ADR structure — full table of contents

General awareness of Classes 1–9, safety obligations, documentation, placarding basics, firefighting equipment, PPE, emergency procedures (instructions in writing), tunnel codes, and personal conduct (no smoking, no passengers rules).

• DTC valid 5 years
• Links to Driver CPC for professional HGV
• Covers packaged goods and general tank awareness

Fixed tanks (tank-vehicles), demountable tanks, tank-containers. Filling ratios, surge, grounding, cleaning, orange plate marking, tank vehicle equipment and periodic inspection awareness.

• Ch. 4.3 metallic shells
• Class 2 tank special provisions 4.3.3
• Vacuum waste tanks Ch. 4.5

Compatibility groups, mixed loading prohibitions, MEMUs, high-consequence goods, strict tunnel restriction codes for net explosive mass.

• Divisions 1.1–1.6
• Explosive placards with compatibility letter
• B1000C / C5000D tunnel thresholds

Radiation protection programme, categories I–III, transport index limits, segregation, exclusive use consignments, emergency response for radioactive spills.

• Trefoil labelling
• Criticality safety index
• Special arrangement 1.7.4

Scope, definitions, training duties, safety obligations of consignor/carrier/driver, radioactive general provisions, checks, transport restrictions.

• 1.3 Training nature & documentation
• 1.4 Participant safety obligations
• 1.10 High-consequence dangerous goods

Principles of classifying substances and articles; Class 1–9 criteria; test procedures.

• 2.1.3 precedence table for mixtures
• 2.2 per-class criteria
• 2.3 test methods

Table A (UN numbers), special provisions, limited/excepted quantities, packing groups, tunnel codes in Column 15.

• Proper shipping names
• Special provisions 3.3
• Transport categories 1.1.3.6

Packaging instructions, IBCs, portable tanks, fixed tank-vehicles, FRP tanks, MEMUs.

• Packages vs tanks
• Packing instruction codes
• Tank equipment & approvals

Marking, labelling, placarding, transport documents, instructions in writing, overpacks.

• 5.4.1 transport document fields
• 5.4.3 emergency instructions
• 5.3 orange plates for tanks

Packages, bulk, tanks; mixed loading; foodstuff separation; cleaning; electrostatic precautions.

• 7.5.2 mixed loading table
• 7.5.9 no smoking
• 7.4 tank carriage

Documents on board, fire extinguishers, PPE, driver training, tunnel restrictions.

• 8.1.2 documents checklist
• 8.1.4 firefighting
• 8.6 tunnel codes

• Ch 1.1 — SCOPE AND APPLICABILITY p.25
• Ch 1.2 — DEFINITIONS, UNITS OF MEASUREMENT AND ABBREVIATIONS p.35
• Ch 1.3 — TRAINING OF PERSONS INVOLVED IN THE CARRIAGE OF DANGEROUS GOODS p.57
• Ch 1.4 — SAFETY OBLIGATIONS OF THE PARTICIPANTS p.59
• Ch 1.5 — DEROGATIONS p.63
• Ch 1.6 — TRANSITIONAL MEASURES p.65
• Ch 1.7 — GENERAL PROVISIONS CONCERNING RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL p.81
• Ch 1.8 — CHECKS AND OTHER SUPPORT MEASURES TO ENSURE COMPLIANCE WITH SAFETY REQUIREMENTS p.85
• Ch 1.9 — TRANSPORT RESTRICTIONS BY THE COMPETENT AUTHORITIES p.111
• Ch 1.10 — SECURITY PROVISIONS of dangerous goods that may endanger persons, property or the environment. p.115

• Ch 2.1 — GENERAL PROVISIONS p.121
• Ch 2.2 — CLASS SPECIFIC PROVISIONS p.131
• Ch 2.3 — TEST METHODS p.277

• Ch 3.1 — GENERAL p.289
• Ch 3.2 — DANGEROUS GOODS LIST p.293
• Ch 3.3 — SPECIAL PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO CERTAIN ARTICLES OR SUBSTANCES p.609
• Ch 3.4 — DANGEROUS GOODS PACKED IN LIMITED QUANTITIES p.663
• Ch 3.5 — DANGEROUS GOODS PACKED IN EXCEPTED QUANTITIES p.667

• Ch 4.1 — USE OF PACKAGINGS, INCLUDING INTERMEDIATE BULK CONTAINERS (IBCs) AND LARGE PACKAGINGS p.15
• Ch 4.2 — USE OF PORTABLE TANKS AND UN MULTIPLE-ELEMENT GAS CONTAINERS (MEGCs) NOTE 1: For fixed tanks (tank-vehicles), demountab p.181
• Ch 4.3 — USE OF FIXED TANKS (TANK-VEHICLES), DEMOUNTABLE TANKS, TANK-CONTAINERS AND TANK SWAP BODIES WITH SHELLS MADE OF METALLIC p.203
• Ch 4.4 — USE OF FIBRE-REINFORCED PLASTICS (FRP) FIXED TANKS (TANK-VEHICLES) AND DEMOUNTABLE TANKS vehicles), demountable tanks, t p.227
• Ch 4.5 — USE OF VACUUM OPERATED WASTE TANKS vehicles), demountable tanks, tank-containers and tank swap bodies, with shells made p.229
• Ch 4.6 — (Reserved) p.231
• Ch 4.7 — USE OF MOBILE EXPLOSIVES MANUFACTURING UNITS (MEMUs) NOTE 1: For packagings, see Chapter p.233

• Ch 5.1 — GENERAL PROVISIONS p.237
• Ch 5.2 — MARKING AND LABELLING p.245
• Ch 5.3 — PLACARDING AND MARKING OF CONTAINERS, BULK CONTAINERS, MEGCs, MEMUs, TANK-CONTAINERS, PORTABLE TANKS AND VEHICLES NOTE 1 p.261
• Ch 5.4 — DOCUMENTATION p.271
• Ch 5.5 — SPECIAL PROVISIONS p.291

• Ch 6.1 — REQUIREMENTS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION AND TESTING OF PACKAGINGS p.299
• Ch 6.2 — REQUIREMENTS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION AND TESTING OF PRESSURE RECEPTACLES, AEROSOL DISPENSERS, SMALL RECEPTACLES CONTAINING p.327
• Ch 6.3 — REQUIREMENTS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION AND TESTING OF PACKAGINGS FOR CLASS p.377
• Ch 6.4 — REQUIREMENTS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION, TESTING AND APPROVAL OF PACKAGES FOR RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL AND FOR THE APPROVAL OF SUC p.383
• Ch 6.5 — REQUIREMENTS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION AND TESTING OF INTERMEDIATE BULK CONTAINERS (IBCs) p.409
• Ch 6.6 — REQUIREMENTS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION AND TESTING OF LARGE PACKAGINGS p.433
• Ch 6.7 — REQUIREMENTS FOR THE DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION, INSPECTION AND TESTING OF PORTABLE TANKS AND UN MULTIPLE-ELEMENT GAS CONTAINE p.443
• Ch 6.8 — REQUIREMENTS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION, EQUIPMENT, TYPE APPROVAL, INSPECTIONS AND TESTS, AND MARKING OF FIXED TANKS (TANK-VEH p.495
• Ch 6.9 — REQUIREMENTS FOR THE DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION, INSPECTION AND TESTING OF PORTABLE TANKS WITH SHELLS MADE OF FIBRE-REINFORCED p.545
• Ch 6.10 — REQUIREMENTS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION, EQUIPMENT, TYPE APPROVAL, INSPECTION AND MARKING OF VACUUM-OPERATED WASTE TANKS p.557
• Ch 6.11 — REQUIREMENTS FOR THE DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION, INSPECTION AND TESTING OF BULK CONTAINERS p.561
• Ch 6.12 — REQUIREMENTS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION, EQUIPMENT, TYPE APPROVAL, INSPECTIONS AND TESTS, AND MARKING OF TANKS, BULK CONTAINER p.569
• Ch 6.13 — REQUIREMENTS FOR THE DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION, EQUIPMENT, TYPE APPROVAL, TESTING AND MARKING OF FIBRE-REINFORCED PLASTICS (F p.573

• Ch 7.1 — GENERAL PROVISIONS p.583
• Ch 7.2 — PROVISIONS CONCERNING CARRIAGE IN PACKAGES p.587
• Ch 7.3 — PROVISIONS CONCERNING CARRIAGE IN BULK p.589
• Ch 7.4 — PROVISIONS CONCERNING CARRIAGE IN TANKS p.599
• Ch 7.5 — PROVISIONS CONCERNING LOADING, UNLOADING AND HANDLING p.601

• Ch 8.1 — GENERAL REQUIREMENTS CONCERNING TRANSPORT UNITS AND EQUIPMENT ON BOARD p.619
• Ch 8.2 — REQUIREMENTS CONCERNING THE TRAINING OF THE VEHICLE CREW p.623
• Ch 8.3 — MISCELLANEOUS REQUIREMENTS TO BE COMPLIED WITH BY THE VEHICLE CREW p.629
• Ch 8.4 — REQUIREMENTS CONCERNING THE SUPERVISION OF VEHICLES p.631
• Ch 8.5 — ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO PARTICULAR CLASSES OR SUBSTANCES In addition to the requirements of Chapters p.633
• Ch 8.6 — ROAD TUNNEL RESTRICTIONS FOR THE PASSAGE OF VEHICLES CARRYING DANGEROUS GOODS p.637

• Ch 9.1 — SCOPE, DEFINITIONS AND REQUIREMENTS FOR THE APPROVAL OF VEHICLES p.641
• Ch 9.2 — REQUIREMENTS CONCERNING THE CONSTRUCTION OF VEHICLES p.647
• Ch 9.3 — ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS CONCERNING COMPLETE OR COMPLETED EX/II OR EX/III VEHICLES INTENDED FOR THE CARRIAGE OF EXPLOSIVE p.659
• Ch 9.4 — ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS CONCERNING THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE BODIES OF COMPLETE OR COMPLETED VEHICLES INTENDED FOR THE CAR p.661
• Ch 9.5 — ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS CONCERNING THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE BODIES OF COMPLETE OR COMPLETED VEHICLES INTENDED FOR THE CAR p.663
• Ch 9.6 — ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS CONCERNING COMPLETE OR COMPLETED VEHICLES INTENDED FOR THE CARRIAGE OF TEMPERATURE CONTROLLED SU p.665
• Ch 9.7 — ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS CONCERNING FIXED TANKS (TANK-VEHICLES), BATTERY-VEHICLES AND COMPLETE OR COMPLETED VEHICLES USED p.667
• Ch 9.8 — ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS CONCERNING COMPLETE AND COMPLETED MEMUs p.671