Dangerous Goods Security

Dangerous Goods Security​

Training should include elements of security awareness which addresses the:​

  • Nature of security risks​
  • Recognition of security risks​
  • Methods to address and reduce such risks​
  • Actions to be taken in the event of a security breach​
  • Awareness of security plans, to the extent of individuals’ roles in the security plans​

Security training should be recurrent every 24 months and records should be  maintained for a time period established by the appropriate national authority.​

​High Consequence Dangerous Goods

Class 1​

Division 1.1​

Class 1​

Division 1.2​

Class 1​

Division 1.3 compatibility group C​

Class 1​

Division 1.4, UN0104, UN0237, UN0255, UN0267,  UN0289, UN0361, UN0365, UN0366, UN0440, UN0441,  UN0455, UN0456, UN0500​

Class 1​

Division 1.5​

Class 2​

Division 2.3 toxic gases (excluding aerosols)​

Class 3​

Desensitized explosives​

Class 4​

Division 4.1 desensitized explosives​

Class 6​

Division 6.1 substances of Packing Group I; except when  transported under the excepted quantity provisions​

Class 6​

Division 6.2 infectious substances of Category A (UN2814 and​

UN2900)​

Security Plan for High Consequence Dangerous  Goods​

Shippers, operators, and others engaged in the transport of high consequence  dangerous goods should adopt, implement, and comply with a security plan that  addresses at minimum:​

  • Distribution of responsibilities for security to competent and qualified  personnel​
  • Records of dangerous goods or types of dangerous goods transported​
  • Review of current operations and assessments of vulnerabilities including inter-modal transfers, temporary storage and handling and distribution
  • Clear statements of measures including training policies, operating  procedures, equipment and resources used to reduce security risks
  • Effective and up to date procedures for reporting and dealing with security threats, breaches of security or security incidents
  • Procedures for evaluating and testing the security plan and for periodic  reviews and updates
  • Measures ensuring the security of transport information contained in the plan
  • Measures ensuring the security plan is distributed to authorized personnel​