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OpinionontheproposalforaCouncilDirectiveontheappointmentofanofficerforthe
preventionoftherisksinherentinthecarriageofdangerousgoodsinundertakingswhich
transportsuchgoods,andonthevocationalqualificationofsuchofficers(J)
(92/C40/16)
On5July1991,theCouncildecidedtoconsulttheEconomicandSocialCommittee,under
Articles75and84oftheTreatyestablishingtheEuropeanEconomicCommunity ,onthe
abovementioned proposal.
TheSectionforTransportandCommunications ,whichwasresponsibleforpreparingthe
Committee'sworkonthesubject,adopteditsOpinionon13November1991.TheRapporteur
wasMrGiesecke .
Atits291stplenarysession(meetingof27November1991)theCommitteeadoptedthe
followingOpinionbyalargemajoritywiththreeabstentions .
2.1.2.Theiractivitiescanalsoimprovethesafetyof
theworkersinvolvedintheshipmentsandoftheprod­
uctsproducedandtransported .
2.2.TheCommitteeassumesthatthepublicand
firmsconcernedareawareofthehighdegreeofrisk
involvedinthetransportofdangerousgoods;thecur­
rentdebateonenvironmental protectionisan
expressionofthisheightenedsafetyawareness.1.TheCommissionproposal
1.1.Inviewoftheincreasingnumberofaccidents
duringthetransportofdangerousgoodsoverthelast
fewyears,theCouncilandtheParliamentarepressing
foranimprovementinthesafetyrulesinthisparticular
areaoftransport.ThisisthereasonfortheCom­
mission'ssubmission .
1.2.TheCommissiondraftstatesthatallenterprises
transportingdangerousgoodsbyoneormoremodes
oftransportmustensureahighlevelofvocational
competence .Theenterprisesconcernedaretherefore
requiredtoappointhighlyqualifiedriskprevention
officers.Theywillhaveparticularresponsibility for
maintaininghighrisk-prevention standards.
1.3.TheDirectiveistoapplyonlytofirmswhich
transportdangerousgoodsonownaccountorforhire
orreward;itisnottoapplytofirmsthatonlyoccasion­
allycarrydangerousgoodswhich,becauseoftheir
specialcharacteristics orthesmallquantitiesinvolved,
poseonlyaminimalrisktopeopleandtheenvironment .
1.4.Thedutiesofriskpreventionofficersandthe
contentoftherequiredtrainingaresetoutintheannex.2.3.TheDirectiverequirespersonsinvolvedinthe
transportofdangerousgoodstoadoptthepreventive
measuresrequiredbythenatureandextentofthe
potentialrisks,inordertopreventaccidentsandto
limittheextentandimpactofanydamageresulting
fromanaccident.Tothisend,firmsarerequiredto
appointanemployeeholdingapositionofresponsi­
bilityoraqualifiedexpertas'riskpreventionofficer'.
2.4.Theriskpreventionofficeristobeconcerned
withsafetyathisfirmorthefirmforwhichheis
responsible .
2.4.1.Itisnotthejoboftheriskpreventionofficer
tocarryoutthesupervisorydutiesofofficialbodiesor
takeoverofficialfunctionsinfirms. 2.Preliminarycomments
2.1.TheCommitteewelcomesandsupportsinprin­
ciplethisECinitiativetoimprovethesafetyofdanger­
ousgoodsshipments .
2.1.1.Riskpreventionofficerscanhelpprovidebet­
terprotectionfromtherisksinvolvedindangerous
goodsshipmentswhichmightendangerhumanorani­
malhealthortheenvironment .2.5.TheDirectiveisintendedtohelpreducethe
disparitiesbetweenMemberStatesasregardstherules
governingthetransportofdangerousgoods;thesehave
insomecases,ledtodistortionsofcompetition .
2.5.1.TheCommission'sDraftDirectiveisawel­
comefollow-uptopreviousDirectivesontheprotection
ofworkers'healthandaccesstotheprofessionofroad
haulageoperatorandinlandwaterwaygoodstransport
andtotheRegulationontheimportandexportof
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3.1.2.Theycannot,however,alsoberesponsiblefor
ensuringapplicationofandcompliancewithtechnical
rules,checkingequipment,definingthedangerous
goodsinaccordancewiththeirchemicalproperties,and
ensuringthateachindividualtransportcomplieswith
therules.
3.1.3.Todoallthesethingstheriskprevention
officerwouldneedtobeaqualifiedexpertinbusiness
management ,lawyer,engineer/technicianandchemist.
3.1.4.Thelistoftheresponsibilities oftheriskpre­
ventionofficershouldthereforeberedrawntoensure
thattheresponsiblepersonswithinafirmorexternal
expertsaremaderesponsibleforensuringcompliance
withalltherulesgoverningthetransportofdangerous
goodsandthattheyhavethethoroughandup-to-date
knowledgerequired.2.5.2.TheCommitteeparticularlywelcomesthefact
thatthedraftDirectivewillalsocoverfirmstrans­
portingdangerousgoodsinvehiclesoflessthan
3,5tonnestotalweightandthatownaccounttransport
onpublichighwaysalsofallswithinthescopeofthe
safetyrules.
2.5.3.TheCommitteeendorsestheCommission's
referencetoitsproposalconcerningminimumrequire­
mentsforvesselsenteringorleavingCommunityports
carryingpackagesofdangerousorpollutinggoods[doc.
COM(89)7final,19May1989].Inthiscontextthe
Committeereferstoitsproposal(doc.ESC1127/89)
thattheCommunitycomplywiththestandardsset
bythespecializedinternationalshippingbodies,enact
theseinCommunitylawandensurethattheyarestrictly
observed.TheCommitteesuggeststhatriskprevention
officersalsobeappointedinCommunityseaports.
2.5.4.TheCommitteepointsout,however,that,
whilstthedangerousgoodstransportedarethemselves
thesourceoftherisk,otherfactorssuchasthedesign
andchoiseofroutesandtheconductofotherroad
userscanalsocompromisethesafetyofdangerous
goodsshipments.Suchriskscannotbeeliminatedby
rulesontransport.
2.5.5.TheCommitteepointsoutthatcompanies
havethemselvesdevelopedaheightenedawarenessof
safety.Thesafetyrulesofinsurancecompaniesalso
reinforcethetrendtowardsthelimitationofrisksin
industry.
2.6.TheCommitteesuggeststhattherulesonthe
appointmentandtrainingofriskpreventionofficers
should,ifpossible,enterintoforcesimultaneously with
theestablishmentoftheinternalmarketon1January
1993.3.1.5.Theriskpreventionofficerisresponsibleon
behalfoftheheadofthefirmforensuringthatthe
rulesgoverningthetransportofdangerousgoodsare
observed.
3.1.6.His/herjobistosubmitappropriatesugges­
tionstotheheadofthefirmorresponsiblepersonsin
thefirm.
3.1.7.He/sheis,however,notempoweredtogive
instructionstofirmemployeesunlesshe/sheis,inan
individualcapacity,ownerofthefirmortheemployees'
superior.He/shemayhowevergiveinstructionsinan
emergencyortoavertdanger.Insituationsofconflict
workershavetherighttocontradictsuperiorsandrisk
preventionofficers.
3.Generalcomments3.2.Withinthetransportchain,theresponsibility
fortransportingdangerousgoodscannotlieexclusively
withcompanieswhichareengagedinthetransportof
suchgoodsasamainorsecondaryactivity.Evenbefore
thedangerousgoodsareloadedthetransportenterprise
needstohavehadthemdefinedchemicallyandby
categoryandithastohavetheaccompanying docu­
ments,correctlyfilledout,andthenecessaryaccident
informationnotices.TheobjectiveoftheCommissionproposalisinprin­
cipletobewelcomed.However,theexplanatorymem­
orandum,detailedprovisionsandannexesshowanum­
berofseriousshortcomings .Unlesstheseareputright
theCommitteecannotsupporttheproposal.TheCom­
mitteeexpectsitsproposalstobetakenintoconsider­
ation.
Thefollowingpointsofprincipleneedtobemade:
3.1.TheDirectiverequirestheappointmentbyfirms
ofresponsiblepersonsasriskpreventionofficersto
ensurethatcurrentnational,ECandinternationalrules
arecompliedwith.
3.1.1.Theymustthereforehavethenecessarylegal
knowledge .3.2.1.TheCommitteenotesthatthepresentDirec­
tiveappliesonlytocarriers.Itsuggeststhatthesame
requirementsapplytoconsigners/shippersandfirmsor
bodiesonwhosepropertyorunderwhosesupervision
dangerousgoodsaretransportedortemporarilystored
(e.g.portauthorities).
3.2.2.TheCommitteecallsontheCommissionto
includeintheDirectiveanexactlistofallfirms,areas
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3.3.Thearmedforcestransportlargequantitiesof
dangerousgoods(e.g.explosives,aircraftfuel)onpub­
lichighways.
3.3.1.ForthisreasontheCommitteefeelsthatcom­
parablesafetyrulesshouldapplytothearmedforces.3.5.2.TheCommitteesuggeststhattheCommission
considertowhatextentandunderwhatconditions
theparticularlysafepackagingrequirementmeansa
reductioninpotentialriskandthatthedangerousgoods
transportedinthiswaycanthereforebeexemptedfrom
thequantityprovisions.
3.5.3.Firmsareaffectedonlyiftheytransport
dangerousgoodsregularly,ratherthanoccasionally .
TheCommitteesuggeststhattheconcept'regularly'
shouldbedefined:e.g.ifafirmtransportsthesame
dangerousgoodatleast20timespercalendaryear.
3.5.4.Thetransportofwastedoesnotgenerallypose
anydanger.Thedangeronlyariseswhenwasteis
destroyed.3.4.TheCommissionproposesthattheDirective
applytoallcompaniestransportingdangerousgoods.
3.4.1.Thiswouldmeansmallfirmsalsobeingaffec­
tedwhichtransportdangerousgoodspurelyfortheir
ownuse(e.g.roofersandtilerswhotransportpropane
gascylinders).
3.6.TheCommitteesuggeststhatthepossibilitybe
lookedintoofincludingthecheckingofsocialpro­
visions(e.g.workingandrestperiodsofdrivers)inthe
riskpreventionofficer'slistofduties.3.4.2.Suchpersons(particularlyartisansandsmall
firms)arefamiliarwiththegoodstheytransportand
withtheprecautionsnecessarytoensuretheirown
safety.
3.4.3.Includingthesepersonswoulddonothingto
furthertheobjectivesoftheDirective.
3.5.TheCommitteesupportstheCommission's
viewthatthisDirectiveshouldnotapplytofirmswhich
onlyoccasionallycarrydangerousgoodsorwherethe
goods,becauseoftheirspecialcharacteristics ,small
quantitiesorthesafepackagingrequired,poseonlya
minimalrisktohumanhealthandtheenvironment .3.7.TheCommitteesupportstheCommission's
initiativeandhopesthatitwillberapidlyimplemented
byCouncilandMemberStates.
3.7.1.Rulesonlyachievetheirobjectivehoweverif
theyareobserved.
3.7.2.TheCommitteeexpectstheMemberStatesto
superviseimplementation oftherulesbythecompanies
concernedinanappropriateway.
3.7.3.MemberStatesshouldinformtheCommission
induecourseofhowtheyintendtocarryoutthis
supervisionandoftheconclusionsdrawn.3.5.1.TheCommitteefeelsthatthedegreeofrisk
posedbythedangerousgoodstransportedshouldalone
determinewhetherornotariskpreventionofficeris
appointed .Thefollowingshouldbeborneinmind:
3.5.1.1.Alowerlimitshouldbefixedfortheconcept
of'smallquantities'.TheCommitteesuggests50tonnes
netoftotaldangerousgoodstransportedpercalendar
year.3.8.TheCommitteepointsoutthatthesentence'the
presenceofaRiskPreventionOfficerisrequiredin
eachoftheundertakingsconcerned'inthefirstsentence
ofArticle4(1)appearsintheGerman,butnotinthe
EnglishandFrenchtexts.TheCommitteeasksthe
Commissiontoclarifythis.
3.5.1.2.Firmsconcernedshouldestimatethemselves
whethertheyarelikelytoachievethislimitinthenext
calendaryearandwhetherthereforeariskprevention
officerneedstobeappointed.
4.Specificcomments
3.5.1.3.Goodswhicharepotentiallyhighlydanger­
ous,suchasexplosiveorradio-activesubstancesand
especiallydangerousgoodslistedindividuallyinpoint
10011oftheEuropeanAgreementconcerningtheInter­
nationalCarriageofDangerousGoodsbyRoad(ADR)
shouldbeexcludedfromtheminimumquantitypro­
vision.Ifsuchgoodsaretransported ,ariskprevention
officermustbeappointedineverycase.4.1.TheCommissionproposaldoesnottakesuf­
ficientaccountofthefollowing:
4.1.1.TheGermantextoftheexplanatorymemo­
randumstatesthatdangerousgoodstransportwillbe
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ButtheobjectofthisDirectiveshouldnotbesimplifi­
cation,butratherareductionofthepotentialrisk.4.2.Commentsonindividualprovisions
4.2.1.Article 1
4.1.2.IntherecitalstheCommissionpointsoutthat
thetransportofdangerousgoodshasincreasedsteadily
inrecentyears.Asaridertothis,theCommittee
pointsoutthatscientificresearchandtheresulting
developmentworkinfirmsmeansthatthenumberof
dangeroussubstancesproducedandtransportedhas
increasedsignificantlyandwillcontinuetoincrease.
4.1.2.1.Thishasinturnresultedinanincreased
threattosafetywhichwillonlyworsen.Suggestedwording:
'TheMemberStatesshalltakethenecessary
measuresinaccordancewiththerequirementslaid
downinthisDirectivetoensurethatundertakings
whichinacalendaryearconsign,transportorhave
transportednolessthan50tonnesnetofdangerous
goods,radioactiveorexplosivesubstancesorother
highlydangeroussubstanceswithinthemeaningof
point10011oftheADR,appointoneormore
officersforthqpreventionoftherisksinherentin
thetransportofsuchgoods,inordertosafeguard
thegeneralpublic,humanandanimallifeand
health,theenvironmentandpublicsafetyand
order.'
4.2.1.1.TheCommitteepointsoutthattheterm
'Sicherheitsbeauftragter '(SafetyOfficer)whichappears
intheGermantextshouldnotbeusedhereasitis
alreadyusedinotherlegalstandards.Inaddition,the
expression'riskpreventionofficer'istheonlyused
elsewhereintheDirective.4.1.3.TheCommission statesintherecitalsthat
thereareasyetnonationalrulesgoverningthetraining
ofriskpreventionofficers.
4.1.3.1.TheCommitteewouldrefertheCommission
totheGermanRegulationof12December1989,onthe
appointmentofriskpreventionofficersandthetraining
ofauthorizedpersonsinfirms(RiskPreventionOfficer
Regulation )(GermanOfficialGazetteI,p.2185).Para­
graph2ofthisRegulationconcerningthetrainingof
riskpreventionofficersenteredintoforceinGermany
on23December1989andtheremainingprovisions
enteredintoforceon1October1991.4.2.2.Article3
4.1.3.2.TheRegulationrequireschambersofindus­
tryandcommercetodefinethedutiesoftheriskpreven­
tionofficerandthecontentanddurationofspecialized
training;industryisalsorequiredtotakeonthe
responsibilityforcheckingandauthorizingorganizers
oftraining.Proposedwording(seepoint3.3.1ofthisOpinion):
'ComparablesafetyrulesshouldapplytoDangerous
GoodsTransportscarriedoutundertheresponsi­
bilityofthearmedforces.'
4.2.2.1.Proposedwording(withreferencetopoints
3.4,3.5.2and3.5.3ofthisOpinion):
'ThisDirectivedoesnotapplytoundertakings—in
particularartisansandsmallfirms—whichcarry
dangerousgoodsonlyoccasionallyorfortheirown
use,orwherethegoodscarried,becauseoftheir
specialcharacteristics ,smallquantitiesorthesafe
packagingrequired,poseonlyaminimalriskto
people,animalsandenvironment.'4.1.4.TheCommitteealsopointsoutthattheRegu­
lationonadmissiontotheoccupationofroadhaulage
operatorenteredintoforceinGermanyon1May
1991.Aspartofthecheckonprofessionalcompetence,
evidencemustbeprovidedofknowledgeoftherules
governingdangerousgoods.
4.2.3.Article4(1)
4.1.4.1.TheGermanTransportMinistryrecently
submittedtotheCommissionforitsconsideration the
draftofaRegulationonaccesstotheoccupationof
carrierofgoodsbywaterwayinnationalandinter­
nationaltransport.Heretoo,evidenceofknowledgeof
safetyrulesisrequiredaspartoftheexamination
leadingtoadmissiontotheoccupation .4.2.3.1.TheGermantextofArticle4(1)containsthe
followingprovision:'Thepresenceofariskprevention
officerisrequiredineveryundertakingconcerned.'
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4.2.7.Article4(4)[new4(5)1 4.2.3.2.ThesecondsentenceoftheGermantext
statesthattheriskpreventionofficershallrequire
action('Massnahmen ...veranlassen').He/shewillnot
ingeneralbeabletodothis,asthisisthejobof
management .ItisproposedthattheGermantextbe
amended.(Theamendmentdoesnotapplytothe
Englishtextwhichreads'...promoteallappropriate
action...'.)Proposedwording:
'TheauthorityorbodydesignatedbytheMember
Statemay,foragivenreason,requiretheundertak­
ingsconcernedtocommunicatethenamesoftheir
riskpreventionofficers.' 4.2.4.Article4(2)
4.2.7.1.ThereasonforthisamendmenttotheCom­
missionproposalisthatautomaticcommunication is
notintheinterestsofsafetyandleadstounnecessary
administrative work.Itissufficientifthenamesofrisk
preventionofficersaresuppliedonlyonrequestwhen
thereisaspecificreason.Addthefollowingnewsentences:
'Ifnoriskpreventionofficerisappointed,thehead
ofanundertakingshallautomatically betherisk
preventionofficer.Theriskpreventionofficermay
delegatehis/herdutiestoadeputy.Theheadofthe
undertakingorriskpreventionofficer'sdeputymust
holdatrainingcertificateunderArticle5.'
4.2.8.Article5(1)4.2.5.Article4(3)
Proposedwording:
'Theriskpreventionofficershallprovebymeans
ofacertificateissuedbyanorganizerrecognizedby
thecompetentauthority/bodythathe/shehastaken
partinatrainingcoursecoveringgeneraland
specificknowledgeofdangerousgoodsregulations
withrespecttooneormoremodesoftransport.
Certificatesobtainedinaccordancewithnational
rulesshallremainvaliduntiltheirnormalexpiry
dateandshallberecognizedbyallMemberStates.Suggestedwording:
'Theundertakingsconcernedmayalsoappointrisk
preventionofficersfromoutside.Theirdutiesand
trainingrequirementswillbethesame.'
4.2.5.1.TheCommitteemaintainsthatthisproposal
isjustifiedbythesafetyinterestsanddutiesofsmall
andmedium-sizedenterprises ;anemployeeofasmall
ormedium-sized firmworkingasariskprevention
officerinasecondarycapacitywill,forexample,not
beabletomakearegularstudyofpublicationsonnew
scientificdiscoveries,materials,technologicalchanges
andlegalregulations .He/shewillusuallynothave
copiesofnationalandinternationalrulesondangerous
goodsandwillseldomhavetheopportunitytoattend
furthertrainingcourses.
4.2.5.2.Theappointmentofexternalriskprevention
officers,e.g.fromsafetyorganizations ,privatedanger­
ousgoodsoffices,tradeassociationsoruniversities,will
beintheinterestsofthesafetransportofdangerous
goodsbysmallandmedium-sizedenterprisesandwill
lightentheburdenonthesefirmsintermsofstaffing
andfinance.
4.2.6.TheCommitteeproposesthefollowingnew
Article4(4):
'Theriskpreventionofficershallworktogether
withalltheundertaking'ssafetystaff.He/sheshall
informalltheundertaking'semployeesofhis/her
duties.'Thetrainingcourseshallcoveratleastthesubjects
listedinAnnexII.Fortraininglimitedtospecific
sectorsoroccupations ,individualsubjectareasor
thetransportofspecificcategoriesofdangerous
goods,shorterormorespecificcoursesshallbe
acceptable.'
4.2.9.TheCommitteeaskstheCommission to
ensurethatexpertswithmanyyearsexperienceof
dangerousgoodsbeabletoobtainacertificateof
qualificationwithoutattendingabasictrainingcourse.
4.2.10.WithrespecttothewholeofArticle5,the
CommitteewouldrefertotheDirectiveonadmission
totheoccupationofroadhaulageoperator(89/438/
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—keepawrittenrecordofhis/hersupervisory
activities,
—reportshortcomingsaffectingsafetyduringthe
transportofdangerousgoodstotheheadofthe
undertaking,orhis/herrepresentatives ,without
delay.'
b)Onthebasisofthesegeneralsupervisoryrules:
—indent2:proposedwording:
'—ensuringthatequipmentusedissuitablefor
thetransportofdangerousgoods,'
—indent3:proposedwording:
'Theshippershallcheckwhethertherulesappli­
cabletotherelevantmodeoftransportpermit
carriageofthedangerousgoodswhicharetobe
entrustedtothecarrier.Thecarrierinturnshall
berequiredtocheck,onthebasisoftheshipping
documentsprovidedbytheshipper,whether
therulesapplicabletotherelevantmodeof
transportpermitcarriageofthedangerous
goods.Thecarrier'sriskpreventionoperator
canonlycheckwhethertheinformationpro­
vidediscomplete,andnotdeterminethedanger­
ousgoodspriortoloading.'
—indent4:proposedwording:
'—ensuringthatprohibitionsonmixedloading
areobserved,'4.2.11.Article6,secondsentence
Proposedwording:
'Thevalidityofthecertificateofattendanceshall
beextendedforafurtherthreeyears,wherethe
holderparticipatesinanothercoursebeforethe
certificateexpires.Thesubjectsrequiredtobe
coveredbythesecoursesshallbelaiddownata
laterdate(aftertheruleslaiddowninArticle5have
beenrunningforatrialperiod).'
Forreasoncf.point4.2.10ofthisOpinion.
4.2.12.Article7
Proposedwording:
'Wheneveranaccidentaffectingpersons,goodsor
theenvironment ,orprejudicingpublicsafetyoccurs
duringcarriagebytheundertakingor,duringload­
ing,unloading,ortemporarystorage,theriskpre­
ventionofficershalldraftanaccidentreportforthe
undertaking'smanagement .
Theriskpreventionofficershallstateinallaccident
reports,whetherdraftedbyhimself,thepoliceor
otherauthorities,whetherlessonshavebeenlearnt,
andifsowhatlessons,whichcouldcontributeto
improvedsafetyinthetransportofdangerous
goods.'
4.2.12.1.Comment :
Theterm'accident'asusedintheDirectivemustbe
defined,e.g.asfollows:
—ifdangerousgoodscausepersonalinjury,
—ifasizeablequantityofdangerousgoods(e.g.more
than100litres/kg)isreleased,
—ifthegoodsorthemeansoftransportsuffersub­
stantialdamage.
4.3.CommentsontheAnnexes
4.3.1.Annex 1:Listofthedutiesofthe
RiskPrevention Officerreferred
toinArticle4ofthisDirective
a)Proposedwording:
'Asaresponsibleemployeeoftheundertakingor
externalexpert,theriskpreventionofficershall
interalia:
—havetherighttogivehis/heropiniononthe
purchaseorhireofvehiclesforthecarriageof
dangerousgoodsandonthespecializedequip­
mentrequiredforsuchtransport,
—supervisethepersonsentrustedbytheundertak­
ingwiththetransportofdangerousgoodsin
accordancewiththecurrentnationalandinter­
nationalrulesonthetransportofsuchgoods,—indent5:proposedwording:
'—ensuringthatthenecessarydocumentsare
properlyfilledoutandcarried,'
—indent6:proposedwording:
'—incollaboration withtheresponsible
employees,ensuringthatdangerousgoodstrans­
portisproperlyeffected,'
—indent7:proposedwording:
'takingchargeofthetimelytrainingofworkers
involvedinthecarriageofdangerousgoods
inaccordancewiththeregulationscurrentlyin
force,andcertifyingthis.'
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—indent9canbedropped,asthisisalready
coveredbythegeneralrequirements ,IIISubstantivecontentofnationalrulesapplicable
toindividualmodesoftransportandtheirareas
ofapplication;
—indent10:adoptwordingofArticle7.
4.3.2.Annex2:Listofsubjectsreferred
toinArticle5
4.3.2.1.Contentoftraining
Suggestedwording:
'AGeneralpart(obligatoryforallmodesoftrans­
port)(Duration:atleast5hours)
IECRiskPrevention OfficerDirective
(additionalnationalrulesonriskprevention
officers);IVClassification inaccordancewithrulesfor
specificmodesoftransport;
VPackaging,largecontainers [intermediatebulk
containers (IBC)],tanks(tankcontainers,fixed
tanks,batteriesofreceptacles,removable
tanks),containers (freightcontainers);
VILabelling;
VIIDocumentation (e.g.transportdocuments,
accidentnotices,certificatesofinspection,
trainingcertificates,transportauthorizations ,
checklistsfortankerships,dangerousgoods
declaration,loadingplanforships,airfreight
document);
VIIITransport'.
4.3.2.2.Durationoftraining
Proposedwording:
'Thedurationoftrainingshallbenotlessthan:
—fivehoursinthecaseofgeneralinstruction
coveringdifferentmodesoftransport,
—twentyhoursinthecaseofinstructioncovering
eachindividualmodeoftransport,
—whereinstructiononseveralmodesoftransport
iscombined,thedurationoftrainingmaybe
reduced.'IIInternationalcontext:overviewoforganiza­
tionsandtheiractivitiesconnectedwiththe
lawondangerousgoods;
IIINationallawgoverningthetransportof
dangerousgoods;
IVAspectsofcriminalandcivilresponsibility ;
insurancelaw;
VModerntechniquesforelectronicdatatrans­
missionandthemonitoringofdangerousgoods
duringcarriage;
VIOtherrules(e.g.lawsonwaste,nuclearques­
tions,environment ;accidentprotection).
BSpecificpart(trafficbyroad,rail,inlandwater­
way,sea,air—individuallyorincombination )
(durationpermodeoftransport:atleast
20hours)
INationallawsonthetransportofdangerous
goodsforthevariousmodesoftransport;ThereasonforthischangeisthattheCommission
proposalislargelybasedontheexistingADRrulesof
thetrainingofdriversofdangerousgoods.
ThecurriculumproposedbytheCommissioncovers
knowledgerequiredbypersonsworkingaloneonthe
transportofgoods.
Riskpreventionofficers,aspeoplecarryingresponsi­
bilitywithintheundertaking,oughttoreceiveageneral
legaltrainingininternationalandnationalregulations
toenablethemtoperformtheirsupervisoryduties.
Trainingshouldthereforebelimitedtobasiclegal
provisions .IIDutiesofpersonsresponsibleforthetransport
ofdangerousgoodsunderinternationaland
nationalrules(e.g.consignors,transporters,
drivers,skippers,airportauthorities,shippers,
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4.3.3.Annex4:Vocationaltrainingcer­
tificate
Proposedwording:
CERTIFICATE OFATTENDANCE
EECCertificateofattendanceforofficersforthepreventionoftherisksinherentinthe
carriageofdangerousgoods
Name:
Forename(s):
Dateofbirth:
Nationality :
Signatureofholder:
TrainingcompliedwiththeprovisionsofCouncilDirective...of...Thecontentandduration
oftrainingwereasfollows:
Generalpart
Railtransport
InlandwaterwaytransportMaritimetransport
Airtransport
Roadtransport
Thedurationofthecoursewas...hours.
Thefollowingwerecombined:Roadtransport/Railtransport/Inlandwaterwaytransport/
Maritimetransport/Airtransport(deleteasappropriate).Duration...hours
Organizer :
Authorizedby:(competentauthority/body).
Date:
Addressoftrainingestablishment :
Validuntil:
Extendeduntil:
by:(addressoftrainingestablishment )
Date:
Signature:
DoneatBrussels,27November1991.
TheChairman
oftheEconomicandSocialCommittee
FrancoisSTAEDELIN