ADR inspection support
The authorities may check dangerous goods carriage at any time and in any place — on the road and at your site (ADR 1.8.1). When a check comes, we help the same day — provide the information the authority asks for, prepare the answers and fix the ADR non-compliances.
When we are needed
The situations companies bring to the consultant.
Roadside check
The vehicle is stopped — questions about documents, marking and equipment. We help the driver and the logistics manager right as the check unfolds, with what to show and how to answer.
Inspection at the site
Under 1.8.1.3 the authorities may inspect the site, examine documents and take samples of goods or packagings. ADR itself provides for an accompanying person from the undertaking — usually your consultant.
An order or a suspension
Under 1.8.1.4 the authority may prohibit the despatch or halt the carriage until the findings are fixed. We prepare the answer and remove the cause — so the carriage can continue.
After an incident
If a serious accident or incident happened, a report under 1.8.5 is due within a month — a separate service right next door, and the support carries the dialogue with the authority.
What is checked first
A check arrives in different ways — the vehicle is stopped on the road, the inspectors come to the site, or the company receives a written request. The first question to the company is whether a dangerous goods safety adviser is appointed (1.8.3.1 requires one), for the driver — the documents in the cab, and their list is set directly in ADR 8.1.2.
- An appointed dangerous goods safety adviser at the company — 1.8.3.1
- Transport documents under 5.4.1 for all dangerous goods carried
- Written instructions under 5.4.3
- A photo identity document for every crew member
- The certificate of approval under 9.1.3 — when required
- The driver training certificate under 8.2.1 — when required
- A copy of the competent authority approval — when required
The check goes beyond papers — marking, equipment, staff training. In support we walk through the whole picture.
How it works
- 01
Get in touch the day of the check
Describe the situation — what is being checked, what was requested, what deadlines the order sets.
- 02
We prepare the answer and fix the findings
Documents, rationales, the missing records and instructions — point by point, against what the authority cites.
- 03
Until the case is closed
The findings are fixed, the answer is filed. The causes go into the system — so the next check finds order, not the same gaps.
Pricing
A per-case price for one inspection or one authority request. Ongoing situations are agreed in the proposal.
Inspection support
from€150per case
What the price covers
- Review of the situation and the requested documents
- The answer to the authority — point by point, with the ADR references
- The missing documents and records — prepared
- The remediation plan with deadlines
- Support until the case is closed
- The conclusions — into your instructions and records
Prices excl. VAT. Work beyond a single case is agreed in advance in the proposal.
Questions about inspections
Short answers with the ADR references. Anything specific to your situation — ask directly.
Have a different question?
Contact the consultantCan they really stop the carriage?
Yes. Under ADR 1.8.1.4 the authority may prohibit the despatch or suspend the carriage until the findings are fixed. Our work is to remove the cause quickly so the cargo can continue its journey.
Do we have to let the inspection onto the site?
Under 1.8.1.3 the participants provide access to vehicles and equipment as far as possible and reasonable. The same paragraph lets the undertaking appoint an accompanying person for the authority’s representative — that role is taken by the consultant.
What must the driver have in the cab?
Under 8.1.2 — the transport documents for all dangerous goods carried, the written instructions, a photo identity document for every crew member, and when required — the certificate of approval of the vehicle and the driver’s ADR certificate.
The check has already issued a finding — is it too late?
Not too late. We prepare the answer within the deadline of the order, fix the findings and document the fix. If an incident happened, we prepare the 1.8.5 report as well.
How fast do you step in?
The day you get in touch. For ADRplus One subscribers the support is included — the consultant already knows your operation and its documents.
Is a check under way right now?
Get in touch — we look at the situation today and prepare the answer to the authority.