Paragraph 1

Any training approved by the Secretary of State in accordance with regulation 4(3)(a) must cover at least the following subjects—

(a)

general requirements concerning the carriage of dangerous goods;

(b)

main types of hazard;

(c)

information on environmental protection in the control of the transfer of wastes;

(d)

preventive and safety measures appropriate to the various types of hazard;

(e)

what to do after an accident (first aid, road safety, basic knowledge about the use of protective equipment, etc.);

(f)

labelling and marking to indicate danger;

(g)

what a vehicle driver should and should not do during the carriage of dangerous goods;

(h)

the purpose and method of operation of technical equipment on vehicles used for the carriage of dangerous goods;

(i)

prohibitions on mixed loading in the same vehicle or container;

(j)

precautions to be taken during loading and unloading of dangerous goods;

(k)

general information concerning civil liability; and

(l)

information on multi-modal transport operations.