Training and Compliance

Do I Need ADR?

When is ADR Required?

Dangerous Goods in packages, belonging to the same Transport Category (TC) maybe carried on a vehicle without conforming to the main requirements of ADR providing the “THE TOTAL MAXIMUM QUANTITY PER TRANPORT UNIT”, The threshold level, shown in column 2 of the table is NOT EXCEEDED.



Transport

Category

(1)

Maximum total quantity

per transport unit

(2)

0 0
1 20
2 333
3 1000
4 Unlimited

When Dangerous Goods of different Transport Categories are carried in the same vehicle,the sum of: (a) The quantity of substances and articles of Transport Category 1 multiplied by “50″. (b) The quantity of substances and articles of Transport Category 2 multiplied by “3″, (c) The quantity of substance and articles of Transport Category 3. Total MUST NOT exceed “1000″. (This figure may be either litres or kgs). If this figure is exceeded the main requirements of ADR will apply.

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