Posts Tagged ‘DGSA’
Transport of Class 7 Dangerous Goods – Review and Testing of Emergency Plans for Radiation Emergencies
The Carriage of Dangerous Goods (Amendment) Regulations 2019 (CDG19) which came into force on 21 April 2020 and amended the Carriage of Dangerous Goods and Use of Transportable Pressure Equipment Regulations 2009 (CDG09) placed revised requirements on Duty Holders undertaking transport of radioactive materials in regards to the need for review and testing of Emergency…
Read MoreImplementation of Carriage of Dangerous Goods (Amendment) Regulations 2019 on the transport of Class 7 Dangerous Goods
The new Carriage of Dangerous Goods (Amendment) Regulations 2019 (CDG19) came into force on 21st April 2019 with the specific requirements relating to transport radiation emergencies detailed in Schedule 2 will not come into effect until 21st April 2020. The key requirements of the regulations are to consider the duties of key duty holders in…
Read MoreImpact of BSSD 2013 on Transport of Class 7 Dangerous Goods
CDG 2009 (as amended) regulates the transport of dangerous goods and enact the use of ADR (road) and RID (rail) frameworks in the UK, CDG 2009 also has specific sections which deal with Class 7 dangerous goods (radioactive materials), Regulation 24 and the related Schedule 2, which set out the regulatory requirements in relation to…
Read MoreTransport of Radioactive Materials by Road – Implementation of ADR 2017
The transport of radioactive materials and waste (Class 7 dangerous goods) in Great Britain is regulated by the Office for Nuclear Regulation (ONR) under the Carriage of Dangerous Goods and Use of Transportable Pressure Equipment Regulations 2009 (as amended) which implements ADR – the European Agreement concerning the International Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Road…
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