FAQs

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  • Do I need a Dangerous Goods Safety Advisor (DGSA)?

    You will need a DGSA if you send or transport dangerous goods "in-scope" of the regulations, the main exemptions being:

    1. Sending/transporting limited and excepted quantities only.
    2. Sending/transporting limited and excepted quantities only.
    3. When transporting dangerous goods is "occasional" and not the main operation.

  • Do I need a fully trained ADR driver?

    If you are carrying goods "in-scope" of the regulations, then you will, the exemptions being:

    1. Where goods are in excepted or limited quantities.
    2. Where goods are below the transport category thresholds.
    3. When carrying goods "occasionally.

    While carrying under these exemptions, the driver and loaders/unloaders require General Awareness Training.

  • Who needs General Awareness Training?

    All persons who are involved in the movement of dangerous goods require awareness training; that could include:

    • warehouse staff
    • packers
    • fillers
    • vehicle schedulers
    • drivers

  • When do I need IATA Dangerous Goods Training?

    All persons who are involved in the movement of dangerous goods require awareness training; that could include:

    • warehouse staff
    • packers
    • fillers
    • vehicle schedulers
    • drivers

  • Do I need a Safety Data Sheet (SDA)?

    If you are "supplying" chemicals onto the market place you need to supply an SDS for that product unless it is supplied under the cosmetic, biocide/pesticide or food industry.

    However, it has become the "norm" to supply an SDS for all products regardless of the industry.

  • What language does the SDS have to be written in?

    The SDS has to be in the official language of the country in which you are placing onto the market.