We are pleased to introduce our fully online course: Dangerous Goods Transport Awareness for All Staff. This online course is designed to help personnel whose duties concern the carriage of dangerous goods recognise transport hazards and understand their responsibilities.
This IIRSM-approved course is designed to provide the general awareness training described in ADR 1.3.2.1, within Chapter 1.3 of the Agreement concerning the International Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Road (ADR). It takes 30 minutes or more to complete, is self-paced and can be accessed on compatible desktop, tablet and mobile devices. Across six sections, it covers what counts as a dangerous good, the legal background, the nine hazard classes, labels, placards, orange plates and UN numbers, emergency basics and the duties that fall on personnel across the supply chain.
The course also covers how to recognise signs of damaged or potentially non-compliant consignments and when to stop, keep clear and escalate a spill, leak or other dangerous goods incident.
ADR Chapter 1.3 requires personnel whose duties concern the carriage of dangerous goods to receive training appropriate to their responsibilities before assuming those duties. Until that training is completed, they may perform those duties only under the direct supervision of a trained person.
ADR training is not limited to drivers. Packers, loaders, warehouse operatives and others whose duties concern the carriage of dangerous goods must also be trained appropriately, and awareness gaps show up in the detail of daily work. Fuels, gases, paints and similar products that are classified as dangerous goods can be transported safely when suitable controls and procedures are followed. Risks can increase, however, when they are handled or stored incorrectly or exposed to changing conditions such as heat, pressure or vibration. Damaged packages and missing or incorrect markings can also indicate that a consignment should not proceed without further checks or escalation.
In Great Britain, the Carriage of Dangerous Goods and Use of Transportable Pressure Equipment Regulations 2009 (CDG 2009), as amended, give legal effect to ADR requirements, and employers must retain records of the training provided.
This course provides the general awareness element of ADR Chapter 1.3 for relevant packing, loading, warehousing, administration and transport roles. It does not replace any function-specific, safety or security-awareness training required for the work, or any ADR driver training certificate required for the vehicle and load. Learners who successfully complete the course receive a certificate of completion, which records completion of this general awareness course and can form part of the employer’s training records.
This training helps your organisation to:
- Establish a consistent general awareness baseline across personnel whose duties concern dangerous goods carriage
- Give relevant personnel a shared understanding of hazard classes, labels, markings and the signs of a non-compliant consignment
- Reinforce when staff should stop, keep clear, report an incident or escalate a concern
- Promote a consistent awareness-level response to damaged packages, missing markings, spills and leaks
- Support the employer’s responsibility to provide and record appropriate dangerous goods training
This training course is designed for personnel whose duties relate to the carriage of dangerous goods, including packing, loading, unloading, driving, transport-related handling or supervision. It provides general awareness training only and, for drivers, does not replace any additional ADR training or certification required for the vehicle and load. It is suitable for:
- Drivers who carry dangerous goods
- Packers and loaders
- Warehouse and distribution operatives
- Transport administrators and freight staff
- Supervisors and site managers
- Waste, construction and manufacturing operatives
By the end of the course, trainees will be able to:
- Recognise what counts as a dangerous good and understand the main risks these substances and articles can present during transport
- Identify the nine dangerous goods classes and recognise the standard hazard labels used for each
- Recognise key transport markings, including placards, orange plates, UN numbers and hazard identification numbers, and know where to seek further guidance
- Spot damaged, missing or incorrect labels and markings, and know when a consignment should not be processed or accepted without escalation
- Understand the general responsibilities that apply to personnel across the dangerous goods supply chain under ADR and CDG 2009
- Respond safely at an awareness level by stopping, assessing from a safe distance, raising the alarm and passing relevant substance information to the emergency services
- Understand the need to report spills, leaks, damaged packages, near misses and other dangerous goods incidents through their organisation’s reporting procedures
Do the staff who pack, load, move or supervise your dangerous goods consignments have the general awareness training that ADR Chapter 1.3 requires before they assume those duties?
Enrol your team in the Dangerous Goods Transport Awareness for All Staff course to give every relevant role the same awareness-level foundation.
Each learner works through the course at their own pace and receives a downloadable certificate on successful completion, with the completion record retained in the Human Focus training system.
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