cooper1203:
to compound on the op’s post. I have always wondered if dealing with lq do you have to follow the separation rules …
Hi cooper1203,
Yes, normal segregation rules apply to LQs as they do to the same substances packaged in more ‘normal’ ways.
cooper1203:
… ie you cant have flammable substances with in so many meters of an oxidizer …
I’m not sure where you got this bit from, but the normal segregation rules (in a descending order of acceptability) are what you were taught on your ADR course. For a consignor, the segregation rules stem from the mixed packing rules in ADR, of which there are more than 30 quite complex rules.
cooper1203:
… and where does the drivers responsibility lie if he/she loads the vehicle but doesn’t stack the cages/palettes
An employed driver’s responsibility is to carry out the instructions of the carrier ( = his/her boss.)
If no segregation instructions were given by the carrier to the driver, then the responsibility still rests with the carrier to follow the consignor’s instructions, if applicable, and inform the driver.
Even if the driver works directly for the consignor and has ‘other duties’ including the stacking of consignments on cages, it’s still up to the consignor to provide suitable instructions.
The consignor is responsible for only consigning loads that conform to ADR, including the consigning of LQs.
An employed driver is NOT expected to strip down pallets or cages ( = overpacks) and make the consignor/carrier’s decisions for them because an employed driver is NOT expected to be an industrial chemist.
The only time this changes is if the driver also owns the vehicle, because the driver would then also be the carrier.
As I keep saying… an employed driver has very little to worry about when carrying dangerous goods. 