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YOUR TRAINER & DANGEROUS GOODS ADVISER

Arturo García Cobaleda

Working with dangerous goods since 2000. Dangerous Goods Safety Adviser since 2005. Practical consultancy and personal support throughout your training.

Practical experience. Personal commitment.

Born in Salamanca in 1973, I work as a consultant and safety adviser for the transport of dangerous goods by road. I also help candidates prepare for the official safety adviser examinations in their autonomous community.

My work combines operational advice for businesses with practical preparation for professionals seeking their safety adviser qualification.

Effective preparation

Courses draw on years of hands-on experience preparing candidates and applying the regulations in real operations.

Flexible learning

Organise your daily or weekly study time around your responsibilities and work towards your examination date.

Direct support

You can contact me by email or mobile for help with questions during your learning and examination preparation.

Professional qualifications & background

  • Legal practice — Ilustre Colegio de la Abogacía de Madrid (ICAM), Madrid Bar Association.
  • ADR/RID Safety Adviser, all specialities, Transport Department, Madrid.
  • Transport operator: goods and passengers, Transport Department, Madrid.
  • Occupational Risk Prevention Technician, IRSST, Madrid.
  • Dangerous Goods Trainer, all specialities, DGT.
  • Dangerous Goods Dock and Terminal Operator, CFIM and Ministry of Development.
  • Dangerous Goods Air Transport Inspector, SENASA, accredited by AESA and ICAO.
  • In-house Inspector for Chemical Storage, APQ10, BEQUINOR.

University education & postgraduate studies

  • Law degree, Complutense University of Madrid (UCM).
  • June 2000 — Environmental Management and Administration, 475 hours, Biodiversity Foundation–MMA.
  • June 2009 — Business and Transport Management, 450 hours, ESIC–CEFTRAL.
  • December 2009 — Senior Technician in Occupational Risk Prevention, Work Safety specialism, 600 hours, ATISAE.

Additional professional training

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  • January–May 2000 — Environmental Management and Auditing, ISO 14000, 180 hours, Agronomists–CEGEA–UPV.
  • June–December 2000 — Occupational Risk Prevention Technician, 320 hours, IRSST.
  • April 2001 — Specialist in Pollutant Control Techniques, 120 hours, UPM postgraduate programme.
  • July–August 2001 — Technician in Quality Systems ISO 9001:2000, 100 hours, ETSIAE–UPM.
  • October 2001 — Technician in Handling and Transport of Dangerous Goods, 110 hours, UGT–IFES.
  • July 2002 — Dangerous Goods Trainer, 210 hours, C.D.E.C.–Etrasa.
  • October 2003 — Didactic Methodology, 108 hours, C.F.O. Moratalaz–INEM.
  • October 2007 — Digital Tachograph, 5 hours, ASTIC.
  • June 2008 — Trainer for Transport of Class 7 Radioactive Goods, 30 hours, C.E.T.M.–CEFTRAL.
  • November 2015 — Handling Dangerous Goods for Dock and Terminal Operators, 40 hours, International Maritime Training Center, Santiago.
  • January 2018 — Air Transport of Dangerous Goods, ICAO Category 6, 35 hours, SENASA, Barajas.
  • August 2018 — Creating Educational Content and Resources on the Internet with Moodle, 90 hours online, Coremsa Group, Málaga.
  • September 2018 — Trainer of Load Securing and Cargo Stowage, 100 hours online and 20 hours in person, Spanish Confederation of Transport and Logistics Training, Azuqueca.
  • May 2020 — In-house Inspector for Chemical Storage APQ10, 7 hours, BEQUINOR.

Professional associations

Milestones in professional collaboration and association involvement.

  • 2007 — Co-founder and Secretary of A.E.C.S.E., the Spanish Association of External Safety Advisers.
  • 2019 — Member of A.E.D.A.E., the Spanish Association of Aerospace Law.
  • 2019 — Member of BEQUINOR and its Technical Committee on Dangerous Goods Transport.
  • 2023 — Member of BADGP, the British Association of Dangerous Goods Professionals.
  • 2024 — Member of EUMOS, the European Safe Logistics Association.

Publications

  • June 2000 — “Transport of Hazardous Waste”, Journal of Law and Environment.
  • January 2003 — “Regulations on the Transport of Dangerous Goods”, DGT, CD-ROM.
  • March 2006 — “Transport of Hazardous Waste”, Francisco Corell Foundation. ISBN 84-688-7476-0.
  • September 2023 — “Safety Adviser for the Transport of Dangerous Goods ADR RID”, fourth edition, Francisco Corell Foundation. ISBN 978-84-09-54597-1.
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