Requirements for the transportation of dangerous goods in packing and for the production of packing (40 academic hours)

The course is intended for management and engineering personnel of packing manufacturers, packing distributors and transport companies. Course graduates acquire fundamental knowledge of international conventions, codes, rules and standards, as well as national regulations, the requirements of which apply to the transportation of dangerous goods of all hazard classes. This knowledge helps to form a clear understanding of the requirements for the production of packing used in the transportation of dangerous goods, as well as for its testing.

Basic course units:

International regulation of the transportation of dangerous goods by various modes of transport:

UN Model Regulations for the Transport of Dangerous Goods;
UN Manual of Tests and Criteria;
Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labeling of Chemicals (GHS);
International Maritime Dangerous Goods Code (IMDG Code);
Rules of the Agreement concerning the International Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Road (ADR);
Regulations to the European Agreement concerning the International Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Inland Waterways (ADN);
Annex 2 to the Agreement concerning International Goods Transport by Rail (SMGS);
European RID Regulation concerning the Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Rail;
Regulations concerning the Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Rail of the Commonwealth Countries;
ICAO Technical Instructions for the Safe Transport of Dangerous Goods by Air;

Requirements for the Manufacture and Testing of Means of Containing Dangerous Goods

Requirements for the Manufacture and Testing of Means of Containing Dangerous Goods;
Classification Societies: status and application of classification societies rules;
Requirements for testing laboratories;
Quality management system and quality assurance system in production;
Requirements for the manufacture and testing of packing (drums, canisters, boxes, bags, composite packing);
Requirements for the manufacture and testing of intermediate bulk containers (IBCs);
Requirements for the manufacture and testing of bulk containers;
Requirements for the manufacture and testing of other means of containing dangerous goods (cylinders, portable tanks, features of packing for infectious substances and radioactive materials);
Use of means of containing dangerous goods;
Packing instructions (packing, IBCs and large packing);
Instructions for portable tanks and bulk containers;
Cargo transport units. Requirements for the stowage and securing of means of containing dangerous goods in high-capacity containers and other cargo transport units.

Course participants who successfully pass the final exam are presented for certification at the International Dangerous Goods and Containers Association, after which they receive international qualification certificates.