ADR 2009 European Agreement Concerning the International Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Road (Paperback)

This European Agreement aims at increasing the safety of the international transport of dangerous goods (including dangerous wastes) by road. Dangerous goods are classified according to their dangerous physical and chemical properties. This print and CD-ROM pack contains both the printed version of ADR 2009 (ISBN 9789211391312) and the interactive CD-ROM (ISBN 9789210397230) at a discounted price of GBP 156.00 (GBP 158.34 inc. VAT) - a saving of GBP 86.91 on the RRP of both individual titles. This new set of amendments comes into force on 1 January 2009 for international transport, with a six month transitional period, and on 1 July 2009 for domestic traffic for member states of the EU. The interactive CD-ROM contains fully updated requirements to all parts, including: Part 1 - new provisions and the introduction of new entries in the list of high consequence dangerous goods; Part 2 - new provisions for the classification of environmentally hazardous substances; Part 3 - new UN entries for fuel cell cartridges containing corrosive substances, liquefied flammable gas, water reactive substances and hydrogen in metal hydride; Part 4 - new requirements for the use of Mobile Explosives Manufacturing Units (MEMUs); Part 5 - revised marking provisions for environmentally hazardous substances; Part 6 - full revision of Chapter 6.2 (pressure receptacles); Part 7 - changes to the general provisions concerning loading, unloading and handling; and, Part 8 and 9 - revised provisions concerning the restrictions for the passage of vehicles through road tunnels.