Course Outline:
With this hands-on practical training you will practice the routine tasks of labelling, document creation, vehicle marking and more. This is an in-depth two-day study which addresses all of the duties routinely involved in UK and European road 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 road in the UK and Europe.
Study time:
2 days.
Basic study text:
2019 ADR Agreement, 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 road transport regulations for the UK and Europe.
Test method:
Two hour written examination covering all aspects of routine radioactive material consignment and transport by road in the UK and Europe, at the close of the training course.
Certification:
Road Consignment & Transport Basic Skills.
Course entry requirement:
Level 1 test pass or equivalent level of knowledge and experience.
Study topics:
- The legal authority of the regulatory texts
- How the ADR Agreement and CDG Regulatory texts work
- General background: authorisations, radiation protection, assurance programmes
- Classification: regulatory thresholds, LSA, SCO, special form, contamination, categories, Exclusive Use; TI calculations, CSI, A1/A2 limits
- Identification of RAM: selection of proper shipping names and UN numbers
- Packaging: general requirements, criteria for selection & performance, certification
- Marks, labels, placards: package marking, category choice, label completion, vehicle plates/placards
- Transport documentation: nature/detail of entries, carrier information, tremcards, authorisations
- Contingency plans: scope of plans, notification requirements, inspections
- Assurance systems: requirements of quality/compliance assurance schemes
- Protection: general duties, high consequence dangerous goods, Nuclear Industries Security Regulations
- DGSA: requirements, qualifications and duties
- Driver licensing: need for VTC, means of qualification, carriage of documents
- Transport: vehicles, equipment, loading, segregation, activity limits, contamination, crew duties, parking, tunnels.
Venue:
Mercure Norton Grange Hotel and Spa, Greater Manchester
Address: Manchester Road, Castleton, OL11 2XZ, Rochdale, UK; Tel : +441706/630788