Safety of Transport of Provided requirements Will continue to WP. 15 Continuous Number of DGSA Discussions regarding requirements for Dangerous Goods for the training of review (in light of certificates issued electronic examination of safety advisers, took (con't.) persons, other than safety techniques or renewed every place in the sessions of the working party since drivers, whose duties development and year, 2013. Emphasis made on the importance to concern the transport of lessons learned from number of Contracting Parties to be able to offer distant dangerous goods (ADR experience/accidents). personnel trained examination and at the same time comply with Chapter 1.3). by enterprises every all the requirements in terms of adequate Requirements for year. identification and supervision of the candidate. undertakings in the New requirements for electronic examination of transport of dangerous safety advisers were adopted in 2016 for entry goods by road to into force on 1 January 2017. appoint a dangerous goods safety adviser responsible for helping to prevent the risk inherent in their activities (ADR Section 1.8.3). Requirements for dangerous goods safety adviser training (initial and refresher) and examinations (ADR Section 1.8.3). ADR CPs informed the In case of an incident WP. 15 Continuous Effective discussion New pilot database being developed and tested secretariat of or accident, WP.15 by WP.15 of among CPs in order to facilitate reporting and incidents or accidents may propose reported distribution of information regarding incidents involving dangerous appropriate additional accidents/incidents and accidents involving dangerous goods. goods in their safety requirements If deemed Database should be hosted by the secretariat. territories. In on the basis of the necessary, adoption Amendments to the ADR requirements for accordance with 1.8.5 study of the causes of new incident/accident reporting may be necessary in of ADR, the secretariat and consequences. requirements or of relation to the future use of the database. made this information amendments to A road map on risk management in the context available to other CPs. existing of inland transport of dangerous proposed. requirements on the basis of discussion Ongoing work. of accident/incident reports.
Safety of Transport of Dangerous Goods (con't.) Provided requirements for the training of persons, other than drivers, whose duties concern the transport of dangerous goods (ADR Chapter 1.3). Requirements for undertakings in the transport of dangerous goods by road to appoint a dangerous goods safety adviser responsible for helping to prevent the risk inherent in their activities (ADR Section 1.8.3). Requirements for dangerous goods safety adviser training (initial and refresher) and examinations (ADR Section 1.8.3). Will continue to review (in light of safety techniques development and lessons learned from experience/accidents). WP. 15 Continuous Number of DGSA certificates issued or renewed every year, number of personnel trained by enterprises every year. Discussions regarding requirements for electronic examination of safety advisers, took place in the sessions of the working party since 2013. Emphasis made on the importance to Contracting Parties to be able to offer distant examination and at the same time comply with all the requirements in terms of adequate identification and supervision of the candidate. New requirements for electronic examination of safety advisers were adopted in 2016 for entry into force on 1 January 2017. ADR CPs informed the secretariat of incidents or accidents involving dangerous goods in their territories. In accordance with 1.8.5 of ADR, the secretariat made this information available to other CPs. In case of an incident or accident, WP.15 may propose appropriate additional safety requirements on the basis of the study of the causes and consequences. WP. 15 Continuous Effective discussion by WP.15 of reported accidents/incidents If deemed necessary, adoption of new requirements or of amendments to existing requirements on the basis of discussion of accident/incident reports. New pilot database being developed and tested among CPs in order to facilitate reporting and distribution of information regarding incidents and accidents involving dangerous goods. Database should be hosted by the secretariat. Amendments to the ADR requirements for incident/accident reporting may be necessary in relation to the future use of the database. A road map on risk management in the context of inland transport of dangerous proposed. Ongoing work.
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