RID

Major corrigendum for RID

OTIF has published a corrigendum to the English version of RID 2013, completely replacing Chapter 6.8.

Over the channel

UPDATE Any regulatory seminar has to take into account the fact that many of the delegates are active in international business and are seeking information on what is going on elsewhere. So it was at this year’s VCA seminar, where UK operators were brought up to date on European and international developments

VCA 2012 delegates hard at work

The acid test

CLASSIFICATION As Europe’s dynamic regulatory landscape continues to evolve, access to accurate and comprehensive regulatory data is becoming increasingly critical. In fact, data often serves as the cornerstone of transport and workplace safety initiatives, and its importance cannot be underestimated.

Man in lab

UK derogations now available

UK authorities have published the Approved Derogations and Transitional Provisions, the document that provides exemptions from domestic requirements for the transport of dangerous goods

Exception management

CONFERENCE REPORT If the regulations were simpler perhaps there would not be a need for events such as the DGAC annual conference. But they are and there is. And even those who are experts cannot always agree on how to apply them.

DGAC Award Presentation

Welcome to the monkey house

UPDATE When even experienced dangerous goods professionals find it hard to keep up to date with changes, imagine how much harder it must be for younger people new to the industry.

Barcelo Hotel

One piece at a time

Road The rationale for having separate modal regulatory meetings in addition to the joint RID/ADR/ADN sessions was clearly demonstrated this spring

De Rijke Tank Container in Terminal

Continental drift

Europe Although global harmonisation is the ultimate goal of the regulators, Europe’s land transport regulations include a variety of provisions that are absent from the international rulebooks.

Suttons Tank Containers

Lay down the law

RAIL Those impacted by the transport regulations are not normally that concerned with the legal aspects of the documents concerned. However, changes in the way that Europe’s rail sector is legislated do have a material impact on how dangerous goods are regulated

Party of three

MULTIMODAL Much as one might applaud the regulators’ desire to fully harmonise the regulations, one has to wonder if the process will ever be finished.

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