General organisation Supervision on the transport of dangerous goods in the Netherlands Hennie van...

General organisation

Supervision on the transport of dangerous goods in the Netherlands

Hennie van der Stokker

www.ilent.nl

Inspectie Leefomgeving en Transport

Legal Position of the Human Environment Legal Position of the Human Environment and Transport Inspectorateand Transport Inspectorate

is part of the Ministry of Infrastructure and the Environment and an independent inspection entity of the Ministry

Some historical facts:

The State Traffic Inspectorate (RVI) was established by Royal Decree at 1936

In 1992 the Dangerous Goods Inspector Corps (established at 1886) joined the RVI


Legal Position of the InspectorateLegal Position of the Inspectorate

On the 1st of July 2001 the State Traffic Inspectorate RVI merged with the other inspectorates of the Ministry of Transport, Water Management and Public Works into the:

Transport and Water Management Inspectorate

In 2012 the Ministry of Transport, Public Works and Water Management merged with the Ministry of Housing and Environment

1-1-2012: Inspectorates of both ministeries are merged:

Human Environment and Transport Inspectorate Human Environment and Transport Inspectorate


old current

Ministry

The old situation versus the current situation

Ministry

policy making

policy enforcement

policy execution

(licencing & certifying)

Inspectorate

policy makingpolicy execution

(licencing & certifying)

policy enforcement


The Human Environment and Transport Inspectorate

monitors and promotes compliance with both national and European legislation and regulations in favour of a safe and sustainable:

Human environment Transport


Human Environment:

Safety of building constructions and drinking water

Minimization of risks of hazardous substances and industries

Proper processing of waste and the prevention and clean-up of contaminated soil and water

Human Environment and Transport Inspectorate


Transport:

Transport by road, rail, water and air

Rail and Aviation infrastructure

Rest and driving (sailing/flying) times

Professional competence (training of personnel)



Core activities

Issuing permits / certificates / exemptions

Enforcing the law

o Supervising

o Investigating

Reporting incidents

Investigating accidents

•… in partnership with other (non) governmental bodies (where ever possible).



Current forms of supervision

Horizontal supervision (through voluntary agreements = convenant)

Systemic supervision (conducting audits)

Reality checks (site and object inspections)



In the event of non-compliance, we …

• make recommendations• issue warnings• impose administrative sanctions

such as fines or penalty payments• take enforcement action, including

withdrawal of permits• arrangements with public sector• rewards• information


Planning and accountability

Multi-annual plan

Supervision programme based on risk analyses

Annual report



A changing world, context

•take on new challenges•meet changing demand•develop new forms of supervision

• internationalisation• technological developments

So we need to:


Strategy for the future Greater collaboration with other

inspectorates and enforcement counterparts

Improve service to subjects of inspection

Supervision policy:

founded on trust

based on risk selection

Reduction of administrative burden

Knowledge development

Reducing organisation

More interaction with public companies



Legislation in the Netherlands

Act on transport of dangerous goods

Ordinance Carriage of Dangerous Goods:

Ministerial Decree: *appendix 1 = ADR / RID / ADN / ADNR

*appendix 2 = national regulations *appendix 3 = national authorities


• Integral basis for legislation of the inland transport (road, rail and inner waterways)

• Applicable to all transport acts: loading, unloading, leaving parked, moored of conveyances, offer and acceptance of dangerous substances, deposit of dangerous substances during their carriage, packing, filling, exploiting of a container, tank, packaging, conveyance, receipt of DG and security

Act on transport of dangerous goods


(Amendments of) ADR / RID / ADN:

Ministerial Decree:

Signed by the Minister (every two year)

Published in the Government Gazette (coming into force)

Translation of all international amendments in Dutch language: one integrated (consolidated) text of ADR / RID / ADN / ADNR


2008/68/EC

95/50/EC and 2004/112/EC

2010/35/EC

94/63/EC


95/50/EC and 2004/112/EC

Uniform procedures for checks on the transport of DG by road

• Harmonisation of checks on the transport of dangerous goods:• Intensity• Number• Execution• Settlement of checks


Supervision on the transport of dangerous goods


Supervision on all modes


Basic principles for the execution of our inspections on DG

Multimodal:• inspections • at logistic junctions (terminals)

Riskbased

Concluding of convenants

Object / Company inspections


Annual (joint) program: (transport) of dangerous goods

Carried out by several enforcement entities within ILT: • ILT/Rail and Road Transport• ILT/Netherlands Shipping Inspectorate• ILT/Civil Aviation Authority the Netherlands• ILT/Hazardous Substances and Products• ILT/ Hazardous Industry

Multimodal inspections Domain specific

Inspectie Leefomgeving en TransportHuman Environment and Transport Inspectorate

• Companies• Packages / Tank(containers)• Recognized bodies• Fireworks• Reporting of incidents transport of dangerous goods• Dangerous waste• Stowage• Junctions (ECT terminal, Schiphol airport, Rail Terminals) • Classification of DG (sampling)

Multimodal inspections


Domain specific inspections (Road and Rail)

• Road inspections

• Railway inspections

• Weather circumstances

• Drip leakage of railwagons (shunting yard Kijfhoek)

• Leaving of railway wagons during transport (railway yards)


Domain specific inspections (Shipping)

• Inspections on ships

• IMBSC-Code (IIMDG-Code)

• Board – Board transfers

• Degassing of inland water vessels

• Stability of ships

• Bunker oil inland waterways


Domain specific inspections (Air)

• Inspections on the airside + ground handlers

• Transit of freight supplies

• Inspections on reporting of incidents with DG

• Redesign Cargo


Business service

• Exemptions and approvals

• Approvals for segregation

• Reporting of radioactive materials

• Approvals of explosives in ports (ministerial order)

• Authorisations of fireworks

Inspectie Leefomgeving en TransportHuman Environment and Transport Inspectorate

Practice of our inspections

Safety first! Use of personal safety equipment

Gas measurement will be carried out according to protocol ILT

Inspection according to ADR, IMDG-Code, ADN or RID

Doubts about classification: sampling by ILT


In the event of non-compliance (in general)

Make recommendations

Issue warnings

Impose administrative sanctions such as fines or penalty payments

Take enforcement actions, including

withdrawal of permits

Public disclosure (naming / shaming)

Seizure of vehicles / packages etc.

(high costs for restore activities)



At the end of our inspections:

Compliance is improved

Transport of DG is in accordance with

all regulations



Questions / Notifications etc.

Information Centre: +31 (0)88 - 489 00 00

www.ilent.nl

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