Level 2 Rail Consignment and Transport Upgrade

Rail Consignment & Transport Upgrade Module
Date: 
Thursday, January 30, 2020
Duration: 
1 Day
SKU: 200105
£295.00 + VAT
Course Booking and Details: 

Course Outline:

With this hands-on practical training you will practice the routine tasks of labelling, document creation, wagon/container marking and more. This is an in-depth one-day supplementary study which addresses all of the duties routinely involved in UK and European rail consignment and transport.

Who should attend:

All those involved in the routines of radioactive material consignment and transport for the power, defence and radiopharmaceuticals industries, University staff, Health Service professionals, Industrial Radiographers, non-destructive testing personnel.

Purpose:

To provide the skills required to successfully perform the routine tasks associated with radioactive material consignment and transport by rail in the UK and Europe.

Study time:

1 day.

Basic study text:

2019 RID Regulations, GB Carriage of Dangerous Goods Regulations.

Attainment level:

Proven ability to meet the function-specific training requirements and to operate the day-to-day control and judgement systems of the rail transport regulations for the UK and Europe.

Test method:

Two hour written examination covering all aspects of routine radioactive material consignment and transport by rail in the UK and Europe, at the close of the training course.

Certification:

Rail Consignment & Transport Basic Skills.

Course entry requirement:

Level 1 test pass or equivalent level of knowledge and experience plus Level 2 Road Consignment and Transport examination pass.

Study topics:

  • The legal authority of the regulatory texts
  • How the RID Regulations and CDG Regulatory texts work
  • Location of RID operating systems fully aligned with other modal controls: classification, identification, packaging, marks & labels, segregation, activity limits
  • RID systems which vary from those in other modal controls: wagon selection, wagon marking, documentation, infrastructure operator duties.

Venue:

Mercure Norton Grange Hotel and Spa, Greater Manchester

Address: Manchester Road, Castleton, OL11 2XZ, Rochdale, UK; Tel : +441706/630788