Construction — dangerous goods ride to every site
Propane for burners, acetylene and oxygen for cutting, assembly foam, paints, diesel for machinery — a construction site runs on dangerous goods, though it rarely calls itself that. Most often your own crew moves them. We make every such run ADR-compliant.
A propane cylinder in the bed of a pick-up on its way to the site is already dangerous goods carriage with rules of its own — whether the crew knows it or not.
This is what you already ship
Typical dangerous goods of the industry — with the real Table A entries. Tap any card to open the full UN page in our reference.
Class 2UN 1978, PROPANE
Propane — roofing burners, site heating
LQ 0
Class 2UN 1001, ACETYLENE, DISSOLVED
Dissolved acetylene — cutting and welding of metal
LQ 0
Class 2UN 1072, OXYGEN, COMPRESSED
Compressed oxygen — gas cutting and welding posts
LQ 0
Class 2UN 1950, AEROSOLS, flammable
Aerosols — assembly foam, primers, lubricants
LQ 1 L / 120 ml
Class 9UN 3257, ELEVATED TEMPERATURE LIQUID, N.O.S., at or above 100 °C and below its flash-point
Elevated temperature liquid — hot bitumen for roofs and roads
LQ 0
Class 3UN 1202, GAS OIL or DIESEL FUEL or HEATING OIL, LIGHT
Diesel fuel — generators and machinery on site
LQ 5 L
Three ways your goods can travel
The same product can go as limited quantities, under the 1.1.3.6 partial exemption or in full ADR — the classification and the packaging decide.
Limited quantities (LQ)
Small inner packagings within the column 7a limit, up to 30 kg gross — the goods travel with the LQ diamond, free of most other ADR provisions (Chapter 3.4).
Partial exemption (1.1.3.6)
Below the transport category threshold per transport unit — no orange plates, no written instructions, no ADR driver certificate (the list in 1.1.3.6.2).
Full ADR
Above the thresholds the goods travel under the full set of rules — transport document, plates and labels, equipment, trained crew and every participant duty.
The same assembly foam travels three ways — a few cans in a box may fit under LQ, the crew van with a week of supplies may fit under 1.1.3.6, and a full truck from the supplier warehouse ships in full ADR with an ADR driver.
Who answers for what
ADR splits the duties among the participants of the carriage. These are the roles your company typically holds — with the exact ADR paragraphs.
Carrier
Checks before departure that the documents are on board, the vehicle and load show no defects or leaks, the plates and equipment are in place.
Loader
Checks packagings for damage before handing over, observes the mixed-loading prohibitions and the separation from foodstuffs.
Unloader
Compares the transport document with what actually arrived before unloading.
Consignee
Accepts the goods without undue delay and verifies after unloading that the ADR requirements concerning him are met.
For each of these roles the company needs an appointed safety adviser (1.8.3.1) — ours works on subscription.
About the DGSAWhat a mistake costs
A crew van with cylinders and fuel on board — the sums below are what national law charges for a mistake.
Sanctions are national — checks are European
Every ADR country sets its own fines for dangerous goods violations. Roadside checks follow one European standard — Directive (EU) 2022/1999 with a common list of infringements by risk category. Open your country to see the authorities and the exact amounts.
Find your countryAnd beyond the fines
- A vehicle stopped at a roadside check — with your customer waiting for the delivery
- An incident with an untrained crew — and an insurer reading the file closely
- Violations on record — and inspections coming back more often
What the law expects from you
ADR duties come first — and your industry carries its own EU rules on top.
Under ADR
- Classify every product before it is handed over for carriage
- Train everyone who touches dangerous goods (Chapter 1.3)
- Appoint a safety adviser — carriers, consignors, loaders, packers alike
- Mark, document and equip every consignment correctly
EU rules of the industry
TPED — Directive 2010/35/EU
Transportable pressure equipment. The π mark is the admission of a cylinder — without it the receptacle is not allowed on the road.
Inland transport — Directive 2008/68/EC
ADR applies inside every member state as well. A run from the depot to the site across town is carriage under the same rules as an international haul.
CLP — Regulation (EC) 1272/2008
Classification and labelling for the market. A CLP pictogram on foam, primer or paint is a signal — the transport side of the same product needs checking.
The industry in numbers
Is this about you?
If even one line matches your operation — it is worth a conversation.
- Your crews carry cylinders to sites in vans and pick-ups
- Diesel for machinery arrives at the site in IBCs
- Foam, primers and paints ride in one van with the tools
- You haul bitumen hot, and nobody has looked at it as a dangerous good
- Nobody in the company is formally appointed as the safety adviser
Our solutions
Sites change weekly — the 1.1.3.6 exemption and clear rules keep every van legal.
Cargo instruction with the transport document entry
Classification, the carriage regime and the ready transport document entry — for a specific cargo.
from €50 / document
A consultant on subscription
A certified safety adviser, the appointment notice and the platform — from €50 a month plus €10 per consignment.
ADRplus One
Train the team
Chapter 1.3 courses online, in your languages — at your own pace, with certificates.
Course is being updated
ADR compliance audit
A remote compliance audit with a report — where you stand and what to fix first.
€290
Questions from the industry
Have a different question?
Contact the consultantOur own crew carries the cylinders to the site — is that ADR carriage?
Yes, carriage for own needs is still carriage. Small volumes may fit under 1.1.3.6, but the limit has to be calculated, not guessed by eye. We calculate it for every vehicle and tell you what the driver needs.
What is the π mark on cylinders and why does it matter to us?
It is the admission of transportable pressure equipment under the TPED directive. A cylinder without the π mark is not allowed in carriage — when swapping or buying cylinders this is the first point to check.
Is hot bitumen a dangerous good too?
Yes. A liquid at 100 °C or above belongs to Class 9 — the tank, the marking and the driver come under ADR. Cold bitumen in bags is another story, and we document that difference properly.
Where do we start?
Send the list of what your crews carry to the sites — gases, foam, paints, fuel. We prepare the cargo instruction with the transport document entry from €50 per document, and the subscription from €50 plus €10 per carriage covers the adviser, the platform and the training of your people.
Tell us how your goods move
Within one working day you get a clear answer — what applies to you, what does not, and what it costs to be in order.