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Dangerous Good Safety Advisor
Welcome to OPLAS DGSA Solutions, our aim is to provide the transport & associated industries, a high quality & cost effective solution to the issue of DGSA compliance. OPLAS qualified Dangerous Goods Safety Advisers assist Companies on compliance issues, ranging from the correct working procedures to preparation of the correct documentation for dangerous goods transportation. All our consultants have practical experience working in many different parts of the logistics industry were dangerous goods are transported and are fully conversant with the current regulations.
OPLAS offer the following services:-
- Dangerous Goods Safety Adviser Service
Any company that undertakes the transportation of dangerous goods has a legal obligation under the following legislation.
“Council Directives 2008/68/EC and 2000/18/EC - requires Member States to implement legislation to ensure that certain undertakings which transport dangerous goods by road, rail and inland waterway, including the transport related activities of loading and unloading, appoint dangerous goods safety advisers (DGSAs)”
Therefore to companies shipping dangerous goods need to employ a Dangerous Goods Safety Adviser (DGSA). This may be directly using a qualified employee or the company can appoint an independent Dangerous Goods Safety Adviser (DGSA). In either case the DGSA has a number of responsibilities including:
- Maintaining & Monitoring that the company is compliant with the law
- Advising on the correct procedures for the transport of dangerous goods
- The company’s employees training (including ongoing or future) is up to date & relevant to the tasks they undertake on behalf of the company
- Preparing an annual report of the employers’ activities
- Monitoring a range of procedures and safety measures
- Investigating and compiling reports on any accidents or emergencies
- Advising on the potential security aspects of transport
With the use of an independent DGSA your company obtains flexibility of cover for even a few months for occurs as:
- Long Term Sickness
- Maternity Cover
- We can provide cover for companies which have more than one site were cover is required.
- While an nominated employee gets qualified
We are sure that your company as we do understand that being a newly qualified DGSA is not the same thing as acting as an effective DGSA. So at OPLAS we offer a Mentoring service for newly qualified DGSA, please contact us for a more detailed discussion of you requirements.
- Dangerous Goods Compliance Audit
With the numerous & increase complex nature of dangerous goods regulations, many companies are uncertain about the regulations which apply that to them, as well as the correct type, nature & level of training for their staff, Seeing this need within the industry, OPLAS has developed a solution in the form of a Dangerous Goods Compliance Audit.
One of our qualified Dangerous Goods Safety Advisers will visit and conduct an audit on your company’s systems of work in connection with the transportation of dangerous goods, then after a audit report has been complied discuss with you the compliance, training and legal issues relating to dangerous goods transportation, relating to your company. These might cover the transport of dangerous goods as well as the impact of CHIP or COSHH regulations, but can also extend to other areas such as operational or soft skills training. Having identified your needs (if any), we will then discuss, develop and implement, if required, the agreed recommendations.
In an industry as diverse as Dangerous Goods Logistics were safety is the number one concern at all times, it is OPLAS policy that if our Consultants are not suited to your company’s needs, OPLAS though our network within the industry will seek to find the correct Professional(s) to deal with your company’s requirements.