4. Preparing shipments

Paragraph 1.4.2.1 of the ADR requires the consignor to check that the goods are accepted for carriage, and that their classification, packaging, IBC (Intermediate Bulk Container), labeling and marking comply with the ADR.

Paragraphs 7.5.1.2 and 7.5.1.3 of the ADR, specified in Annex II of the TDG Order, stipulate, among other things, that the person in charge of any establishment carrying out the loading must ensure, insofar as these provisions concern the planned transport, that :

• the transport document and the written safety instructions are included in the vehicle's on-board documents;

• the driver holds a valid training certificate and, where applicable, the speciality corresponding to the product to be transported;

• the transport unit is equipped...