Thank you for this email on What does ADRmean, even though I have this on my driving spec. I had forgotten it's meaning and needed to research it again, the reason being, it is a French Term as further described here....:
ADR, formally the Agreement of 30 September 1957 concerning the International Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Road is a 1957 United Nations treaty that governs transnational transport of hazardous materials. "ADR" is derived from the French name for the treaty: “Accord européen relatif au transport international des marchandises Dangereuses par Route”). Until 31 December 2020, the treaty was fully named European Agreement concerning the International Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Road. However, as the word "European" might have given the impression that the treaty was only open for accession to European states, an amendment was decided in the end of 2019.
Concluded in Geneva on 30 September 1957 under the aegis of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe, it entered into force on 29 January 1968. The agreement was modified (article 14, paragraph 3) in New York City on 21 August 1975, though these changes only took effect on 19 April 1985. A new amended ADR 2011 entered into force on 1 January 2011. Annexes A and B have been regularly amended and updated since the entry into force of ADR. Consequently, to the amendments for entry into force on 1 January 2015 (until June 2017), a revised consolidated version has been published as document ECE/TRANS/242, Vol. I and II. Every two years the regulations are updated with the latest version applicable being the ADR 2021
As of 2022, 54 states are party to ADR
The agreement itself is brief and simple, and its most important article is article 2. This article states that with the exception of certain exceptionally dangerous materials, hazardous materials may in general be transported internationally in wheeled vehicles, provided that two sets of conditions be met:
Annex A regulates the merchandise involved, notably their packaging and labels. Annex B regulates the construction, equipment, and use of vehicles for the transport of hazardous materials. The appendices consist of nine chapters, with the following contents
General provisions: terminology, general requirements Classification: classification of dangerous goods (CDG) Dangerous Goods List sorted by UN number, with references to specific requirements set in chapters 3 to 9; special provisions and exemptions related to dangerous goods packed in limited quantities Packaging and tank provisions Consignment procedures, labelling, and marking of containers and vehicles. Construction and testing of packaging, intermediate bulk containers (IBCs), large packaging, and tanks Conditions of carriage, loading, unloading, and handling Vehicle crews, equipment, operation, and documentation Construction and approval of vehicles
Hazard classes The classes of dangerous goods according to ADR are the following:
Class 1 Explosive substances and articles Class 2 Gases, including compressed, liquified, and dissolved under pressure gases and vapour's Flammable gases (e.g. butane, propane, acetylene) Non-flammable and non-toxic, likely to cause asphyxiation (e.g. nitrogen, CO2) or oxidisers (e.g. oxygen) Toxic (e.g. chlorine, phosgene) Class 3 Flammable liquids Class 4.1 Flammable solids, self-reactive substances, and solid desensitized explosives Class 4.2 Substances liable to spontaneous combustion Class 4.3 Substances which, in contact with water, emit flammable gases Class 5.1 Oxidizing substances Class 5.2 Organic peroxides Class 6.1 Toxic substances Class 6.2 Infectious substances Class 7 Radioactive material Class 8 Corrosive substances Class 9 Miscellaneous dangerous substances and articles
Each entry in the different classes has been assigned a 4 digit UN number. It is not usually possible to deduce the hazard class of a substance from its UN number: they have to be looked up in a table. An exception to this are Class 1 substances whose UN number will always begin with a 0. See List of UN numbers.
Tunnel classifications The sign to the left of the Blackwall Tunnel approach road shows Class E. The ADR Secretariat has defined a classification system for major tunnels in Europe."The categorization [is] based on the assumption that in tunnels there are three major dangers [that] may cause numerous victims or serious damage to the tunnel structure." It is the responsibility of each national authority to categorize its tunnels accordingly. The classes ranges from A (least restrictive), to E (most restrictive). As of 2010, in the United Kingdom for example, the least restrictive was the tunnel carrying the A299 to the Port of Ramsgate, while the most restrictive were several tunnels in East London, including the Limehouse Link tunnel, the Rotherhithe Tunnel, the Blackwall Tunnel and the East India Dock Link Tunnel.
ADR pictograms ADR pictograms for chemical hazards are based on GHS Transport pictograms and Non-GHS transport pictograms
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ADR certification is legally required for carrying anything that is deemed to be dangerous goods and drivers of all vehicles carrying dangerous goods must have an ADR training certificate. There are, however, exemptions for drivers carrying the following: – Dangerous goods packed in limited quantities – Dangerous goods packed in excepted quantities
“European Agreement concerning the International Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Road”
Annex A: General provisions and provisions concerning dangerous articles and substances
Part 1 General provisions Part 2 Classification Part 3 Dangerous goods list, special provisions and exemptions related to limited and excepted quantities Part 4 Packing and tank provisions Part 5 Consignment procedures Part 6 Requirements for the construction and testing of packagings, intermediate bulk containers (IBCs), large packagings and tanks Part 7 Provisions concerning the conditions of carriage, loading, unloading and handling
Annex B: Provisions concerning transport equipment and transport operations
Part 8 Requirements for vehicle crews, equipment, operation and documentation Part 9 Requirements concerning the construction and approval of vehicles Applicability of ADR 2019 and limits of validity of previous editions published by the United Nations.
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Front - ADR Qualification Card Rear - Qualified Categories
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One qualifies through 5 examinations over a 5 day session plus additional exam category modules. Note: There is a fee for this and one needs to research and shop around.
