Dangerous Goods by Road
Periodic inspection, intermediate inspection and exceptional checks
The relevant body shall:
(a) Perform the identification and verify the conformity with the documentation;
(b) Carry out the inspections and witness the tests in order to check that the requirements are met;
(c) Issue reports of the results of the inspections and tests, which may cover a number of items;
and
(d) Ensure that the required marks are applied.
Reports of periodic inspections and tests of pressure receptacles shall be retained by the applicant at
least until the next periodic inspection.
NOTE: For tanks, see provisions for tank records in 4.3.2.1.7.
Surveillance of the applicant’s in-house inspection service
The applicant shall:
(a) Implement an in-house inspection service with a quality system for inspections and tests
documented in 1.8.7.7.5 and subject to surveillance;
(b) Fulfil the obligations arising out of the quality system as approved and to ensure that it remains
satisfactory and efficient;
(c) Appoint trained and competent personnel for the in-house inspection service; and
(d) Affix the registered mark of the inspection body where appropriate.
The inspection body shall carry out an initial audit. If satisfactory the inspection body shall issue an
authorisation for a period not exceeding three years. The following provisions shall be met:
(a) This audit shall confirm that the inspections and tests performed on the product are in
compliance with the requirements of ADR;
(b) The inspection body may authorise the in-house inspection service of the applicant to affix the
registered mark of the inspection body to each approved product;
(c) The authorisation may be renewed after a satisfactory audit in the last year prior to the expiry.
The new period of validity shall begin with the date of expiry of the authorisation; and
(d) The auditors of the inspection body shall be competent to carry out the assessment of
conformity of the product covered by the quality system.
The inspection body shall carry out periodic audits within the duration of the authorisation to make
sure that the applicant maintains and applies the quality system. The following provisions shall be
met:
(a) A minimum of two audits shall be carried out in a 12 month period;
(b) The inspection body may require additional visits, training, technical changes, modifications of
the quality system, restrict or prohibit the inspections and tests to be done by the applicant;
(c) The inspection body shall assess any changes in the quality system and decide whether the
modified quality system will still satisfy the requirements of the initial audit or whether a full
reassessment is required;
(d) The auditors of the inspection body shall be competent to carry out the assessment of
conformity of the product covered by the quality system; and
(e) The inspection body shall provide the applicant with a visit or audit report and, if a test has
taken place, with a test report.
In cases of non conformity with the relevant requirements the inspection body shall ensure that
corrective measures are taken. If corrective measures are not taken in due time, the inspection body
shall suspend or withdraw the permission for the in-house inspection service to carry out its activities.
The notice of suspension or withdrawal shall be transmitted to the competent authority. A report shall
be provided to the applicant giving detailed reasons for the decisions taken by the inspection body.
Documents
The technical documentation shall enable an assessment to be made of conformity with the relevant
requirements.
Documents for type approval
The applicant shall provide as appropriate:
(a) The list of standards used for the design and manufacture;
(b) A description of the type including all variations;
(c) The instructions according to the relevant column of table A of Chapter 3.2 or a list of
dangerous goods to be transported for dedicated products;
(d) A general assembly drawing or drawings;
(e) The detailed drawings, including the dimensions used for the calculations, of the product, the
service equipment, the structural equipment, the marking and/or the labelling necessary to
verify the conformity;
(f) The calculation notes, results and conclusions;
(g) The list of the service equipment with the relevant technical data and information on the safety
devices including the calculation of the relief capacity if relevant;
(h) The list of material requested in the standard for manufacture used for every part, sub-part,
lining, service and structural equipment and the corresponding material specifications or the
corresponding declaration of conformity to ADR;
(i) The approved qualification of permanent joining process;
(j) The description of the heat treatment process(es); and
(k) The procedures, descriptions and records of all relevant tests listed in the standards or ADR for
the type approval and for the manufacture.
Documents for the supervision of manufacture
The applicant shall make available as appropriate:
(a) The documents listed in 1.8.7.7.1;
(b) A copy of the type approval certificate;
(c) The manufacturing procedures including test procedures;
(d) The manufacturing records;
(e) The approved qualifications of permanent joining operators;
(f) The approved qualifications of the non destructive test operators;
(g) The reports of the destructive and non destructive tests;
(h) The heat treatment records; and
(i) The calibration records.
Documents for initial inspection and tests
The applicant shall make available as appropriate:
(a) The documents listed in 1.8.7.7.1 and 1.8.7.7.2;
(b) The material certificates of the product and any sub-parts;
(c) The declarations of conformity and material certificates of the service equipment; and
(d) A declaration of conformity including the description of the product and all the variations
adopted from the type approval.
Documents for periodic inspections, intermediate inspections and exceptional checks
The applicant shall make available as appropriate:
(a) For pressure receptacles, the documents specifying special requirements when the
manufacturing and periodic inspections and tests standards so require;
(b) For tanks:
(i) the tank record; and
(ii) one or more of the documents mentioned in 1.8.7.7.1 to 1.8.7.7.3.
Documents for the assessment of in-house inspection service
The applicant for in-house inspection service shall make available the quality system documentation
as appropriate:
(a) The organizational structure and responsibilities;
(b) The relevant inspection and test, quality control, quality assurance and process operation
instructions, and systematic actions that will be used;
(c) The quality records, such as inspection reports, test data, calibration data and certificates;
(d) The management reviews to ensure the effective operation of the quality system arising from
the audits in accordance with 1.8.7.6;
(e) The process describing how customer and regulation requirements are met;
(f) The process for control of documents and their revision;
(g) The procedures for dealing with non-conforming products; and
(h) The training programmes and qualification procedures for relevant personnel.
Products manufactured, approved, inspected and tested according to standards
The requirements of 1.8.7.7 are considered to have been complied with if the following standards, as
relevant, are applied:
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Applicable subsection
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References |
Title of the document |
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1.8.7.7.1 den 1.8.7.7.4’e |
EN 12972:2007 |
Tanks for transport of dangerous goods - Testing,
inspection and marking of metallic tanks
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