rail carriage of dangerous goods: the global approach

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Rail carriage of dangerous goods:The global approach

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Jochen ConradHead of Dangerous Goods DepartmentOTIFIntergovernmental Organisation for International Carriage by [email protected]. +41 31 359 10 17

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• COTIF• Dangerous goods regulations – worldwide and mode specific• What are dangerous goods?• Closer look on RID

Agenda

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Agenda

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• RID = Regulations Concerning the International Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Rail• Appendix C to the Convention concerning International Carriage by Rail (COTIF)• since 1893• first restructured edition 1 July 2001• 47 RID Contracting States• Responsible OTIF Committee: RID Committee of Experts• revision every two years

RID

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Scope of application of RID - Appendix C to COTIFSituation on 1 May 2019

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• COTIF• What are dangerous goods?• Dangerous goods regulations – worldwide and mode specific• Closer look on RID

Agenda

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RID

What are dangerous goods?

Substances or articles that when carried may pose a risk to people, property or the environment, due to their chemical or physical properties.

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Explosives substances and articles:• TNT, dynamite, fireworks

Flammable gases:• Natural gas compressed (CNG) or

liquified (LNG)• Liquified Petroleum Gases (LPG) –

propane, butane

Examples of dangerous goods

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Flammable liquids:• Gasoline (petrol), kerosene, diesel,

acetone

Toxic substances:• Pesticides

Radioactive substances


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Corrosive substances:• Acids, alkalis

Miscellaneous substances:• Lithium batteries, asbestos, air-bag

inflators, dry ice


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Dangerous goods in our daily life

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Dangerous goods in our daily life

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• COTIF• What are dangerous goods?• Dangerous goods regulations – worldwide and mode specific• Closer look on RID

Agenda

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Regulations for the Transport of Dangerous Goods

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UN Recommendations on the Transport of Dangerous Goods – UN Model Regulations

• Responsible Sub-Committee of the ECOSOC Committee of experts on the TDG and on the GHS :UN Sub-Committee on the transport of dangerous goods, two sessions per year• 27 members with voting right• Other observer states without voting right• International governmental organisations (IMO, ICAO, WHO, ILO, OTIF, ...)• International non-governmental organisations (NGOs) (chemical industry, gas industry,

packaging industry, carrier, …)• Tasks: Common provisions for all modes, in particular classification, packing

provisions• At the end of a biennium (pair years) one session of the Committee of Experts

on the Transport of Dangerous Goods

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Regulations for the Transport of Dangerous Goods UN Model Regulations

OrangeBook

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UN Recommendationson the Transport ofDangerous Goods

(Model Regulations)

ICAOTechnical

Instructions(aviation)

IMDGCode

(maritime)

Regulations forthe (European)

Land Modes

RID(rail)

ADR(road)

ADN(inland waterways)Annex 2 to

SMGS(rail OSJD)

In the scope of Directive 2008/68/EC → applicable for EU domestic traffic



(Model Regulations)

ICAOTechnical


IMDGCode

(maritime)

Regulations forthe Land Modes

RID(rail)

ADR(road)


SMGS(rail OSJD)


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• Two sessions per year (March and September)• Harmonisation with UN Model Regulations• Commun provisions for RID, ADR and ADN

• RID/ADR tanks• Transport conditions for inland transport

• Permanent working groups of the Joint Meeting• on tanks• on standards

• Other current working groups of the Joint Meeting• on BLEVE (boiling liquid expanding vapor explosion)• on the transport of wastes containing dangerous goods• on the improvement of the dangerous goods accident report

Tasks of the RID/ADR/ADN Joint Meeting



(Model Regulations)

ICAOTechnical


IMDGCode

(maritime)

Regulations forthe (European)

Land Modes

RID(rail)

ADR(road)


SMGS(rail OSJD)


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Prepared by the RID Committee of Experts’ standing working group (oneone-week meeting per year (November)) Endorsement of the decisions of the RID/ADR/ADN Joint Meeting Interpretation of RID Limited provisions on the construction of wagons Training provisions Operational provisions Provisions for hand luggage and registered luggage Accident analysis Working group on tank and vehicle technology

Tasks of the RID Committee of Experts

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Current work topic of the working group on tank and vehicletechnologyExtra-large tank-containers

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UN Model Regulations:• English, French, Russian, Spanish, Arabic, Chinese

ADR, ADN:• English, French, Russian (in addition available in all official languages

of the EU Member States) RID:

• English, French, German, (Russian), (in addition available in all official languages of the EU Member States)

Annex 2 to SMGS:• Russian, Chinese

Languages

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Annex 2 to SMGS contains Regulations concerning the international carriage of dangerous goods by rail in OSJD Member States Alignment of Annex 2 to SMGS with the structure of RID 2001 Quicker incorporation of amended RID provisions into SMGS Simplification of traffic between COTIF and SMGS Member States Start of wider harmonisation procedure in November 2012

RID – Annex 2 to SMGS

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OTIF – OSJD – EU Member StatesSituation on 1 May 2019

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Actual version: RID 2021 Applicable since 1 January 2021 Transitional period until 30 June

2021 Mandatory application of RID 2021

from 1 July 2021

RID 2021

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Agenda

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Divided in 7 parts Part 1: General requirements Part 2: Classification Part 3: Dangerous goods lists, special provisions and exemptions

related to limited and excepted quantities Part 4: Packing and tank provisions Part 5: Consignment procedures Part 6: Requirements for the construction and testing of packagings,

intermediate bulk containers (IBCs), large packagings and tanks Part 7: Provisions concerning the conditions of carriage, loading,

unloading and handling

RID

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• Scope and applicability• Definitions• Training of persons involved in the carriage of dangerous goods• Safety obligations of the participants

– Main participants: consignor, carrier, consignee – Other participants: loader, packer, filler, tank container operator, tank-

wagon operator, railway infrastructure manager, unloader• Derogations• Transitional provisions• Safety adviser• Report on occurrences during transport of dangerous goods• Security provisions

Part 1 - General requirements

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Class 1:Explosive substancesand articles (e.g. fireworks)

Part 2 - Classification

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Class 2:Gases (e.g. butane, propane)


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Class 3:Flammable liquids(e.g. diesel fuel, gazoline)


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Class 4.1:Flammable solids, self-reactive substances and solid desensitized explosives (e.g. sulphur)


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Class 4.2:Substances liable to spontaneous combustion(e.g. phosphorus)


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Class 4.3:Substances which, in contact with water, emit flammable gases (e.g. lithium)


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Class 5.1:Oxidizing substances(e.g. perchloric acid)


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Class 5.2:Organic peroxides


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Class 6.1:Toxic substances(e.g. strychnine, nicotine)


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Class 6.2:Infectious substances(e.g. clinical waste)


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Class 7:Radioactive material(e.g. uranium)


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Class 8:Corrosive substances(e.g. sulphuric acid)


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Class 9:Miscellaneousdangerous substances andarticles (e.g. lithiumbatteries, asbestos)


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Table A: List of dangerous goods in UN number order

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Table B: Alphabetical list of dangerous goods

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• Use of packagings• Use of UN portable tanks• Use of tank-wagons and RID/ADR/ADN tank containers

Part 4 - Packing and tank provisions

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Part 5 - Consignment procedures

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• Documentation• Orange-coloured

plate marking• upper half: hazard

identification number• bottom half:

UN number

Part 5 - Consignment procedures

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• Packagings• Pressure receptacles• UN portable tanks• Tank-wagons and RID/ADR/ADN tank-containers• Fibre-reinforced plastics tanks• Bulk containers

Part 6 - Requirements for the construction and testing of packagings, intermediate bulk containers (IBCs),large packagings and tanks

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• Carriage in packages • Carriage in bulk• Use of wagons or containers • Provisions concerning loading, unloading and handling• Carriage as express parcels in passenger trains• Piggyback transport

Part 7 - Provisions concerning the conditions of carriage, loading, unloading and handling

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Thank you very much for your attention!

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