{"id":5042,"date":"2022-06-05T09:46:04","date_gmt":"2022-06-05T07:46:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.trasportivirdo.it\/how-the-packaging-of-dangerous-goods-works\/"},"modified":"2022-06-05T09:46:04","modified_gmt":"2022-06-05T07:46:04","slug":"how-the-packaging-of-dangerous-goods-works","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.trasportivirdo.it\/en\/how-the-packaging-of-dangerous-goods-works\/","title":{"rendered":"How the packaging of dangerous goods works"},"content":{"rendered":"

What are the legal regulations applied in Europe regarding the transportation and packaging of dangerous goods? Let’s find out in this article how the transportation of dangerous goods is regulated according to the provisions stipulated by the UN called “Recommendations on the Transport of Dangerous Goods.”<\/p>\n

Let’s start by saying that the topic is also very complex because it is constantly being revised in regulations, today the current version for packaging is Revision 21 of 2019.<\/p>\n

Dangerous goods packaging and types of transport constraints<\/h2>\n

Separate agreements and constraints have been developed depending on the different transport routes.<\/p>\n

Let’s find out together:<\/p>\n

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  1. For the transport of dangerous goods by road <\/strong>, the discipline to be followed is ADR. That stands for “Agreement concerning the International Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Road.”<\/li>\n
  2. The Regulation for the International Transport of Dangerous Goods by Rail known as RID is used for the transport <\/strong>of dangerous goods by rail.<\/li>\n
  3. For transportation of dangerous goods on <\/strong>navigable inland waterways there<\/strong> is ADN agreement.<\/li>\n
  4. Regarding the transportation of dangerous goods at sea<\/strong> there is the complex system of IMDG (International Maritime Code for Dangerous Goods) regulations.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Dangerous goods packaging: what is regulated in ADR?<\/h2>\n

    The most important piece of legislation regarding the transport of dangerous goods<\/strong> is certainly the EU ADR first written in 1957. Today ADR is used everywhere both in the 52 EU member states but also outside Europe to make sure that international logistics are facilitated.<\/p>\n

    The ADR is updated constantly, usually every two years and reports:<\/p>\n