Transport

All chemical products, those which do not pose any hazard as well as the dangerous ones, must be delivered to the agents and customers in a safe manner. That is why the transport is such an important element linking the supply chain for chemical products of all kinds. The transport, in turn, is subject to specific, international and national (Polish) regulations.

During the deliveries of dangerous goods, and in particular for the intercontinental deliveries, different types of transport are used (e.g., sea and road or rail transport, road and air carriage and other). In such situations we talk about combined (multimodal) transport. While planning such carriage of dangerous goods, you have to consider the regulations applicable for the individual modes of movement of goods – European Agreement ADR (road carriage), IMDG Code (transport by sea) or IATA Technical Instructions (air transport).

All this means obviously additional problems for people responsible for preparation of such transport and completing the necessary documentation. It often happens, that the transport is halted on some stage of travel, due to incomplete documentation or labelling. Such unfortunate situation results in additional costs incurred by the company, related to the standstills, storage or demurrage.

Meeting all the requirements imposed by various international and national transportation regulations is not an easy task. You need to have a thorough knowledge provided by trained and experienced consultants, granted with relevant certificates and qualifications.

THETA Doradztwo Techniczne takes pride in our team of qualified experts; consultants having wide knowledge and long-term experience in the field of road, sea and air transport. We would like to shortly present our offer concerning these three main ways of transport, which constitute the majority of executed ways of shipping of chemical products.

ADR – carriage of dangerous goods by road

Road transport has the largest quantitative share of the means of transport used for moving the chemical products in Europe. The main legal act concerning the road carriage is the European Agreement ADR (The European Agreement concerning the International Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Road). Additionally, in Poland, the Act of 19 August 2011 concerning the transport of dangerous goods, implementing the Directive 2008/68/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council, on the inland transport of dangerous goods, applies. This Act establishes also a range of executive regulations.

Dangerous Goods Safety Adviser – DGSA Consultant

Pursuant to the European Agreement ADR and Polish Act concerning the transport of dangerous goods, EACH ENTERPRISE, which business includes transportation of dangerous goods and related packing, loading, filling or unloading, should appoint one or more advisers for the safety related issues regarding the carriage of dangerous goods, responsible for supporting the hazard preventing actions (Dangerous Goods’ Safety Adviser).

Evaluation of obligations and consulting – let’s do it together

In order to adequately define the scope of your company needs regarding the dangerous goods carriage, we are ready to perform so called „0″Audit for your company, enabling the detailed evaluation of needs and responsibilities in relation to such diversified legal requirements. Thanks to the „0 Audit”, you will be able to take up rational and tailored actions – precisely reflecting the requirements and responsibilities of your company. Moreover, you will be able to specify, whether you need to appoint the DGSA for your company, what kind of training and actions are to be taken and in what order.

Additionally, within the framework of our services, we provide the comprehensive support for your company in the area of legal regulations, related to meeting the legal requirements in scope of the carriage of dangerous goods by road (ADR) – including also the appointment of the certified DGSA:

• verification of dangerous good classification;
• specification of conditions and means of transportation of dangerous goods;
• selection of vehicle, selection of packaging, labelling of shipment pieces, use of warning tags/ stickers;
• development of templates of suitable documents, which need to accompany the transportation of dangerous goods;
• support in executing the exclusions from regulations, enabling reduction of the transport costs;
• drawing up the post-accident and post-inspection documentation, in scope of the carriage of dangerous goods,
• drawing up the documentation required for the carriage of dangerous wastes,
• internal training for the company’s employees,
• preparation of obligatory annual report concerning the entrepreneur’s activity,
• ADR consulting services on a current basis.

IMDG – transport of dangerous goods by sea

Transport of dangerous goods by sea is based on the IMDG Code – International Maritime Dangerous Goods Code, which recommendations are not implemented directly to the Polish law, however, while making international shipment, all the people involved in transport process must conform with the IMDG Code.

IMDG Code defines conditions, which have to be met in order to minimise the hazard risk. They are, among others:

• rules for classification of dangerous goods, including the UN recommendations;
• selection of proper – compliant with packing instructions – packaging;
• labelling of pieces of shipment, as well as of all the existing transport units (vehicles, containers, wagons, CTU, etc.);
• required documentation;
• training for people conducting transport-related activities.

Offer of THETA Doradztwo Techniczne includes, in scope of the transport of dangerous goods by sea (IMDG), among others:

• classification of dangerous goods;
• specification of conditions and means of transportation of dangerous goods;
• selection of packaging, labelling of shipment pieces, use of warning tags/ stickers;
• development of templates of suitable documents;
• consulting in scope of maritime transport organisation, negotiations with ship owners;
• other actions resulting from IMDG regulations.

ICAO / IATA – transport of dangerous goods by air

In case of transport by air, besides the model guidelines and Technical Instructions corresponding to minimum safety, carriers and loading and unloading ports are subject to additional requirements and restrictions. These requirements need to be checked each time, while arranging the transport of dangerous goods.

Regulations concerning the transport of dangerous goods by air include, among others, information regarding necessary training and responsibility for the dangerous goods, rules for classification of dangerous goods – compliant with the UN recommendations, rules for packaging, labelling, specification of packaging – packing instruction, principles concerning drawing up documents for dangerous goods and many more.

Offer of THETA Doradztwo Techniczne includes, in scope of the transport of dangerous goods by air (IATA), among others:

• classification of dangerous goods;
• verification of additional restrictions for ports (departure/ arrival), so called “limitations”;
• selection of packaging, labelling of shipment pieces, use of warning tags/ stickers;
• consulting services in scope of applicable exclusions;
• development of templates of suitable documents;
• consulting in scope of air transport arrangement, negotiations with carriers;
• other.