RO–a–UK–9

Subject: Alternative to display of orange plates for small consignments of radioactive material in small vehicles. Reference to Annex I, Section I.1, to this Directive: 5.3.2. Content of the Annex to the Directive: Requirement for orange plates to be displayed on small vehicles carrying radioactive material. Content of the national legislation: Permits any derogation approved under this process. The derogation requested is: Vehicles must either: be placarded according to the applicable provisions of 5.3.2 of the ADR; or in the case of vehicles of less than 3500 kg weight, carrying fewer than 10 packages containing non-fissile or fissile excepted radioactive material and where the sum of the transport indexes of these packages does not exceed 3, they may alternatively carry a notice conforming to the requirements of paragraph 2. For the purposes of paragraph 1, the notice to be displayed in a vehicle while it is carrying radioactive material shall conform to the following: it shall be not less than 12 cm square. All lettering on the notice shall be black, bold and legible. All lettering shall also be embossed or stamped. The capital letters in the word ‘RADIOACTIVE’ shall be not less than 12 mm high and all other capital letters shall be not less than 5 mm high; it shall be fireproof to the extent that the words on the notice shall remain legible after exposure to a fire involving the vehicle; it shall be securely posted in the vehicle in a position where it is plainly visible to the driver but does not obstruct his view of the road, and shall be exhibited only when the vehicle is carrying radioactive material; it shall be in an agreed form and shall state the name, address and telephone number for use in emergencies. Initial reference to the national legislation: The Radioactive Material (Road Transport) Regulations 2002: Regulation 5(4)(d). Comments: The derogation is required for limited movements of small quantities of radioactive material, primarily single patient doses of radioactive materials between local hospital facilities, where small vehicles are used and the ability to affix even small orange placards is limited. Experience has shown that for these vehicles the fixing of orange placards is problematic and they are difficult to retain under normal conditions of transport. The vehicles will be marked with placards identifying the contents in accordance with 5.3.1.5.2 of the ADR (and normally 5.3.1.7.4) clearly identifying the hazard. In addition, a fireproof notice carrying relevant emergency information will be attached in a clearly visible location. In practice, more safety information will be available than under the requirements of 5.3.2 of the ADR. Expiry date: 30 June 2015.

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Source: EUR-Lex (Cellar) · retrieved 2026-10-29 · Text as adopted (Official Journal); later amendments are not incorporated in this text.