Dangerous Goods by Road - ADR Consignor

ADR Consignor Training

Make sure Dangerous Goods leave your site correctly, safely and compliantly.

As an ADR consignor, your responsibilities begin long before a vehicle leaves your premises. You may be responsible for correctly classifying goods, selecting packaging, preparing documentation, applying marks and labels, checking carriers and ensuring that the information passed through the transport chain is accurate.

Roadsafe Europe’s ADR Consignor Training is a practical two-day course for businesses that prepare, offer, dispatch or arrange the carriage of dangerous goods by road.

It gives delegates the knowledge and confidence to understand their consignor duties, identify the risks in their process and apply ADR requirements correctly in day-to-day operations.

Duration: 2 days

·      Per-person: £495 + VAT

·      In-house: From £1000 + VAT. Contact us for a per course quotation.

Who should attend?

This course is ideal for anyone with responsibility for preparing or arranging dangerous goods for road transport, including:

• Consignors and dispatch staff

• Warehouse and logistics managers

• Transport managers

• Customer-service and administration teams

• Purchasing and supply-chain personnel

• Packers, loaders and warehouse supervisors

• Compliance managers

• Personnel responsible for dangerous goods documentation

• Business owners and managers with oversight of dangerous goods dispatch

It is particularly suitable for organisations that manufacture, distribute, import, export, store or send dangerous goods, even where transport is carried out by a third-party carrier.

What will delegates learn?

The course explains the practical steps needed to prepare dangerous goods for carriage under ADR and understand the consignor’s role within the wider transport chain.

Topics include:

• The role and legal responsibilities of the ADR consignor

• Understanding the responsibilities of other parties in the transport chain

• Identifying whether a product is regulated as Dangerous Goods

• Classification, UN numbers, Proper Shipping Names and Packing Groups

• Using the ADR Regulations and Dangerous Goods List

• Packaging selection, approval markings and packing requirements

• Limited quantities, excepted quantities and other relevant exemptions

• Marking and labelling packages

• Overpacks, palletised loads and freight containers

• The ADR “load limits”

• Preparing ADR transport documents correctly

• Additional documentation and information requirements

• Instructions in writing and information for carriers

• Loading, load security and segregation considerations

• Checking vehicles, carriers and transport equipment

• Security awareness, High Consequence Dangerous Goods and security plans

• Training duties, records and competency

• Incident reporting, investigation and corrective action

• Working effectively with third-party carriers, freight forwarders and customers

Practical training for real consignor operations

Consignor compliance is not just about producing a transport document. Errors can occur at every stage—from incorrect product data and packaging selection to missing labels, unsuitable loading arrangements or incomplete information given to a carrier.

This course uses practical examples, exercises and realistic scenarios to help delegates understand where problems arise and how to prevent them. The focus is on building a process that works consistently, even when staff, products, customers or carriers change.

What will your business gain?

After completing the course, delegates will be better able to:

• Understand the duties placed on an ADR consignor

• Identify and verify dangerous goods information

• Prepare compliant packages, marks, labels and documentation

• Recognise when exemptions may apply

• Communicate accurate information to carriers and other parties

• Identify gaps in current dispatch and checking processes

• Reduce the risk of delays, rejected loads, enforcement action and incidents

• Support a more consistent and defensible dangerous goods compliance system

Is this a DGSA course?

No. This course is designed for the people who carry out, manage or support consignor activities. It provides detailed, role-specific knowledge for operational teams and managers.

Businesses that regularly consign dangerous goods may also need to appoint a Dangerous Goods Safety Adviser. Roadsafe Europe can help you understand the requirements relevant to your operation and provide ADR DGSA training and consultancy support where needed.

Why choose Roadsafe Europe?

Roadsafe Europe delivers Dangerous Goods training that is clear, practical and grounded in the realities of transport, warehousing and distribution.

We help delegates understand not just what ADR says, but how to apply it to the products, paperwork, people and processes involved in getting dangerous goods safely out of the gate.

Book ADR Consignor Training

Give the people responsible for your Dangerous Goods dispatch process the confidence to get it right.

Contact Roadsafe Europe to discuss upcoming dates, in-company delivery or a course tailored to your products, processes and operational risks.

The duties that apply will depend on the dangerous goods, quantities and activities involved. We can help you identify the right training and compliance support for your business.