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General organisation
Supervision on the transport of dangerous goods in the Netherlands
Hennie van der Stokker
www.ilent.nl
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is part of the Ministry of Infrastructure and the Environment and an independent inspection entity of the Ministry
Some historical facts:
The State Traffic Inspectorate (RVI) was established by Royal Decree at 1936
In 1992 the Dangerous Goods Inspector Corps (established at 1886) joined the RVI
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On the 1st of July 2001 the State Traffic Inspectorate RVI merged with the other inspectorates of the Ministry of Transport, Water Management and Public Works into the:
Transport and Water Management Inspectorate
In 2012 the Ministry of Transport, Public Works and Water Management merged with the Ministry of Housing and Environment
1-1-2012: Inspectorates of both ministeries are merged:
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old current
Ministry
The old situation versus the current situation
Ministry
policy making
policy enforcement
policy execution
(licencing & certifying)
Inspectorate
policy makingpolicy execution
(licencing & certifying)
policy enforcement
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The Human Environment and Transport Inspectorate
monitors and promotes compliance with both national and European legislation and regulations in favour of a safe and sustainable:
Human environment Transport
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Human Environment:
Safety of building constructions and drinking water
Minimization of risks of hazardous substances and industries
Proper processing of waste and the prevention and clean-up of contaminated soil and water
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Transport:
Transport by road, rail, water and air
Rail and Aviation infrastructure
Rest and driving (sailing/flying) times
Professional competence (training of personnel)
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Core activities
Issuing permits / certificates / exemptions
Enforcing the law
o Supervising
o Investigating
Reporting incidents
Investigating accidents
•… in partnership with other (non) governmental bodies (where ever possible).
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Current forms of supervision
Horizontal supervision (through voluntary agreements = convenant)
Systemic supervision (conducting audits)
Reality checks (site and object inspections)
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In the event of non-compliance, we …
• make recommendations• issue warnings• impose administrative sanctions
such as fines or penalty payments• take enforcement action, including
withdrawal of permits• arrangements with public sector• rewards• information
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Planning and accountability
Multi-annual plan
Supervision programme based on risk analyses
Annual report
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A changing world, context
•take on new challenges•meet changing demand•develop new forms of supervision
• internationalisation• technological developments
So we need to:
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Strategy for the future Greater collaboration with other
inspectorates and enforcement counterparts
Improve service to subjects of inspection
Supervision policy:
founded on trust
based on risk selection
Reduction of administrative burden
Knowledge development
Reducing organisation
More interaction with public companies
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Legislation in the Netherlands
Act on transport of dangerous goods
Ordinance Carriage of Dangerous Goods:
Ministerial Decree: *appendix 1 = ADR / RID / ADN / ADNR
*appendix 2 = national regulations *appendix 3 = national authorities
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• Integral basis for legislation of the inland transport (road, rail and inner waterways)
• Applicable to all transport acts: loading, unloading, leaving parked, moored of conveyances, offer and acceptance of dangerous substances, deposit of dangerous substances during their carriage, packing, filling, exploiting of a container, tank, packaging, conveyance, receipt of DG and security
Act on transport of dangerous goods
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(Amendments of) ADR / RID / ADN:
Ministerial Decree:
Signed by the Minister (every two year)
Published in the Government Gazette (coming into force)
Translation of all international amendments in Dutch language: one integrated (consolidated) text of ADR / RID / ADN / ADNR
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2008/68/EC
95/50/EC and 2004/112/EC
2010/35/EC
94/63/EC
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95/50/EC and 2004/112/EC
Uniform procedures for checks on the transport of DG by road
• Harmonisation of checks on the transport of dangerous goods:• Intensity• Number• Execution• Settlement of checks
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Supervision on the transport of dangerous goods
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Supervision on all modes
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Basic principles for the execution of our inspections on DG
Multimodal:• inspections • at logistic junctions (terminals)
Riskbased
Concluding of convenants
Object / Company inspections
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Annual (joint) program: (transport) of dangerous goods
Carried out by several enforcement entities within ILT: • ILT/Rail and Road Transport• ILT/Netherlands Shipping Inspectorate• ILT/Civil Aviation Authority the Netherlands• ILT/Hazardous Substances and Products• ILT/ Hazardous Industry
Multimodal inspections Domain specific
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• Companies• Packages / Tank(containers)• Recognized bodies• Fireworks• Reporting of incidents transport of dangerous goods• Dangerous waste• Stowage• Junctions (ECT terminal, Schiphol airport, Rail Terminals) • Classification of DG (sampling)
Multimodal inspections
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Domain specific inspections (Road and Rail)
• Road inspections
• Railway inspections
• Weather circumstances
• Drip leakage of railwagons (shunting yard Kijfhoek)
• Leaving of railway wagons during transport (railway yards)
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Domain specific inspections (Shipping)
• Inspections on ships
• IMBSC-Code (IIMDG-Code)
• Board – Board transfers
• Degassing of inland water vessels
• Stability of ships
• Bunker oil inland waterways
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Domain specific inspections (Air)
• Inspections on the airside + ground handlers
• Transit of freight supplies
• Inspections on reporting of incidents with DG
• Redesign Cargo
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Business service
• Exemptions and approvals
• Approvals for segregation
• Reporting of radioactive materials
• Approvals of explosives in ports (ministerial order)
• Authorisations of fireworks
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Practice of our inspections
Safety first! Use of personal safety equipment
Gas measurement will be carried out according to protocol ILT
Inspection according to ADR, IMDG-Code, ADN or RID
Doubts about classification: sampling by ILT
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In the event of non-compliance (in general)
Make recommendations
Issue warnings
Impose administrative sanctions such as fines or penalty payments
Take enforcement actions, including
withdrawal of permits
Public disclosure (naming / shaming)
Seizure of vehicles / packages etc.
(high costs for restore activities)
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At the end of our inspections:
Compliance is improved
Transport of DG is in accordance with
all regulations
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Questions / Notifications etc.
Information Centre: +31 (0)88 - 489 00 00
www.ilent.nl
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