News / Certificates for transporting dangerous goods extended for Covid-19

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Many of the critical supplies needed to suppress the Covid-19 pandemic are ’dangerous goods’.  These include hand sanitisers, chemicals used for decontamination and patient testing, as well as test samples from those infected.

Transport regulations for air, road, sea, rail or inland waterway continue to apply, although there has been some relaxation for recurrent training.

Many companies require the services of a dangerous goods safety adviser (DGSA), a qualification that has to be renewed every five years.

Under Multilateral Agreement 324, 24 countries, ...