Consultancy - DGSA Services

Advice on and assistance with all aspects of legislative compliance

Background

Transporting goods by road or rail involves the risk of traffic accidents. If the goods carried are dangerous, there is also the risk of an incident, such as spillage of the goods, leading to hazards such as fire, explosion, chemical burn or environmental damage.

The Regulations covering the transport of dangerous goods are very different from those covering Supply. For instance there are only nine classes of hazard for transport.

Consequence

The legal consequence of failing to adhere to the transport of dangerous goods regulations can be two-fold: firstly, you run the risk of being prosecuted for failing to adhere to the law; secondly, you increase the risk to your business by increasing the likelihood that your products will be involved in an incident! Transport incident clean up can be costly and failure to adhere to the regulations can lead to huge fines on top of the clean up fees.

Legal requirement

Since the year 2000, anyone involved in the loading, unloading or transportation of dangerous goods is legally required to appoint a Dangerous Goods Safety Advisor (DGSA). Dangerous Goods Safety Advisers (DGSA), need to have obtained a vocational training certificate after undergoing training and successfully completing a written examination approved by the Department for Transport. This is a requirement of the Carriage of Dangerous Goods and Use of Transportable Pressure Equipment Regulations 2004 (Regulation 12).

We can act as your DGSA and take all the problems away! Alternatively, we can help DGSAs monitor compliance with the complex and often confusing rules governing the transport of dangerous goods, and we can act as a “second opinion” for any ideas or problems you may encounter with any aspect of the DGSA’s role.

We can help you

• Audit your compliance with the transport regulations, recommending remedial actions where necessary.
• Provide advice on the regulations and how they apply to your operation.
• Compile your annual report.

Further information

If you would like more information, please contact the Consultancy team