Inspections of dangerous goods and vehicle technic

Harold Augustinwww.ilent.nl

Inspectie Leefomgeving en Transport

The start of the project• The project was initiated by the working

group “heavy enforcement” in 2011

• What is the actual situation regarding the technical state of (tank)vehicles? Safety is not only based on the ADR

• What is the purpose of this project and who are our partners we work with?

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Partners:

• Human Environment and Transport Inspectorate Enforcement Dangerous Goods (ILT)

• National Police (KLPD)

• State Service for Road Traffic (RDW)

Legal basis: ADR and Road Traffic Act (WVW)

Cooperation on the basis of specialism

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Pilot 2011• Started in september 2011• 37 vehicles inspected in two days• 18 vehicles: infringements (= 49%)

• ADR 10 infringements (1 x direct danger: open tanklids) • Road Traffic Act: 29 infringements (3 x direct danger) - broken shock absorber - ruptured rembooster - dry and cracked brake lines

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• Extension roadside checks to the north and west of the Netherlands

• 107 vehicles inspected• 53 vehicles: infringements (50%)

• ADR: 49 infringements (7 x direct danger)• Road Traffic Act: 36 infringements (10 x direct

danger)

Implementation of the project in 2012

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Technical infringements without direct danger

• Loose bolts• Bridge piece at the height of the coupling plate torned• Support air tanks torned• Chassis lightly torned• Electrically live parts visible and not isolated • Crossbar torned

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• Damaged tires (deep cracks)• Seriously damaged break discs• Ruptured brake hoses• Unsounded mounted braking system with danger of

loosening • Chassis torned on several places• Torned brake discs• Tires without any profile

Technical infringements with direct danger

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How to proceed in 2013 ?• The project is extended to 2 days per

month real inspections)

• Another project (as we call “flag-cargo”) will be extended with technical inspections (12 days)

• Selection of vehicles based on the the earlier results (companies/countries)

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QUESTIONS