HAZARDOUS TRAINING • The Road Transport Industry Training Board (RTITB)
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is now responsible for the administration of the national training scheme for drivers of road vehicles carrying dangerous substances — Hazfreight for tanker drivers and Hazpak for lorry drivers carrying packaged dangerous substances — to be known as the National (Hazardous Cargo) Driver Training Scheme.
The two courses were developed in the mid-seventies by the Chemical Industries Association (CIA) in collaboration with RTITB and the Road Haulage Association. They have recently been expanded to cover petrol and hazardous waste transport, bringing two additional sponsors into the scheme — the Petroleum Training Federation and the National Association of Waste Disposal Contractors.
New rules under the Road Traffic (Carriage of Dangerous Substances in Packages, etc) Regulations 1986 relating to the carriage of packaged dangerous substances took effect on April 6, 1987, and require that all drivers receive formal training before April 6, 1988. The consequent upsurge in demand for training has meant that 40 new training organisations are seeking membership of the official scheme. To meet the increased administrative requirements the RTITB has agreed to take over this responsibility from the CIA.
The National (Hazardous Cargo) Driver Training Scheme will continue to be jointly sponsored by the Chemical Industries Association, Road Haulage Association, Road Transport Industry Training Board, Petroleum Training Federation, and the National Association of Waste Disposal Contractors.
For further information contact Pamela Marshall at the RTITB on 01-902 8880 ext 304.