ADR Training Northern Ireland

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DVSA warns of major Driver CPC clampdown to tackle rule-breaking.

The DVSA and JAUPT will take action against any driver or training provider that is found to repeat the same periodic training subjects as part of the Driver CPC.

The enforcement agency and the accreditation service said they had started monitoring training provider uploads and driver records and could revoke a driver qualification card (DQC)if they find that the rules have been broken.

Core - the basics for working with all types of dangerous goods
Tanks - for dangerous goods in road tankers and tank containers
Packages - for dangerous goods in packages, apart from Explosives and Radioactives
Nine Class Sections - for a knowledge of the UN danger Classes

The general Course for Core, Packages, Tanks, and all Classes except Explosives and Radioactives takes 5 days.

Be aware... As a minimum, the Driver has to take the Core Section, the Tanks or Packages Section, and one Class Section-but see Explosives and Radioactives later.

Our ARD Training Courses

Packages only Course

The ADR certificate must be held by Drivers when moving dangerous goods in packages under regulation in road vehicles (marked vehicles). A Course for Core, Packages, plus one Class takes three days.

Drivers of vehicles not above the exemption threshold (unmarked vehicles) are required by law to have some training, if not the full ADR Certificate. These Drivers can do Core and Packages in two days on a general Course, take a test at the end, and gain a TC Training Certificate.

Refresher Course

The ADR Certificate lasts five years, and the Sections on the Certificate can be renewed by a Refresher Course taken at any time during the last year, but not later than six weeks before the expiry date. The Refresher takes two and a half days, as against five days for the Initial Course, but the examinations at the end are the same. If a Driver fails any of these, he must take that Initial Section again.