Dangerous goods is a collective term for substances and objects that, due to their chemical or physical properties, may cause injury to life or health or damage to the environment or property when being transported. Dangerous goods may possess explosive, combustible, toxic, radioactive or corrosive capabilities, and could be chemicals, gas or samples that could transmit infection.
The majority of the dangerous goods transports out of LiU and Region Östergötland are gas and chemical waste products. Also common are dangerous goods sent by air, for example biological samples on dry ice.
Routines and regulations
Recipients of dangerous goods
Important to keep in mind for ALL who receive dangerous goods that the goods, eg gas bottles, chemicals, etc, are quickly taken care of and transported into buildings and further into locked premises (laboratory, workshop, chemical storage or equivalent) to avoid goods being left standing on loading docks and transhipment sites.
Dispatchers of dangerous goods
- Dispatchers of dangerous goods must have sufficient knowledge of the applicable requirements and regulations!
- For those who are going to send dangerous goods (other than harmless material on dry ice), it is required that the sender has undergone dangerous goods training to have sufficient knowledge of how the goods should be packaged, classified and labeled. At LiU, it is possible to attend dangerous goods training through the safety advisor, see below.
- In addition to correct packaging based on the classification of the goods and labeling with dangerous goods labels, a dangerous goods declaration and transport documentation are also required. At LiU, there are two different carriers to choose from depending on the type of goods in question, this applies to all campuses, see routine To send dangerous goods.
- Safety advisors at LiU or Region Östergötland can also provide help regarding the requirements for various dangerous goods transport.
Chemcial waste that also is dangerous goods
Handling of hazardous waste at LiU (also University Hospital Campus) and transport of biological samples, visit the page about waste.
Specific regulation for especially sensitive products
Especially sensitive products (“strategiskt känsliga producer”) are handled in several parts of LiU. To prevent these products from falling into the wrong hands or being used incorrectly, the University shall actively work with non-proliferation and export control.
Export control is a control to prevent especially sensitive products, through export or provision to another state, from falling into the wrong hands or being used improperly. The control requirements apply to munitions and dual-use items (“produkter med dubbla användningsområden, PDA”) for example certain chemicals, technical equipment such as heat exchangers, pumps and valves, manuals and software or equipment for information security.
Prior to transport, the dispatcher therefore needs to determine whether the shipment/goods to be transported may constitute an especially sensitive product and whether an export permit is required. A document "Basis for shipments" (”Underlag för försändelser” in Swedish) needs to be filled out before transport, see the links about Export control in the column to the right. The documentation must be saved together with other transport documents.
If the product or technology is subject to export control, it is required either to apply for an export permit or to notify the authority afterwards if a a general export permit has been used. An application for an export permit is made to the Inspectorate for Strategic Products or to the Swedish Radiation Safety Authority, depending on the product or technology to be exported, transferred, conveyed or transited.
For more information and links to document “Basis for shipments” and other authorities, see link to Liunet.
Routines Region Östergötland
Instructions for management of dangerous goods and dangerous waste for employees at Region Östergötland can be found on the Region Östergötland intranet, the Safety Manual.
Safety Adviser
Operations such as transporting, loading, unloading or transferring dangerous goods to someone else for transport must be carried out with the help of one or several safety advisers.
The task of these safety advisers is to, as a representative of operational management responsibility, ensure that dangerous goods are dispatched and transported under the best possible safety conditions and that damage or injury in connection with these transports is prevented. In addition, safety advisers bear special responsibility for accident reporting and must establish an annual report on operations concerning dangerous goods.
- The safety adviser for LiU is DGM Sverige AB.
- The safety adviser for Region Östergötland is Tekniska verken i Linköping AB.
Dangerous goods training at LiU
At LiU, according to an agreement with security advisor DGM Sverige AB, there is an opportunity to attend a digital dangerous goods training. More information about training and prices can be found in the information about the agreement Security advisory service for dangerous goods (available in Swedish; Säkerhetsrådgivartjänst för farligt gods ) in LiU's agreement database TendSign. Contact the coordinator Laboratory safety LiU with questions.