Book Description
This glossary is one of the documents forming the framework of guides on the management of risks for inland transport of dangerous goods. The Glossary gives definitions of the terms used across this framework. The definitions were established on the basis of pre-existing definitions in legal texts, norms and guides; from all the materials studied during the workshops (contributions from participants, reference documents, presentations); and from the harmonising discussions held for the development of the harmonised framework of guides. In some cases it was possible to use pre-existing definitions directly. In some other cases it was preferred to adapt pre-existing definitions slightly to improve understanding of the guides. One column of the table of terms indicates the source of the definitions retained as applicable to the Framework. Colour coding helps the user to immediately identify the category of definition retained in the Glossary: 1. A white cell means: definition copied without change from the referred source; 2. A grey cell means: definition slightly adapted from the referred definition(s); 3. A blue cell means: new definition established during development of the framework. Finally, it is also worth mentioning that this Glossary is compatible with the "General Guideline for the Calculation of Risks in the Transport of Dangerous Goods - An introduction to the basic principles of risk assessment for chapter 1.9", adopted in 2006 by the RID Committee of Experts and in 2008 by the Working Party on Transport of Dangerous Goods for railway and road transport modes respectively.