To carry dangerous bulk goods such as petrol or chemicals, trucks must comply with European legislation called ADR. This stands for Accord Dangerous Routier. To prevent accidents that lead to injury or damage to properties and the environment, the transport of bulk goods by road must be regulated.
The ADR standard supplies a set of safety features that a truck must adhere to so that it can carry specific products. There are varying ADR categories that you must abide by depending on the type of product you carry. This will vary depending on if you are carrying explosives, flammable liquids, hydrogen peroxide, or any other petrochemical products.
As part of an ADR conversion, in many cases the vehicle wiring will need modification, a master switch will need to be fitted to ensure the vehicle electrics can be isolated when loading and unloading and the cab heater must be non-programmable. GD will also complete all basic vehicle modifications such as fitting an orange Hazign plate, warning triangles, wheel chock, torch, visi-vest and other items such as first aid kits and eye washing stations.
Other safety features we install include; fire extinguishers, and an intrinsically safe tachograph c/w barrier device. SLP is an additional requirement that is specific to the UK.UK Safe Loading Pass modifications are required to take a vehicle into an oil terminal and load oil products, typically petrol, into the tanker. SLP modifications require the inclusion of an additional knock-off switch on each side, a green marker light to show the status of the switch, and the inclusion of a fire screen.
