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The Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Road (Driver Training) Regulations 1996

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Regulation 4(5)

SCHEDULE 3MINIMUM TRAINING REQUIREMENTS FOR ISSUE OF VOCATIONAL TRAIN ING CERTIFICATES

1.  Any training approved by the Secretary of State in accordance with regulation 4(3)(a) must cover at least the following subjects—

(a)general requirements concerning the carriage of dangerous goods;

(b)main types of hazard;

(c)information on environmental protection in the control of the transfer of wastes;

(d)preventive and safety measures appropriate to the various types of hazard;

(e)what to do after an accident (first aid, road safety, basic knowledge about the use of protective equipment, etc.);

(f)labelling and marking to indicate danger;

(g)what a vehicle driver should and should not do during the carriage of dangerous goods;

(h)the purpose and method of operation of technical equipment on vehicles used for the carriage of dangerous goods;

(i)prohibitions on mixed loading in the same vehicle or container;

(j)precautions to be taken during loading and unloading of dangerous goods;

(k)general information concerning civil liability; and

(l)information on multi-modal transport operations.

2.  For drivers of vehicles carrying dangerous goods in packages, the training required to be approved must also cover handling and stowage of packages.

3.  For drivers of road tankers or vehicles carrying dangerous goods in tank containers, the training required to be approved must also cover the behaviour of such vehicles on roads, including the movement of the loads they are carrying.

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