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Permitted Exam Materials

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Permitted exam materials

The following documents may be used in the DGSA examinations. This list will be further revised for subsequent examinations and you should ensure you have an amended version if you are sitting any examinations later in the year.

Examination questions will be based predominantly on RID/ADR/ADN. However, candidates should study the Carriage of Dangerous Goods and Use of Transportable Pressure Equipment Regulations 2009 and the Carriage of Dangerous Goods: Approved Derogations and Transitional Provisions with particular emphasis on the regulations and schedules listed on page two of the syllabus.

Candidates should note that the use of electronic equipment, including CD ROMs, is not permitted in the examination. However, the use of downloaded material from internet sources, for example, the HMSO/DfT website, is acceptable. ONLY the following documents may be taken into the examination room. Any candidate found in possession of extraneous material will have their examination paper declared null and void by SQA.

General International and National Regulations Abbreviation
The European Agreement concerning the International Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Road (ADR) 2009 edition plus any relevant corrigendum documents ADR
Regulations concerning the International Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Rail (RID) 2009 edition RID
European Provisions concerning the International Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Inland Waterway 2009 edition ADN
Carriage of Dangerous Goods and Use of Transportable Pressure Equipment Regulations 2009 (SI2009:1348)

Carriage of Dangerous Goods: Approved Derogations and Transitional Provisions ISBN 978 011 5530531

Note the Regulations 1348 and the Approved Derogations document can both be downloaded free of charge from the Department for Transport website (the document is located in the Download Panel on the right-hand side of the web page).

Dangerous Goods Emergency Action Code List 2009
Candidates should note that incorporated into each exam paper will be a number of example substances taken from the DG EAC list which can be used to answer questions in the exam along with the attached extracts. These extracts will be provided on the day of the examination. However, candidates are also permitted to take the full DG EAC List publication into the examination room.

 DG EAC List

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