Hazardous Waste and ADR

Hazardous Waste and ADR Training

Understand the difference. Get both sides right.

Hazardous waste and dangerous goods are often treated as if they mean the same thing. They do not.

A waste may be hazardous under waste legislation but not regulated for transport under ADR. Equally, waste that is subject to ADR must be correctly classified, packaged, marked, documented and carried in accordance with dangerous goods transport rules.

Roadsafe Europe’s Hazardous Waste and ADR Training helps businesses understand where waste obligations and ADR requirements overlap—and where they are different. It gives delegates the practical knowledge to make better decisions when preparing, storing, documenting and moving hazardous waste.

·      Per person: £495 + VAT

·      In-house: From £500 + VAT. Contact us for a per-course quotation.

Who should attend?

This course is suitable for businesses that produce, collect, handle, package, store, broker, arrange or transport hazardous waste, including:

• Waste producers and holders

• Waste-management and recycling operators

• Transport and logistics managers

• Warehouse and site managers

• Environmental, health and safety professionals

• Compliance managers

• Dispatch and administration teams

• Waste carriers, brokers and dealers

• Personnel responsible for hazardous-waste classification or documentation

It is especially useful for organisations that use third-party carriers but remain responsible for correctly describing, preparing and transferring their waste.

What will delegates learn?

The course provides a clear introduction to the relationship between hazardous-waste controls and the ADR requirements for carriage by road.

Topics include:

• The difference between hazardous waste and dangerous goods

• When hazardous waste may be subject to ADR

• Understanding waste classification and waste description

• European Waste Catalogue codes and their role

• ADR classification, UN numbers, proper shipping names and packing groups

• The role and responsibilities of the waste producer, holder, consignor, carrier, broker and consignee

• Using “WASTE” in ADR transport descriptions where required

• Packaging, IBCs, drums and other containment options

• Packaging approval markings and suitability

• Marking, labelling and overpacks

• Limited quantities, exemptions and common misconceptions

• The “ADR load limits”

• Hazardous-waste consignment notes and ADR transport documents

• Information that must be communicated through the transport chain

• Loading, segregation, load security and vehicle considerations

• Managing unknown, mixed and difficult waste streams

• Environmental hazards and environmentally hazardous substances

• Storage, site controls and safe handover to carriers

• Training, records, incident reporting and investigation

• The role of the Dangerous Goods Safety Adviser

Practical training for real waste operations

Waste can be challenging to classify and prepare because it may be mixed, contaminated, poorly described or generated from changing processes. The consequences of getting it wrong can include rejected loads, enforcement action, additional costs, delays and increased safety risk.

These WAMITAB-qualified instructor-led courses use practical examples and realistic waste scenarios to help delegates understand how to identify the right questions, obtain the right information and build a more reliable process from site to final destination.

What will your business gain?

After completing the course, delegates will be better able to:

• Understand when hazardous waste is also regulated under ADR

• Recognise the difference between waste and transport classifications

• Identify gaps in current waste-handling and dispatch processes

• Prepare more accurate waste and ADR documentation

• Select appropriate packaging, marks and labels

• Communicate effectively with waste carriers, brokers and receiving sites

• Reduce the risk of rejected loads, delays and compliance failures

• Support safer, more consistent hazardous-waste movements

Why choose Roadsafe Europe?

Roadsafe Europe brings practical dangerous goods expertise to the points where waste and transport compliance meet. We explain complex requirements clearly and focus on the decisions that matter in real site, warehouse, transport and waste-management operations.

This course is designed to give your team the confidence to recognise when specialist advice is needed—and the knowledge to avoid common, costly mistakes before waste leaves your site.

Our principle trainer, Keith Harrington, as worked as one of the UKs first “Chempac” chemists, dealing with all forms of hazardous waste, and is a holder of both a Level 4 Certificate in Waste and Resource Management and Storage of Hazardous Waste.

Book Hazardous Waste and ADR Training

Give your team a clearer understanding of the responsibilities that apply when hazardous waste is prepared for road transport.

Contact Roadsafe Europe to discuss upcoming course dates, in-company delivery or a course tailored to your waste streams, site activities and transport arrangements.

Hazardous-waste and dangerous goods obligations depend on the waste, its properties, how it is packaged and the activities undertaken. Waste regulations can also differ across the UK. Roadsafe Europe can help you identify the training and compliance support relevant to your operation.