The Carriage of Dangerous Goods and Use of Transportable Pressure Equipment Regulations 2004

Made: 1st April 2004

Laid before Parliament: 16th April 2004

Coming into force: 10th May 2004

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PART 1 — INTRODUCTORY PROVISIONS

Citation and commencement

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Interpretation

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Application

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Application to international carriage

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Application to tanks, pressure receptacles, battery-vehicles, battery-wagons, MEGCs, UN MEGCs and transportable pressure equipment

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Application to armed forces

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Exemptions

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Competent authority

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PART 2 — REQUIREMENTS OF ADR AND RID

Training

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Safety obligations

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Class 7 goods for carriage by rail

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Safety advisers

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Reports on accidents or incidents

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Emergency plans for marshalling yards

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Classification of goods

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Prohibition from carriage

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Dangerous goods list and special provisions

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Use of packagings

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Use of tanks, battery-vehicles, battery-wagons, MEGCs and UN-certified MEGCs

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Consignment

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Construction and testing of packagings and packages

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Construction and testing of tanks, battery-vehicles, battery-wagons, MEGCs and UN-certified MEGCs

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Carriage, loading, unloading and handling

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Vehicle crews, equipment, operation and documentation

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Construction and approval of vehicles

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PART 3 — COMPETENT AUTHORITY FUNCTIONS

Interpretation of Part 3 and Schedule 3

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Grant of approvals by the GB competent authority

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Grant of unilateral and multilateral approvals by the GB competent authority in relation to class 7 goods for carriage by rail

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Appointment of persons by the GB competent authority

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Recognition of approvals, tests, methods, standards and procedures etc. by the GB competent authority

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Imposing of requirements by the GB competent authority

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Issuing of safety adviser vocational training certificates by the GB competent authority

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Issuing of driver training certificates by the GB competent authority

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Notification under sub-section 1.8.2.2 of ADR or of RID

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Miscellaneous functions of the GB competent authority

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Exemption certificates, temporary and ad hoc exemptions

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PART 4 — TRANSPORTABLE PRESSURE EQUIPMENT

Interpretation of Part 4

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Placing on the market and use at work of transportable pressure equipment

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Transportable pressure equipment placed on the market and used at work exclusively in Great Britain

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Reassessment of conformity

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Periodic inspection and repeated use

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Notified bodies

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Approved bodies

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Appointment of notified bodies and approved bodies by the competent authority

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Conformity marking

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PART 5 — ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS TO ADR AND RID

Attendant for carriage of class 1 goods by road

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Duration of carriage and delivery of class 1 goods by road

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Miscellaneous security requirements for carriage of class 1 goods by road

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Miscellaneous security requirements for carriage of class 1 goods by rail

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Security requirement for carriage of class 1 goods by road or rail and class 7 goods by rail

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Carriage of class 1 goods in vehicles used to carry passengers for hire or reward

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Carriage of class 1 goods by road in motor vehicles

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Marshalling and formation of trains

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Keeping of information by carriers

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Placards, marks and plate markings for carriage within Great Britain

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PART 6 — MISCELLANEOUS

Fees for applications relating to pressure receptacles and tanks

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Transitional defence

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Defence and enforcement

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Amendments to the Health and Safety (Fees) Regulations 2004

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Amendments to Chemicals (Hazard Information and Packaging for Supply) Regulations 2002

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Amendments to the Classification and Labelling of Explosives Regulations 1983

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Consequential amendments

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Revocations and savings

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SCHEDULE 1 — OLD TANKS

Interpretation

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Construction of tanks of old tank-vehicles, tank containers and old tank wagons for carriage by road or rail

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Testing, examination and maintenance for carriage by road or rail

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Testing, examination and maintenance for carriage by road

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Testing, examination and maintenance for carriage by rail

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Use of old tank-vehicles, old tank wagons or tank-containers for carriage by road or rail

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Keeping of documents

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Appointment of inspection bodies by the competent authority

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Exceptions

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SCHEDULE 2 — OLD PRESSURE RECEPTACLES

Interpretation

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Duties on those designing, manufacturing, importing, supplying, modifying or repairing old pressure receptacles

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Conformity to approved design standard or specification

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Examination of old pressure receptacles by competent or approved persons

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Filling of old pressure receptacles

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Approved design specification

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Modification, repair and re-rating of old pressure receptacles

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Additional requirements for old pressure receptacles containing certain dangerous goods not classified as class 2

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Approvals by the competent authority

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Exceptions

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SCHEDULE 3 — COMPETENT AUTHORITY FUNCTIONS

PART 1 — APPROVALS BY THE GB COMPETENT AUTHORITY

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PART 2 — MULTILATERAL AND UNILATERAL APPROVALS BY THE GB COMPETENT AUTHORITY

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PART 3 — APPOINTMENT OF PERSONS BY THE GB COMPETENT AUTHORITY

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PART 4 — RECOGNITION OF APPROVALS, TESTS, METHODS, STANDARDS, PROCEDURES ETC. BY THE GB COMPETENT AUTHORITY

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PART 5 — IMPOSING OF REQUIREMENTS BY THE GB COMPETENT AUTHORITY

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SCHEDULE 4 — CONFORMITY ASSESSMENT PROCEDURES

(This Schedule substantially reproduces the provisions of Part 1 of Annex IV of the Transportable Pressure Equipment Directive)

Module A—internal production control

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This module describes the procedure whereby the manufacturer, or his authorised representative established within the Community who carries out the obligations laid down in paragraph 2, ensures and declares that transportable pressure equipment satisfies the relevant requirements of Part 4 of these Regulations. The manufacturer, or his authorised representative established within the Community, must affix the conformity marking to all transportable pressure equipment and draw up a written declaration of conformity.

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The manufacturer must draw up the technical documentation described in paragraph 3 and either the manufacturer or his authorised representative established within the Community must keep it at the disposal of the competent authority for inspection purposes for a period of 10 years after the last of the transportable pressure equipment has been manufactured. Where neither the manufacturer nor his authorised representative is established within the Community, the obligation to keep the technical documentation available is the responsiblity of the person who places the transportable pressure equipment on the market.

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The technical documentation must enable an assessment to be made of the conformity of the transportable pressure equipment with the relevant requirements of Part 4 of these Regulations. It must, as far as is relevant for such assessment, cover the design, manufacture and operation of the transportable pressure equipment and contain—

• a general description of the transportable pressure equipment,

• conceptual design and manufacturing drawings and diagrams of components, sub-assemblies, circuits, etc.,

• descriptions and explanations necessary for an understanding of the said drawings and diagrams and the operation of the transportable pressure equipment,

• a description of the solutions adopted to meet the requirements of Part 4 of these Regulations,

• results of the design calculations, examinations carried out, etc.,

• test reports.

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The manufacturer, or his authorised representative established within the Community, must keep a copy of the declaration of conformity with the technical documentation.

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The manufacturer must take all measures necessary to ensure that the manufacturing process requires the manufactured transportable pressure equipment to comply with the technical documentation referred to in paragraph 2 and with the relevant requirements of Part 4 of these Regulations.

Module A1—internal manufacturing checks with monitoring of the final assessment

In addition to the requirements of module A, the following applies.

Final assessment must be performed by the manufacturer and monitored by means of unexpected visits by a notified body chosen by the manufacturer.

During such visits, the notified body must:

• ensure that the manufacturer actually performs final assessment,

• take samples of transportable pressure equipment at the manufacturing or storage premises in order to conduct checks. The notified body assesses the number of items of equipment to sample and whether it is necessary to perform, or have performed, all or part of the final assessment of the equipment samples.

Should one or more of the items of transportable pressure equipment not conform, the notified body must take appropriate measures.

On the responsiblity of the notified body, the manufacturer must affix that body’s identification number to each item of transportable pressure equipment.

Module B—EC type-examination

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This module describes the part of the procedure by which a notified body ascertains and attests that a representative example of the production envisaged meets the relevant requirements of Part 4 of these Regulations.

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The application of EC type-examination must be lodged by the manufacturer or by his authorised representative established within the Community with a single notified body of his choice.

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The technical documentation must enable an assessment to be made of the conformity of the transportable pressure equipment with the relevant requirements of Part 4 of these Regulations. It must, as far as is relevant for such assessment, cover the design, manufacture and operation of the transportable pressure equipment and contain:

• a general description of the type,

• conceptual design and manufacturing drawings and diagrams of components, sub-assemblies, circuits, etc.,

• descriptions and explanations necessary for an understanding of the said drawings and diagrams and the operation of the transportable pressure equipment,

• a description of the solutions adopted to meet the essential requirements of Part 4 of these Regulations,

• results of the design calculations made, examinations carried out, etc.,

• test reports,

• information concerning the tests provided for in manufacture,

• information concerning the qualifications or approvals.

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The notified body must:

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examine the technical documentation, verify that the type has been manufactured in conformity with it and identify the components designed in accordance with the relevant provisions of Part 4 of these Regulations and in particular:

• examine the technical documentation with respect to the design and the manufacturing procedures,

• assess the materials used where these are not in conformity with the relevant provisions of the Directive and check the certificate issued by the materials manufacturer,

• approve the procedures for the permanent joining of pressure equipment parts or check that they have been previously approved,

• verify that the staff undertaking the permanent joining of pressure equipment parts and the non-destructive tests are qualified or approved;

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perform or have performed the appropriate examinations and necessary tests to establish whether the solutions adopted by the manufacturer meet the relevant requirements of Part 4 of these Regulations;

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perform or have performed the appropriate examinations and necessary tests to establish whether the relevant provisions of Part 4 of these Regulations have been applied;

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