Transportation of hazardous goods

A general reminder: any transportation of hazardous goods by road is subject to the European ADR rules.

The goods concerned are essentially the following:

  • Explosive substances and objects;
  • Gases (including aerosols and non-flammable gases such as helium and nitrogen);
  • Flammable substances and liquids (inks, paints, resins, petroleum products, alcohols, acetone, thinners);
  • Toxic substances (acids, thinners);
  • Radioactive substances;
  • Corrosive substances (paints, acids, caustic products, disinfectants, electrical batteries).

Any requests for the transport of hazardous goods must be executed in compliance with the instructions given at this URL:

http://ts-dep.web.cern.ch/ts-dep/groups/he/HH/adr.pdf

Heavy Handling Section TS-HE-HH

73793 - 160364


by TS Department