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Control of dangerous goods transportation in Latvia
Deputy Head of Road Transport Inspectorate Mr. Renars Derrings
June 19, 2006 Riga
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Content
• Road Transport Inspectorate (RTI):– Establishment of Inspectorate;– Functions of Inspectorate;– Personnel and structure of Inspectorate.
• Control of dangerous goods
• Control results
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Competent institutions
Road Transport Administration, State Ltd
Ministry of Transport and Communications
Road Transport Inspectorate
Road Transport Control Division
Till December 31, 2005 From January 1, 2006
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Functions of the RTI
• RTI controls domestic and international carriages of goods and passengers by road transport.
• Main aspects of control:
– carriage of dangerous goods;
– documentation (licenses, permits etc.)
– driving time, rest periods, brakes;
– weight and dimensions of vehicle;
– Other requirements of Agreements on international road transport
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RTI DivisionsThere are 9 control areas in the territory of Latvia
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Personnel
• 40 inspectors (~ 4 in each control area);
• ~1/2 of inspectors are employed in
February – March, 2006;
• New inspectors have been trained in control of DG in May.
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Control of dangerous goods (1)
• RTI performs roadside checks in cooperation with traffic police.
• Customs and Police are also authorised to perform control of dangerous goods transportation.
• Control is performed in accordance with Directive 95/50/EC and its amendments.
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Control of dangerous goods (2)• RTI does not control special requirements
which are set to technical condition of vehicle which is implicated in the ADR transport.
• Does not perform dangerous substances sampling and testing procedures in laboratory.
• Police of Economy and Customs authorities have Laboratory.
• Liquidation of accident aftereffects is provided by Emergency Service
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Accomplished in previous years (1)Checked transport units carrying dangerous goods
320 315278
298
19
72
115 125 119
432451
392430
403 417
0
50
100
150
200
250
300
350
400
450
500
2001 2002 2003 2004 2005
Domestic registered transport units
Transport units registered abroad
Transport units carrying DG total
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Accomplished in previous years (2)
8773
63
36
19
0
20
40
60
80
100
2001 2002 2003 2004 2005
Established violations
Violations(%)
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Accomplished in previous years (3)
6.854.85
2.281.14
0.282.57
1.140.85
3.710.57
2.57
4.00
1.14
0.00 2.00 4.00 6.00 8.00
Established violations 2005Personal protective equipment
Fire extinguishers
Orange colored lights/signs
Scotch
Portable lamp
Vehicle marking
Hazard labels
Package marking/ labeling
Leakage of goods
Drivers training certificate
Approval certificate
Written instruction
Transport document
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Year 2006 results
73
14
24
5
0
20
40
60
80
Domestic International
Results of controlling
ControlledViolations
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Types of infringements (Gravity)
In year 2006 has been detected:
• 2 infringements of risk category I;
• 6 cases of risk category II;
• 11 cases of risk category III.
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Administrative CodeDetermined fines for different infringements
• For drivers LVL 50-200• For carrier or sender of
cargo (private) LVL 250-500• For carrier or sender of
cargo (legal entity) LVL 200-5000• For not appointing DGSA (legal entity) LVL 1000-3000 1 LVL = 1.42 EUR
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Tomorrow You are invited to participate in ADR control
activities on the road
After that we are waiting for Your assessment and
advices on control improvement
Thank You!