Cleaning after unloading

If, when a vehicle or container which has contained packaged dangerous goods is unloaded, some of
the contents are found to have escaped, the vehicle or container shall be cleaned as soon as possible
and in any case before reloading.
If it is not possible to do the cleaning locally, the vehicle or container shall be carried, with due regard
to adequate safety, to the nearest suitable place where cleaning can be carried out.
Carriage is adequately safe if suitable measures have been taken to prevent the uncontrolled release of
the dangerous goods that have escaped.

Vehicles or containers which have been loaded with dangerous goods in bulk shall be properly
cleaned before reloading unless the new load consists of the same dangerous goods as the preceding
load.
 
2 ECE Regulation No. 13 (Uniform provisions concerning the approval of vehicles of categories M, N and O
with regards to braking).

Prohibition of smoking

Smoking shall be prohibited during handling operations in the vicinity of vehicles or containers and
inside the vehicles or containers. This prohibition of smoking is also applicable to the use of electronic
cigarettes and similar devices.

Precautions against electrostatic charges

In the case of flammable gases, or liquids with a flash-point of 60 °C or below, or UN No. 1361,
carbon or carbon black, packing group II, a good electrical connection from the chassis of the vehicle,
the portable tank or the tank-container to earth shall be established before tanks are filled or emptied.
In addition, the rate of filling shall be limited.

Additional provisions applicable to certain classes or specific goods

 
In addition to the provisions of sections 7.5.1 to 7.5.10, the following provisions shall apply 
when
they are shown under an entry indicated in Column (18) of Table A of Chapter 3.2.
 
CV1         (1)   
    The following operations are prohibited:
(a)  Loading or  unloading goods in a public  place in a built-up area  without   special 
permission from the competent authorities;
 
(b) Loading or unloading goods in a public place elsewhere than in a built-up area without prior 
notice thereof having been given to the competent authorities, unless these operations are urgently 
necessary for reasons of safety.
 
(2) If, for any reason, handling operations have to be carried out in a public place, then 
substances and articles of different kinds shall be separated according to the labels.
 
CV2   (1)   Before loading, the loading surface of the vehicle or container shall be thoroughly   
cleaned.
 
(2) The use of fire or naked flame shall  be  prohibited  on  vehicles  and  containers carrying 
goods, in their vicinity and during the loading and unloading of these  goods.
 
CV3         See 7.5.5.2.
 
CV4   Substances and articles of compatibility group L shall only be carried as a full load. CV5 to 
CV8        (Reserved)
CV9         Packages shall not be thrown or subjected to impact.
 
Receptacles shall be so stowed in the vehicle or container that they cannot overturn or fall.
 
CV10   Cylinders as defined in 1.2.1, shall be laid parallel to or at right angles to the 
longitudinal    axis of the vehicle or container; however, those situated near the forward 
transverse wall shall be laid at right angles to the said axis.
 
Short cylinders of large diameter (about 30 cm and over) may be stowed longitudinally  with their 
valve-protecting devices directed towards the middle of the vehicle or container.
 
Cylinders which are sufficiently stable or are carried in suitable devices effectively preventing 
them from overturning may be placed upright.
 
Cylinders which are laid flat shall be securely and appropriately wedged, attached  or secured so 
that they cannot shift.
 
CV11       Receptacles shall always be placed in the position for which they were designed and be   
     t any possibility of being damaged by other packages.
 
CV12 When pallets loaded with articles are stacked, each tier of pallets shall be evenly 
distributed over the lower tier, if necessary by the interposition of a material of adequate 
strength.
 
CV13   If any substances have leaked and been spilled in a vehicle or container, it may not be re-  
 used until after it has been thoroughly cleaned and, if necessary, disinfected or decontaminated. 
Any other goods and articles carried in the same vehicle or container shall be examined for 
possible contamination.
 
CV14       Goods shall be shielded from direct sunlight and heat during carriage.
 
Packages shall be stored only in cool, well-ventilated places away from heat sources.
 
CV15       See 7.5.5.3.
 
CV16 to CV19   (Reserved)
 
CV20  The provisions of Chapter 5.3 and special provisions V1 and V8(5) and (6) of Chapter 7.2   
shall not apply provided that the substance is packaged in accordance with  packing  method OP1 or 
OP2 of packing instruction P520 in 4.1.4.1, as required, and the total quantity of substances to 
which this derogation applies per transport unit is limited to 10 kg.
 
CV21      The transport unit shall be thoroughly inspected prior to loading.
 
Before carriage, the carrier shall be informed:
 
-   about the operation of the refrigeration system, including a list of the suppliers of   coolant 
available en route;
 
-          procedures to be followed in the event of loss of temperature control.
 
In the case of temperature control in accordance with methods R2 or R4 of special  provision V8(3) 
of Chapter 7.2, a sufficient quantity of non-flammable refrigerant (e.g. liquid nitrogen or dry 
ice), including a reasonable margin for possible delays, shall be carried unless a means of 
replenishment is assured.
 
Packages shall be so stowed as to be readily accessible.
 
The specified control temperature shall be maintained during the whole transport operation, 
including loading and unloading, as well as any intermediate stops.
 
CV22 Packages shall be loaded so that a free circulation of air within the loading space provides a 
uniform temperature of the load. If the contents of one vehicle or large container exceed     5 000 
kg of flammable solids, of polymerizing substances and/or organic peroxides, the load shall be 
divided into stacks of not more than 5 000 kg separated by air spaces of at  least 0.05 m.
 
CV23   When handling packages, special measures shall be taken to ensure that they do not come   
into contact with water.
 
CV24    Before loading, vehicles and containers shall be thoroughly cleaned and in particular be    
 free of any combustible debris (straw, hay, paper, etc.).
 
The use of readily flammable materials for stowing packages is prohibited.
 
CV25       (1)      Packages shall be so stowed that they are readily accessible.
 
(2)    When packages are to be carried at an ambient temperature of not more than 15 °C    or 
refrigerated, the temperature shall be maintained when unloading or during storage.
 
(3)      Packages shall be stored only in cool places away from sources of heat.
 
CV26 The wooden parts of a vehicle or container which have come into contact  with these  
substances shall be removed and burnt.
 
 
CV27       (1)      Packages shall be so stowed that they are readily accessible.
 
(2)   When packages are to be carried refrigerated, the functioning of the cooling chain   shall be 
ensured when unloading or during storage.
 
(3) Packages shall only be stored in cool places away from sources of heat. CV28       See 7.5.4.
CV29 to CV32   (Reserved)
 
CV33 NOTE 1: "Critical group" means a group of members of the public which is reasonably 
homogeneous with respect to its exposure for a given radiation source and given exposure pathway 
and is typical of individual receiving the highest effective dose by the given exposure pathway 
from the given source.
 
NOTE 2: "Members of the public" means in a general sense, any individuals in the population except 
when subject to occupational or medical exposure.
 
NOTE 3: "Workers" are any persons who work, whether full time, part-time or  temporarily, for an 
employer and who have recognised rights and duties in relation to occupational radiation 
protection.
 
(1)      Segregation
 
(1.1) Packages, overpacks, containers  and  tanks  containing  radioactive  material and unpacked 
radioactive material shall be segregated during carriage:
 
(a)       from workers in regularly occupied working areas:
 
(i)       in accordance with Table A below; or
 
(ii)    by distances calculated using a dose criterion of 5 mSv in a    year and conservative model 
parameters;
 
NOTE: Workers subject to individual monitoring for the purposes of radiation protection shall not 
be considered for the purposes of segregation.
 
(b) from members of the public,  in areas  where the public has regular  access:
 
(i)       in accordance with Table A below; or
 
(ii)    by distances calculated using a dose criterion of 1 mSv in a    year and conservative model 
parameters;
 
(c)      from undeveloped photographic film and mailbags:
 
(i)       in accordance with Table B below; or
 
(ii) by distances calculated using a radiation exposure criterion for undeveloped photographic film 
due to the transport of radioactive material for 0.1 mSv per consignment of such film; and
 
NOTE: Mailbags shall be assumed to contain undeveloped film and plates and therefore be separated 
from radioactive material in the same way.
 
(d)      from other dangerous goods in accordance with 7.5.2.
 

 
(1.3)          No persons other than members of the vehicle crew shall  be permitted in
vehicles carrying packages, overpacks or containers bearing category II- YELLOW or III-YELLOW 
labels.
 
(2)      Activity limits
 
The total activity in a vehicle, for carriage of LSA material or SCO in Industrial Packages   Type 
1   (Type   IP-1),   Type   2   (Type   IP-2),   Type 3   (Type IP-3) or
unpackaged, shall not exceed the limits shown in Table C below.
 
 
Table C:  ts for LSA material and SCO in
industrial packages or unpackaged
 
 

 

Nature of material or object

Activity limit for vehicle

LSA-I

No limit

LSA-II and LSA-III

non-combustible solids

No limit

LSA-II and LSA-III

combustible solids, and all liquids and gases

 

100 A2

SCO

100 A2

(3)      Stowage during carriage and storage in transit
 
(3.1)   Consignments shall be securely stowed.
(3.2) Provided that its average surface heat flux does not exceed 15 W/m2 and that the immediately 
surrounding cargo is not in bags, a package or overpack may be carried or stored among packaged 
general cargo without any special stowage provisions except as may be specifically required by the 
competent authority in an applicable certificate of approval.
 
(3.3) Loading of containers and accumulation of  packages,  overpacks  and containers shall be 
controlled as follows:
 
(a) Except under the condition of exclusive use, and for consignments of LSA-I material, the total 
number of packages, overpacks  and containers aboard a single vehicle shall be so limited that the 
total sum of the transport indexes aboard the vehicle does not exceed the values shown in Table D 
below;
 
(b) The radiation level under routine  conditions  of  carriage  shall  not exceed 2 mSv/h at any 
point on, and 0.1 mSv/h at 2 m from, the external surface of the vehicle, except for consignments 
carried under exclusive use, for which the radiation limits around the vehicle are set forth in 
(3.5) (b) and (c);
 
(c) The total sum of the  criticality  safety  indexes  in  a  container  and aboard a vehicle 
shall not exceed the values shown in Table E below.
 
Table D:                 rt Index limits for containers and vehicles not under
exclusive use
 

Type of container or vehicle

Limit on total sum of transport indexes in a container or aboard a vehicle

Small container

50

Large container

50

Vehicle

50

 

Table E: Criticality Safety Index for containers and vehicles containing fissile material

 

Type of container or vehicle

Limit on total sum of criticality safety indexes

Not under exclusive use

Under exclusive use

Small container

50

n.a.

Large container

50

100

Vehicle

50

100

(3.4) Any package or overpack having either a transport index greater than 10, or  any consignment 
having a criticality safety index greater than 50, shall be carried only under exclusive use.
 
(3.5)   For consignments under exclusive use, the radiation level shall not exceed:
 
(a) 10 mSv/h at any point on the external surface of  any  package  or overpack, and may only 
exceed 2 mSv/h provided that:
 
(i) the vehicle is equipped with an enclosure which, during routine conditions of carriage, 
prevents the access of unauthorized persons to the interior of the enclosure;
 
(ii)   provisions are made to secure the package or overpack so that   its position within the 
vehicle enclosure remains fixed during routine conditions of carriage, and
 
(iii)     there is no loading or unloading during the shipment;
 
(b) 2 mSv/h at any point on the outer surfaces of the vehicle, including the upper and lower 
surfaces, or, in the case of an open vehicle, at any point on the vertical planes projected from 
the outer edges of the vehicle, on the upper surface of the load, and on the lower external surface 
of the vehicle; and
 
(c) 0.1 mSv/h at any point 2 m from the vertical planes represented by the outer lateral surfaces 
of the vehicle, or, if the load is carried in an open vehicle, at any point 2 m from the vertical 
planes projected from the outer edges of the vehicle.
 
(4)      Additional requirements relating to carriage and storage in transit of fissile material
 
(4.1) Any group of packages, overpacks, and containers containing fissile material stored in 
transit in any one storage area shall be so limited that the total sum of the CSIs in the group 
does not exceed 50. Each group shall be stored so as to maintain a spacing of at least 6 m from 
other such groups.
 
(4.2) Where the total sum of the criticality safety indexes on board a vehicle or in a container 
exceeds 50, as permitted in Table E above, storage shall be such as to maintain a spacing of at 
least 6 m from other groups of packages, overpacks or containers containing fissile material or 
other vehicles carrying radioactive material.
 
(4.3) Fissile material meeting one of the provisions (a) to  (f) of 2.2.7.2.3.5 shall  meet the 
following requirements:
 
(a) Only one of the provisions (a) to (f) of 2.2.7.2.3.5 is allowed per consignment;
 
(b) Only one approved fissile  material  in  packages  classified  in  accordance with 2.2.7.2.3.5 
(f) is allowed per consignment unless multiple materials are authorized in the certificate of 
approval;
 
(c)       Fissile material in packages classified in accordance with    2.2.7.2.3.5
(c) shall be carried in a consignment with no more than 45 g of fissile nuclides;
 
(d)      Fissile material in packages classified in accordance    with 2.2.7.2.3.5
(d) shall be carried in a consignment with no more than 15 g of fissile nuclides;
 
(e) Unpackaged or packaged fissile material classified in accordance with 2.2.7.2.3.5 (e) shall be 
carried under exclusive use on a vehicle with  no more than 45 g of fissile nuclides.
 
(5)      Damaged or leaking packages, contaminated packagings
 
(5.1)  If it is evident that a package is damaged or leaking, or if it is suspected that  the 
package may have leaked or been damaged, access to the package shall   be restricted and a 
qualified person shall, as soon as possible, assess the  extent of contamination and the resultant 
radiation level of the package. The scope of the assessment shall include the package, the vehicle, 
the adjacent loading and unloading areas, and, if necessary, all other material which has been 
carried in the vehicle. When necessary, additional steps for the protection of persons property and 
the environment, in accordance with provisions established by the competent authority, shall be 
taken to overcome and minimize the consequences of such leakage or damage.
 
(5.2) Packages damaged or leaking radioactive contents in excess of allowable  limits for normal 
conditions of carriage may be removed to an acceptable interim location under supervision, but 
shall not be forwarded until repaired or reconditioned and decontaminated.
 
(5.3) A vehicle and equipment used regularly for the carriage of  radioactive  material shall be 
periodically checked to determine the level of  contamination. The frequency of such checks shall 
be related to the  likelihood of contamination and the extent to which radioactive material is 
carried.
 
(5.4) Except as provided in paragraph (5.5), any vehicle, or equipment or part  thereof  which  has 
 become  contaminated  above  the  limits  specified      in
4.1.9.1.2 in the course of carriage of radioactive material, or which shows a radiation level in 
excess of 5 µSv/h at the surface, shall be decontaminated as soon as possible by a qualified person 
and shall not be re-used unless the following conditions are fulfilled:
 
(a) the non-fixed contamination shall not exceed the limits specified in 4.1.9.1.2;
 
(b) the radiation level resulting from the fixed  contamination shall  not exceed 5 ❍Sv/h at the 
surface.
 
(5.5) A container, tank, intermediate bulk container or vehicle dedicated to the carriage of 
unpackaged radioactive material under exclusive use shall be excepted  from  the  requirements  of  
the  previous  paragraph (5.4)  and    in
4.1.9.1.4 solely with regard to its internal surfaces and only for as long as it remains under that 
specific exclusive use.
 
(6)       Other provisions
 
Where a consignment is undeliverable, the consignment shall be placed in a safe location and the 
competent authority shall be informed as soon as possible and a request made for instructions on 
further action.
 
CV34    Prior to carriage of pressure receptacles it shall be ensured that the pressure has not 
risen     due to potential hydrogen generation.
 
CV35 If bags are used as single packagings, they shall be adequately separated to allow for the 
dissipation of heat.
 
CV36 Packages shall preferably be loaded in open or ventilated vehicles or open or ventilated 
containers. If this is not feasible and packages are carried in other closed vehicles or 
containers, the cargo doors of the vehicles or containers shall be marked with the following in 
letters not less than 25 mm high:
"WARNING NO VENTILATION
OPEN WITH CAUTION"
 
 
This shall be in a language considered appropriate by the consignor.
For UN Nos. 2211 and 3314 this mark is not required when the vehicle or container is already marked 
according to special provision 965 of the IMDG Code3.
CV37 Before loading, these by-products shall be cooled to ambient temperature, unless they have  
been calcined to remove moisture. Vehicles and containers containing bulk loads shall be adequately 
ventilated and protected against ingress of water throughout the journey. The cargo doors of the 
closed vehicles and closed containers shall be marked with the following in letters not less than 
25 mm high:
"WARNING
CLOSED MEANS OF CONTAINMENT OPEN WITH CAUTION"
This shall be in a language considered appropriate by the consignor.
 
 
3 Warning mark including the words “CAUTION – MAY CONTAIN FLAMMABLE VAPOUR” with lettering not
less than 25 mm high, affixed at each access point in a location where it will be easily seen by persons prior to opening
or entering the vehicle or container.

 

8

Requirements for vehicle crews, equipment, operation and documentation

8.1

GENERAL REQUIREMENTS CONCERNING TRANSPORT UNITS AND EQUIPMENT ON BOARD

Transport units

A transport unit loaded with dangerous goods may in no case include more than one trailer (or
semi-trailer).

Documents to be carried on the transport unit

 
In addition to  the  documents required  under  other  regulations,  the  following documents shall 
   be
carried on the transport unit:
 
(a)   The transport documents prescribed in 5.4.1, covering all the dangerous goods carried and,    
when appropriate, the large container or vehicle packing certificate prescribed in 5.4.2;
 
(b)      The instructions in writing prescribed in 5.4.3;
 
(c)      (Reserved);
 
(d) Means of identification, which include a photograph, for each member of the vehicle crew, in 
accordance with 1.10.1.4.
 

Where the provisions of ADR require the following documents to be drawn up, they shall likewise be
carried on the transport unit:
(a) The certificate of approval referred to in 9.1.3 for each transport unit or element thereof;
(b) The driver's training certificate prescribed in 8.2.1;
(c) A copy of the competent authority approval, when required in 5.4.1.2.1 (c) or (d) or 5.4.1.2.3.3.

The instructions in writing prescribed in 5.4.3 shall be kept readily available.

(Deleted)

Placarding and marking

Transport units carrying dangerous goods shall be placarded and marked in conformity with
Chapter 5.3.
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