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ADR regs ramp up training costs for van operators
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VAN DRIVERS carrying hazardous cargo will need ADR training and certification by early 2007.
-A lot will depend on the size of the load they're carrying," says Chris MacRae, the Freight Transport Association's dangerous goods training and policy manager. "However, the requirement is set to apply if, for example, they're carrying a third of a tonne or more of Category 2 items, or a tonne or more of Category 3 items."
Category 2 includes petrol, printing ink and certain adhesives; Category 3 includes some paints.
Obliging drivers of vehicles grossing below 3.5 tonnes to take ADR training will impose yet another cost burden on operators, says MacRae.
"Courses typically cost from £400 to £500 and last from three to five days, with written exams that must be passed at the end," he explains. The certificates are valid for five years.
The UK is obliged to align its domestic hazardous goods transport rules with the ADR agreement's international provisions.
-The ADR committee came down heavily in favour of the change." MacRae reports. "The British representatives opposed it but were outvoted."
• See feature on fuel bunkering. page 52