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(Agreement
ADR 1.8.3.3) The main task of the adviser
shall be, under the responsibility of the head
of the undertaking, to seek by all appropriate
means and by all appropriate action, within the
limits of the relevant activities of that undertaking,
to facilitate the conduct of those activities
in accordance with the requirements applicable
and in the safest possible way.
With regard to the undertaking's
activities, the adviser has the following duties
in particular:
- monitoring compliance with the
requirements governing the carriage of dangerous
goods;
- advising his undertaking on the carriage of
dangerous goods;
- preparing an annual report to the management
of his undertaking or a local public authority,
as appropriate, on the undertaking's activities
in the carriage of dangerous goods. Such annual
reports shall be preserved for five years and
made available to the national authorities at
their request.
The adviser's duties also include
monitoring the following practices and procedures
relating to the relevant activities of the undertaking:
- the procedures for compliance
with the requirements governing the identification
of dangerous goods being transported;
- the undertaking's practice in taking account,
when purchasing means of transport, of any special
requirements in connection with the dangerous
goods being transported;
- the procedures for checking the equipment used
in connection with the carriage, loading or unloading
of dangerous goods;
- the proper training of the undertaking's employees
and the maintenance of records of such training;
- the implementation of proper emergency procedures
in the event of any accident or incident that
may affect safety during the carriage, loading
or unloading of dangerous goods;
- investigating and, where appropriate, preparing
reports on serious accidents, incidents or serious
infringements recorded during the carriage, loading
or unloading of dangerous goods;
- the implementation of appropriate measures to
avoid the recurrence of accidents, incidents or
serious infringements;
- the account taken of the legal prescriptions
and special requirements associated with the carriage
of dangerous goods in the choice and use of sub-contractors
or third parties;
- verification that employees involved in the
carriage, loading or unloading of dangerous goods
have detailed operational procedures and instructions,
- the introduction of measures to increase awareness
of the risks inherent in the carriage, loading
and unloading of dangerous goods;
- the implementation of verification procedures
to ensure the presence on board means of transport
of the documents and safety equipment which must
accompany transport and the compliance of such
documents and equipment with the regulations;
- the implementation of verification procedures
to ensure compliance with the requirements governing
loading and unloading.
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