or its cargo, shall be applied and measures
taken to ensure that these are operational and effective
at all times. The application of these protective measures
shall not jeopardize emergency response.
When appropriate and already fitted, the
use of transport telemetry or other tracking methods or
devices should be used to monitor the movement of high
consequence dangerous goods.
High consequence dangerous goods are those
listed in the table below and carried in quantities greater
than those indicated therein. (NB: For confirmation of
table contents, see security regulations.)
List of high consequence dangerous goods
| Class |
Division |
Substance or article |
Quantity |
| |
|
|
Tank (Ltrs) |
Bulk (kg) |
Packages (kg) |
| 1 |
1.1 |
Explosives |
a |
a |
0 |
| 1.2 |
Explosives |
a |
a |
0 |
| 1.3 |
Compatibility group C explosives |
a |
a |
0 |
| 1.5 |
Explosives |
0 |
a |
0 |
| 2 |
|
Flammable gases (classification codes including only
the letter F) |
3000 |
a |
b |
| Toxic gases (classification codes including letters
T, TF, TC, TO, TFC or TOC) excluding aerosols |
0 |
a |
0 |
| 3 |
|
Flammable liquids of packing groups I and II |
3000 |
a |
b |
| |
|
Desensitized explosives |
a |
a |
0 |
| 4.1 |
|
Desensitized explosives |
a |
a |
0 |
| 4.2 |
|
Packing group I substances |
3000 |
a |
b |
| 4.3 |
|
Packing group I substances |
3000 |
a |
b |
| 5.1 |
|
Oxidizing liquids of packing
group I |
3000 |
a |
b |
| Perchlorates, ammonium nitrate
and ammonium nitrate fertilizers |
3000 |
3000 |
b |
| 6.1 |
|
Toxic substances of packing
group I |
0 |
a |
0 |
| 6.2 |
|
Infectious substances of Category
A |
a |
a |
0 |
| 7 |
|
Radioactive material |
3000 A1 (special
form) or 3000 A2, as applicable, in Type B or Type
C packages |
| 8 |
|
Corrosive substances of packing
group I |
3000 |
a |
b |
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