Transport of Dangerous Goods ADR-RID-ADN

Type approval is required for every new type of equipment according to ADR.

Scope of required documentation for type approval:

1. manufacturer’s identification data (name, address, etc.),
2. list of standards and regulations according to which the equipment is designed, manufactured, and inspected,
3. technical documentation to the extent necessary for conformity assessment, including, for example:
   1. description of the equipment prototype, including planned design deviations and their special features,
   2. data on the manufacturer of the chassis or wagon, or the frame manufacturer,
   3. welder certificates and approval of welding procedures in accordance with relevant regulations,
   4. description of the operating method,
   5. list of dangerous substances or their groups, or the tank code, to be transported in the equipment, indicating substances with the highest vapor pressure at reference temperature and substances with the highest density at 15 °C and 50 °C or at operating temperature if higher, and specifying the corresponding values,
   6. equipment drawing with main dimensions,
   7. schematic drawing of piping systems,
   8. technical data of the equipment required for calculation,
   9. calculation, if the thickness of individual parts of the equipment was calculated using formulas,
   10. test program, if the thickness of equipment parts was determined by an experimental method,
   11. drawings required for verifying the manufacturing of the equipment, its accessories, and fastening, including the assembly drawing and bill of materials,
   12. equipment marking drawing (label, etc.),
   13. list of service equipment, including technical data,
   14. suitability of safety devices, including performance calculations, if necessary,
   15. data indicating the material properties used in the manufacture of the equipment and accessories,
4. data on the approval of porous material for equipment containing acetylene.