Dangerous Goods Awareness Training in Essex & Nationwide
Practical ADR chapter 1.3 training for everyone who handles, packs, loads, ships or documents dangerous goods. Delivered on-site and tailored to the goods your team actually handles.
- Built around ADR chapter 1.3
- On-site at your premises
- Tailored to your goods & roles
Why Awareness Training Is a Legal Requirement
Under ADR chapter 1.3, everyone whose duties concern the carriage of dangerous goods by road must be trained in the requirements that apply to their role. Until they are trained, they may only carry out those duties under the direct supervision of a trained person.
That applies far beyond drivers. Warehouse staff, packers, loaders, dispatch teams and the office staff who prepare transport documents all need training. It is separate from the ADR driver certificate, and it applies even if you only ship limited quantities.
The Three Parts of ADR 1.3 Training
ADR sets out what the training must cover.
Our course is built around all three parts.
General Awareness
The general requirements of the regulations: what dangerous goods are, the hazard classes, and how ADR fits together.
Function-Specific
The detailed requirements for each person's job, whether that's packing, labelling, loading or completing documents.
Safety
The hazards and dangers of the goods, safe handling, and what to do in an emergency or after an incident.
We also cover security awareness, which ADR chapter 1.10 requires for everyone involved in carrying dangerous goods.
Who Needs It?
- Warehouse, yard and stores staff
- Packers, loaders and unloaders
- Dispatch, shipping and goods-in teams
- Office staff who classify goods or prepare transport documents
- Drivers carrying dangerous goods below the ADR 1.1.3.6 thresholds
- Staff shipping limited or excepted quantities
- Supervisors and managers responsible for these teams
Drivers carrying loads above the thresholds need a full ADR driver certificate instead.
What's Covered
- ADR and CDG regulations, and your legal duties
- Classification and the nine hazard classes
- UN numbers, packaging and packing groups
- Marking and labelling of packages
- Transport documents
- Limited quantities, excepted quantities and exemptions
- Safe loading, segregation and load security
- Vehicle placarding
- Spills, leaks and emergency response
- Security awareness
Training Records That Stand Up
ADR requires the employer to keep records of the training each person has received, and to make them available to the employee or the competent authority on request.
Training must also be refreshed periodically to take account of changes in the regulations. ADR is updated every two years, so many businesses refresh on the same cycle.
Every delegate receives a training record, so you have evidence ready if an enforcement officer, auditor or customer asks.
- Every roleTraining matched to each person's duties
- Every 2 yearsADR updates, and a sensible refresher cycle
Awareness Training or ADR Driver Certificate?
Two different requirements for two different groups of people.
| Awareness training | ADR driver certificate | |
|---|---|---|
| Who it's for | Everyone whose duties concern dangerous goods, plus drivers below the thresholds | Drivers carrying dangerous goods above the ADR 1.1.3.6 thresholds |
| Where the rule is | ADR chapter 1.3 | ADR chapter 8.2 |
| Exam | No national exam | Exams for each module |
| Proof | Training records kept by the employer | ADR driver training certificate, valid for five years |
| Refresher | Periodically, and when regulations change | Refresher course and exams before the certificate expires |
Need to train your team?
Tell us what you handle and how many staff need training, and we'll come back with a tailored proposal.
Request a QuoteDangerous Goods Awareness Training Across Essex
Based in Essex, we deliver awareness training on-site for businesses throughout the county. We also train nationwide, including the East Midlands and Lincolnshire.
- Chelmsford
- Colchester
- Basildon
- Southend-on-Sea
- Thurrock
- Harlow
- Brentwood
- Braintree
Awareness Training FAQs
Yes. ADR chapter 1.3 requires everyone whose duties concern the carriage of dangerous goods by road to be trained for their role. Until they are trained, they may only carry out those duties under the direct supervision of a trained person.
Anyone involved in sending, packing, loading, unloading, documenting or carrying dangerous goods. That includes warehouse and dispatch staff, office staff who prepare transport documents, and drivers who carry dangerous goods below the thresholds that need a full ADR driver certificate.
No. Drivers who carry dangerous goods above the ADR 1.1.3.6 thresholds still need a full ADR driver training certificate. Awareness training is for everyone else involved, and for drivers carrying smaller quantities.
Yes. Limited quantities are relieved from many ADR requirements, but the training requirements in chapter 1.3 still apply to the people involved.
ADR requires training to be supplemented periodically with refresher training to take account of changes in the regulations. ADR is updated every two years, so many businesses refresh their staff on the same cycle.
Yes. We deliver dangerous goods awareness training at your premises in Essex and across the UK, tailored to the goods your team handles and the jobs they do.
Book Awareness Training
Speak directly to a practising Dangerous Goods Safety Adviser, not a sales adviser.
- Call us0203 137 3014
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- Emailinfo@dgsa.net
- Training locationsOn-site at your premises, at venues across Essex and the UK, or remotely
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