United Nations Economic Commission for Europe
Transport Division
IMO/ILO/UNECE Code of Practice for
Packing of Cargo Transport Units
“CTU Code”
Presentation for the
Working Party on the Transport of Dangerous Goods (WP.15)
Valérie Blanchard, Sustainable Transport Section
16 May 2013
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• Cargo transport units: consequences of improper
packing
• IMO/ILO/UNECE Guidelines
• Draft Code of Practice for Packing of Cargo Transport
Units
• Section 7.5.7 of ADR
• Additional information
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Packing cargo transport units
Consequence of improper packing:
• Injury
• Drivers, rail, terminal and dock workers
• Crew members
• Road users
• Those who unpack
¾ Often not those who pack units
• Damage to equipment and cargo
¾ Economic loss
¾ Hazard when dangerous goods are spilled
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Improper packing of CTUs
Lack of securing / poor securingSlide 5 16 May 2013
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Improper packing of CTUs
Use of unsuitable cargo transport units
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Improper packing of CTUs
Overloading
Incorrect documentation and misdeclarationSlide 7 16 May 2013
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IMO/ILO/UNECE Guidelines for packing of CTUs
• Give advice on safe packing
• Latest edition: 1997
• Being revised by a group of
experts
• Upgrade to a Code of Practice
• Final draft: April 2013
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Code of Practice for Packing of Cargo Transport Units
•Purpose
¾ Give advice to those responsible for the packing and securing
of the cargo and to those who train people
¾ Provide guidance for safe unpacking
• Application
¾ Transport modes: road, rail, sea and inland navigation
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Core text: basic principles
¾ 13 Chapters, 37 pages
Code of Practice for Packing of Cargo Transport Units
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Annexes: examples and illustrations, theoretical details
¾ 21 annexes, 276 pages
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Further steps
• Draft CTU Code to be considered by IMO
Sub-Committee on Dangerous Goods, Solid Cargoes
and Containers (DSC 18, September 2013)
• Next session of the group of experts to finalize CTU
Code (tentatively planned for November 2013)
• Submission and endorsement by the relevant bodies
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Section 7.5.7 of ADR
• Section 7.5.7 “Handling and stowage” refers to
¾ EN 12195-1:2010
¾ European Best Practice Guidelines on cargo securing for road
transport
• Possibility to refer to CTU Code, in particular
¾ Chapter 9 “Packing cargo into CTUs”
¾ Annex 14 “Packing and securing cargo into CTUs”
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Additional information
• Informal document INF.22 (94th session of WP.15):
¾ www.unece.org/fileadmin/DAM/trans/doc/2013/dgwp15/ECE-TRANS-WP15-94-inf22e.pdf
• Group of experts’ webpage:
¾ www.unece.org/trans/wp24/guidelinespackingctus/intro.html
•Contact: valerie.blanchard@unece.orgwww.unece.org/trans
UNECE
Transport Division
Thank you for your attention