This LAP refers to the permitting process and requirements for on one hand the drivers/transporting company and on the other hand the equipment (trailer). It defines what certification is needed for a driver/transporting company to transport hydrogen on public roads and which authority is competent to deliver the certification. It also gives information about the requirements needed for an equipment to be allowed to transport hydrogen on public roads, and if there is any specific approval required for the equipment.
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Drivers/transporting company:
a - What certification is needed for a driver/transporting company to transport hydrogen on p
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a - Companies involved in the transport of dangerous goods must generally appoint a dangerous goods officer in writing. The dangerous goods officer must purchase an ADR training certificate (ADR–Card) which is issued for a limited period (for five years) after successful completion of a course. For the transport of dangerous goods on the road, the driver must purchase an ADR training certificate which is issued for a limited period (for five years) after successful completion of a course.
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b - Which authority is competent to deliver the certification?
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b - Romanian Road Authority (Autoritatea Rutieră Română) – ARR
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Equipment (e.g. trailer):
a - What are the requirements needed for equipment to be allowed to transport hydrogen on public roads?
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a - The equipment shall comply with the ADR regulations, Technical regulation PT C5/2003 by ISCIR, HG (government decision) no. 941/2003
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b - Is any specific approval required for the equipment to be allowed to transport hydrogen (gas/liquid)?
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b - Approvals according to ADR regulations and in compliance with standards issued by CEN/TC23.
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| Assessment Severity |
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The procedures is available for all dangerous goods that is a normal operational barrier not specific only hydrogen.Road transport of the compressed and liquefied technical gas means multiple fulfilment of technical and economic conditions that may attract additional costs and fulfilment of bureaucratic requirements. |
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| National Legislation |
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| EU Legislation |
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Directive 2008/68/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 September 2008 on the inland transport of dangerous goods.
This Directive applies to the transport of dangerous goods by road, by rail or by inland waterway within or between Member States, including the activities of loading and unloading, the transfer to or from another mode of transport and the stops necessitated by the circumstances of the transport. (Article 1)
While the ADR, RID and ADN lay down uniform rules for the safe international transport of dangerous goods, this regulation is on how to extend such rules to national transport in order to harmonize across the EC and ensure the proper functioning of the common transport market.
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Directive 2004/54/EC of 29. April 2004 Minimal safety requirements for tunnels in the trans-European roads.
The Directive applies to tunnels of more than 500 meters, in the Trans-European Road Network- TERN), included in the EEC agreement from 1999. It specifies both technical and operational requirements, and has been implemented in Norway (with some adjustments) through the Regulation on minimum safety requirements for certain tunnels [Forskrift om minimum sikkerhetskrav til visse vegtunneler (tunnelsikkerhetsforskriften)] of 15.05.07. Annex 1 is on safety measures, and chapter 3.7 of this annex, specifies such measures with respect to the transport of dangerous goods.
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Directive 2010/35/EU, the Transportable Pressure Equipment Directive (TPED)
The Directive applies to the design, manufacture, conformity assessment and periodic reassessment of transportable cylinders, tubes, cryogenic vessels and tanks for transporting gases as well as hydrogen cyanide, hydrogen fluoride and hydrofluoric acid. It also covers their associated valves and other pressure equipment. The Directive defines 3 categories for pressure equipment, based on its pressure volume product (P.V) in bar litres and hence its stored energy
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ADR European Agreement concerning the international carriage of dangerous goods by roads.
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| Glossary |
| Permitting process / requirements |
The Permitting process is a process in which an applicant files forms to a (regulatory) agency/competent authority with required narratives, maps, etc., to ensure in advance that the proposed operation will be in compliance with the applicable standards. Permitting requirements are the legal (regulations and standards) requirements.
An internal safety distance is the minimal separation distance between a potential hazard source (e.g. equipment involving dangerous substances) and an object (human, equipment or environment), which will mitigate the effect of a likely foreseeable incident and prevent a minor incident escalating into a larger incident (also known as domino effect).
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| Road transport in Cylinders and tube trailers
(Bulk Gas / Metal Hydride / Bulk Liquid) |
This Applcation covers she transport of hydrogen in conventional gas tank, metallic cylinders and composite vessels on the road.
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| Pan-European Assessment |
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The permitting process and requirements for the drivers/transporting company and the equipment (trailer) are well harmonized in Europe, because all countries follow the ADR regulation. As restrictions applied to hydrogen are the same as for any other flammable gas, most of the countries don’t see this LAP as a barrier
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The HyLAW project has received funding from the Fuel Cells and Hydrogen 2 Joint Undertaking under grant agreement No 737977.