A Guide to the CDG Regs 2009
The Carriage of Dangerous Goods and Use of Transportable Pressure Equipment Regulations 2009 SI No.1348 [CDG09]. These regulations for the transport of radioactive packages came into force on 1st July 2009
Summary
The new regulations are so-called ‘reference regulations’ which do not contain specific detail of the requirements for transport, but instead refer to the international regulations for carriage by road, the ADR. The full text of the new regulations can be found on the Office of Public Sector Information Website.
Requirements relating to the carriage of class 7 goods are listed below together with the relevant references in ADR19.
Requirements for the carriage of
Class 7 goods
Complete with ADR19 references
Training of people other than drivers
Radiation protection programme
1.7.2
Segregation during transit
- workers in regularly occupied working areas
- members of the critical group of the public, in areas where the public has regular access
- undeveloped photographic film and mailbags
- other dangerous goods
7.5.11
CV33 (1.1)
Damaged or leaking packages
7.5.11
CV33 (1.1)
Radiological emergencies
Quality and compliance assurance
1.7.3
Provision Of Documents
1.7.3 (a)&(b)
Safety Advisor
1.8.3
Fire extinguishers
Exemption
Requirements of 8.1.4 do not apply if goods are UN2908, 2909, 2910, 2911, the number of packages does not exceed 10, the sum of the TI does not exceed 3, and no other dangerous goods are being carried. CDG09 Reg 11(3)
8.1.4
Training of vehicle crew
8.2.1
Excepted Packages
Requirements and controls for carriage of excepted packages
Quantity of radioactivity
2.2.7.2.4.1.2
Surface dose rate limit
5 microSv/h.
2.2.7.2.4.1.2
Surface contamination limits
- 4 Bq/cm2 for beta and gamma emitters and low toxicity alpha emitters; and
- 0.4 Bq/cm2 for all other alpha emitters.
These limits are applicable when averaged over any area of 300 cm2 of any part of the surface.
4.1.9.1.2
Empty packages
2.2.7.2.4.1.5
UN Numbers
3.2 Table A
Marking and labelling of packaging
- UN number to be clearly and durably marked on the outside
of each package (materials 2710; articles 2711) - All package markings shall be readily visible and legible and able to withstand open weather exposure without a substantial reduction in effectiveness.
- Consignor or consignee to be clearly marked on outside of package
- Each package of gross mass exceeding 50 kg shall have its permissible gross mass legibly and durably marked on the outside of the package
5.2.1.1
5.2.1.2
5.2.1.7.1
5.2.1.7.3
General design requirements for the construction, testing and approval of packages and material of class 7
- so they can be safely carried in relation to mass, volume and shape
- so external surfaces are free from any protruding features and can be easily decontaminated
- to prevent collection and retention of water
- to withstand effects of acceleration and vibration
- such that the packaging and any components or structures shall be physically and chemically compatible with each other and with the radioactive content
6.4.4
6.4.2
General design requirements for the construction, testing and approval of packages and material of class 7
- so they can be safely carried in relation to mass, volume and shape
- so external surfaces are free from any protruding features and can be easily decontaminated
- to prevent collection and retention of water
- to withstand effects of acceleration and vibration
- such that the packaging and any components or structures shall be physically and chemically compatible with each other and with the radioactive content
6.4.4
6.4.2
Type A Packages
Quantity of radioactivity
2.2.7.2.4.4
Surface dose rate limit
2.2.7.8.3
Surface contamination limits
- 4 Bq/cm2 for beta and gamma emitters and low toxicity alpha emitters; and
- 0.4 Bq/cm2 for all other alpha emitters.
These limits are applicable when averaged over any area of 300 cm2 of any part of the surface.
4.1.9.1.2
UN Numbers and proper shipping names
3.2 Table A
Marking and labelling of packaging
- Consignor or consignee to be clearly marked on outside of package
- The UN number corresponding to the dangerous goods contained, preceded by the letters “UN” shall be clearly and durably marked on each package.
- All package markings shall be readily visible and legible and able to withstand open weather exposure without a substantial reduction in effectiveness.
- “Type A” legibly and durably marked on the outside of the package
- Each package of gross mass exceeding 50 kg shall have its permissible gross mass legibly and durably marked on the outside of the package.
5.2.1.1
5.2.1.2
5.2.1.7.1
5.2.1.7.2
5.2.1.7.3
5.2.1.7.4
Vehicle placards
5.3.1
5.3.1.7.2
Orange plates
5.3.2
5.3.2.2.1
Alternative to compliance with reg 53(4)
- the transport unit is <3.5 tonnes;
- the package contains only class 7 goods which are ‘fissile excepted or not fissile’;
- the number of packages does not exceed 10; and
- the sum of transport indexes does not exceed 3.
Consignment note
- The name or symbol of each radionuclide or, for mixtures of radionuclides, an appropriate general description or a list of the most restrictive nuclides;
- A description of the physical and chemical form of the material, or a notation that the material is special form radioactive material or low dispersible radioactive material.
- The maximum activity of the radioactive contents during carriage expressed in Bq.
- The category of the package, i.e. I-WHITE, II-YELLOW,
III-YELLOW; - The transport index (categories II-YELLOW and III-YELLOW only)
5.4.1.1 5.4.1.2.5
Exemption from the requirements relating to fire- fighting equipment
Requirements for type A packages
- to meet the general requirements of excepted packages
- so that the smallest overall external dimension is not <10cm
- so the outside of the package incorporates a feature such as a seal, which is not readily breakable and which, while intact, will be evidence that it has not been opened.
- to take into account temperatures ranging from-40°C to +70°C
6.4.7
Exemption from the requirements relating to fire- fighting equipment
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