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The Regulations covering the transport of dangerous goods are very different from those covering Supply. There are also separate arrangements for each of the four modes: Road, Rail, Air and Sea. These pages explore each of these in turn, looking at the situation in the UK and International transport.
Dangerous goods transport in the UK is regulated by The Carriage of Dangerous Goods Regulations 2007. Further information and guidance can be obtained from the Department for Transport's Dangerous Goods Transport website and from HSE’s Carriage of Dangerous Goods website.
Emergency Action Codes (Hazchem Codes) are published in the Dangerous Goods Emergency Action Code List 2007.
- International journeys by road through Europe are covered by the ADR Regulations. The ADR web site includes the text of the regulations (ADR 2007) and information on forthcoming changes
- International journeys by rail are covered by the RID regulations. Information on RID is available from the OTIF web sites and from the UN web site for the joint ADR/RID working party.
- Air transport is covered by the ICAO Technical Instructions for the Safe Transport of Dangerous Goods by Air.
- Those transporting dangerous goods by air should also check the IATA Dangerous Goods Regulations as these contain additional requirements to the ICAO Technical Instructions.
- The transport of dangerous goods by sea is governed by the IMO International Maritime Dangerous Goods Code (IMDG).
- The UK Maritime and Coastguard Agency web-site also contains useful information about dangerous goods, including a summary of the main changes to the IMDG Code Amendments.
The following web pages contain useful background information and links.