From the carrying of dangerous goods act.
Definitions
6. Can you explain what is now ‘bulk’ or ‘packaged’ transport?
The former regulations defined ‘packaged dangerous goods’ and ‘dangerous goods in bulk’ in order to set the threshold limits for licensing and other obligations. The new regulations set out simplified triggers for licensing without the need to retain the old definitions. Also, ADG7 uses a container based approach that does not rely on differentiating between packed and bulk dangerous goods. Requirements are specified according to the type of container .e.g. tank vehicles, pressure drums, cylinders.
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Small quantities
7. Are people transporting very small quantities of dangerous goods exempt from complying with the Dangerous Goods (Transport by Road or Rail) Regulations 2008 and the ADG Code?
Yes, people transporting very small quantities are exempt from complying if all of the following requirements are met. The load:
does not contain any explosives (other than exempt explosives)
does not contain any dangerous goods in a receptacle with a capacity of more than 500 litres or more than 500kg of dangerous goods in a single receptacle
is less than 25 per cent of the placard load and is not being transported on a passenger train, and
is not transported by a person conducting a business or person in the business of transporting dangerous goods.
The requirements also do not apply to the transport of dangerous goods in a vehicle if the:
load involves very small consignments where the total quantity of dangerous goods is below the quantity limit for marking and labelling of inner packagings as detailed in the ADG Code (Volume 2, Part 5.2.1.8, page 419)
dangerous goods are in a vehicle’s fuel tank
dangerous goods are in appliances and plant that form part of a vehicle and are necessary for its operation
goods are in portable fire fighting equipment or other portable safety equipment that are part of a vehicle’s safety equipment.
