Transportation of dangerous goods
Our freight forwarding company carries out transportation of dangerous goods by road, in international direction from and to Moldova, from Romania, Russia, Europe for long distances. This type of cargo transportation is probably the most responsible, yes, we are talking about materials or substances that, if neglected, can cause irreparable harm to the environment and people. It can be gasoline or other flammable, easily flammable liquid, radioactive waste, compressed gases.There are 9 classes of dangerous goods, their classification is given below. The transport of dangerous goods implies special safety measures both during loading and unloading, during road transport, and during storage of dangerous goods.Firstly, the carriers must have an international standard certificate (ADR), confirming their qualification and other documents for the transportation of dangerous goods; vehicles must be marked with the danger signs and distinctive strips, a truck carrying dangerous goods must have special equipment, the driver must have special uniforms.Loading/unloading should be carried out in safe locations, in relation to populated areas, by specially trained personnel. In general, the rules of transportation of dangerous goods are strictly regulated and the employees of any transportation company, which has the right to transport dangerous goods, must be clearly aware of them. It is worth noting that not every trucking company can perform this type of transportation, in order to carry such cargo, the driver of the truck must have a permit and a certificate for transporting dangerous goods. Regardless of the company you order from, require a license to transport dangerous goods. Dangerous goods transportation instructions must be in every company that has a license.The route of dangerous goods transportation is prepared separately, sometimes in cooperation with local authorities and the police, because it is about the safety of people and nature. Dangerous goods transportation today is ordered by: Russia, from Moscow, from Italy to far industrial cities of Russia, CIS, Baltics, Europe, Romania, Moldova - our transport company will provide transport of dangerous goods to these and many other destinations.
In general, the organization of transport of dangerous goods is not as difficult as it seems, if you follow all the regulations clearly and correctly and trust the professionals.Dangerous goods may cause various hazards during transport, e.g. flammability, combustibility, self-ignition, spontaneous reactions (polymerisation), dangerous reactions with water or other substances, explosiveness, increased toxicity. Dangerous goods for health when leaking: corrosive goods, corrosive goods, release of poisonous gases during combustion, goods threatening water resources, transport of liquefied gases under pressure, radioactive goods, inertness, risk of infection, high temperature, etc.
In accordance with the UN recommendations, a classification has been implemented for transported dangerous goods, which provides for division of dangerous goods into classes (hazard classes).Classification of dangerous goods and their characteristics