Michael Joyce, Dangerous Goods Consultant is guest speaker for international webinar on Global Compliance Gaps in Dangerous Goods Logistics

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Transport Of Dangerous Goods by Road – Need
for Harmonization and Improved Safety
Michael Joyce,
BE, C Eng FCILT, DGSA, CDGP, Dangerous Goods Consultant in Ireland
HAZCHEM WEBINAR, CILT GLOBAL

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History and Development of Regulations
Variations in Road Transport Regulations around the world
Accidents involving the Transport of Dangerous Goods
Conclusion
Agenda

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History of Regulations
• The first regulations of transport of dangerous goods was for rail – published in 1893
• In 1956 the United Nations Committee of Experts issued the first copy of the Model
Regulations
• 1956 – ICAO-TI/IATA Regulations for dangerous goods by air
• 1965 – International Maritime Dangerous Goods (IMDG) regulating transport of dangerous
goods by sea
• In 1968 we had the first publication of ADR – the European Agreement on the Transport of
Dangerous Goods by Road – the word European is being dropped this year

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• UN Model Regulations issued by the United Nations Sub Committee of Experts on the Transport of
Dangerous Goods and revised every two years. These biannual reviews are the basis for the revision of
the Modal Regulations
• World Wide Sea and Air – common regulations throughout the world
• IMDG for Sea Transport
• ICAO Technical Instructions for Air Transport/IATA
• Road
• Different Regulations Across the World
Evolution of Regulations

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Road Regulations for different Regions and Countries

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• The different regulations lead to many variations
• Most regulations are based on the UN Model Regulations (Orange Book) or ADR and observe
that there are 9 hazard classes and that dangerous goods are identified by UN Numbers
• There are significant variations in relation to tanker and vehicle marking under ADR, Hazchem
which is used in India, Australia and United Kingdom and the UN Model Regulations which
are adopted in most countries in South America
• Lets look at the example of hazard marking on a road tanker carrying propane and a vehicle
carrying a mixed load in packages
Variations

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Markings on a Road Tanker Carrying Propane
ADR Hazchem UNMR
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1978
1978

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ADR Australia United States
Markings on a Vehicle carrying Packaged Goods – Mixed Load

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• There is no central source of information on accidents involving dangerous
goods
• Hazardous Cargo Bulletin compile a list of incidents each month
• I have carried out an analysis of incidents for 2019
• This is not a complete picture of all accidents involving the Road Transport of
Dangerous goods in 2019 and maybe subject to under or over reporting
Are the Regulations Effective – we measure the success by counting the failures
(incidents and fatalities)

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We still have accidents – some with major or potentially major consequences
• 1978 Los Alfacques, Spain Propylene 217 people died
• 2017, Punjab, Pakistan, Petrol Tanker 207 people died
• 2018, Bologna, Italy, LPG Tanker BLEVE one fatality
Are the Regulations Effective

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Analysis of Incidents from Transport of DG by Road (Source HCB)

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• Most of the fatalities occur where there is the lowest or no level of regulation
• The analysis shows that Africa accounts for a disproportionate number of the fatalities with
several multiple fatality accident. There are developments in regulating the transport of
dangerous goods – Republic of South Africa have introduced their own regulations and
Nigeria have recently acceded to ADR
• 136 people killed as a result of collecting fuel after accident when the tanker exploded
• Majority of accidents as a result of rollover or collision with another vehicle
• Two from terrorist activity
Comments on HCB data

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• All countries need to regulate the transport of dangerous goods by road
• We need more harmonized regulation globally
• We should aspire to having a single set of regulations for the transport of dangerous goods by
road as there are for sea and air transport
Conclusion

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Michael Joyce,
BE, C Eng FCILT, DGSA, CDGP, Dangerous Goods Consultant in Ireland
mgjoyce@eircom.net

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Thank You