Letzte Änderung:
Freitag, 20. März 2009 

Fig. 6 EU Activities/Safety Advisor

Starting with the year 2000, every firm conducting shipment, carriage, or unloading of hazar

Statutory Instrument (S.I.) for Dangerous Goods Officers (DGOs) (contents)

§ 1 appointments § 2 requirements § 3 duties and obligations § 4 obligations of the entrepreneur § 5 designated persons § 6 infringements § 7 clauses with regards to Berlin’s former special legal status § 8 entry into force   Further official announcements on the S.I. for DGOs * statements of reasons * explanatory statements from the “Federal Ministry of Transport” * German Industrial and Trade Association’s model statute

dous materials will have to appoint a Safety Advisor. Exemptions are provided for the following cases:

• armed forces (which in Germany are presently fully subject to the DGO Statutory Ordinance)
• small quantities (referring to the ADR Agreement for specification) and
• occasional carriage.

According to these guideli

German Industrial and Trade Association’s model statute * Suitable premises * Professional training for staff * Suitable teaching aids    Approval   * Uniform syllabus General part Specific part (all modes) (individual modes)   * Duration of training: 29 hours for each mode of transport * Reduced quantity (duration) for a combination of several modes

Structure of DGO Training DGO Training Syllabus General Part of Syllabus (GP) 1 S.I. for DGOs 2 The international context 3 Carriage of Dangerous Goods Act 4 Criminal law and law concerning liabilities 5 Other specific provisions   Specific Part of Syllabus (SP) 1 Introduction 2 Persons in charge 3 Framework of the statutory instruments 4 Classification 5 Packaging of dangerous goods 6 Marking and labeling 7 Documentation 8 Operation 9 Further individual aspects

D.G.O./Safety Advisor EU activities * 1989 Directives  driver training * 1993 German application * 1993 – 1995 intensive consultations * 1996 Council of Ministers (of the EU) resolution - title: Safety Advisor - guarantees safety of carriage for dangerous goods - training and examination - accident report - reciprocal recognition of training certificates * 2000 transitional provisions to expire * 2001 Safety Advisor in ADR, RID (ADNR)

nes a safety advisor must be appointed, as was the case with the former “Dangerous Goods Ordinance” in Germany, with the primary task of, in a on site monitoring capacity reducing risks which may occur with the transportation of dangerous goods. Exemption from the „Dangerous Goods Ordinance“ has been amended considerably.

The member states were required to secure a sufficient quantity of “Safety Advisors as of the 1^st of January 2000 to meet the, then upcoming needs of the affected establishments.

New since 1998 is in the “Dangerous Goods Safety Advisor Ordinance”, the safety advisor is responsible for the removal of the, through monitoring identified deficiencies (without authorization to issue directives).

The implementation of these guidelines is carried out in Germany with an ordinance change and revision of the Dangerous Goods Safety Advisor Ordinance dated from March 26, 1998 (BGBl. I S. 648).

In the meantime there is also a guideline from the EU Advisory Council responsible for the harmonization of testing rules for dangerous goods safety advisors via road, rail, or inland waterway (2000/18/EG). In these EC guidelines are stipulated the specific details of the now required tests in all 15 EU countries.

Public announcement of the examination questions for the “Dangerous Goods Safety Advisor” examination, a further revision is in process at present, here special attention shall be given to alignment with those reg

Two years after the Herborn disaster (1989) S.I. on the Appointment of Dangerous Goods Officers and the Training of Designated Persons in Businesses and Industrial Enterprises. (S.I. for D.G.O.s)

ulations changed by the structure reform.

A training certificate is issued upon successful completion of the initial training valid for a period of 5 years. A refresher course with an examination or just an examination is then required for renewal. One has the additional option in Germany to participate in a refresher course without an examination after each 3 years (instead of the 5 year stipulation).

In the fall of 2001 a revision of the “Dangerous Goods Safety Advisor Ordinance is planned, an alignment with the exemption regulations of the new ADR (section: 1.1.3.6.3).

Dangerous Goods Safety Advisor in the current ADR/RID

Behind the abbreviation ADR is concealed a European agreement on the international carriage of dangerous goods by road. ADR is in force at present in 36 countries of Europe. For rail transport RID is in force in all the European states except for Russia.

Both international agreements have been restructured and have been brought into power in their new forms as of the 1st of July 2001.

New in the new ADR/RID is the incorporation of the requirement of appointment of a dangerous goods safety advisor in the new regulations. With this action for example is the “Dangerous Goods Safety Officer” now obligatory in 36 ADR countries and additionally in more than 40 RID member countries.

There were no changes with respect to EU guidelines, so that these guidelines can be dropped.

Summary

Extensive regulation governs dangerous goods transport. These regulations are often difficult to understand. Lack of application, however, will endanger life and the environment. To ensure proper application, firms are in need of specific advice.

This can be achieved with the help of the so-called “Dangerous Goods Advisor” which was at first required in Germany and later in the 15 EU countries and now today in almost all European countries.