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ADR/RID SAFETY ADVISER COURSES

Choose your course. Check the current dates.

Prepare for the official safety adviser examination with classroom, live online or distance learning. Courses combine work with the regulations, case studies, questionnaires and personal tutoring.

The current course calendar, fees, locations, teaching language and enrolment conditions are published on ConsejerosADR.es. Check the relevant official examination announcement before planning your attendance.

The training platform is in Spanish. Contact DGSA to discuss training for an international team.

Training for people handling dangerous goods

The training described in ADR Chapter 1.3 is adapted to each person’s responsibilities and duties. Employees who have not completed the training required for a function must work under the direct supervision of a trained person until it is completed.

General awareness

An introduction to the transport requirements, the dangerous goods involved and the risks associated with the operation.

Function-specific training

Training matched to the employee’s work in the transport chain. Multimodal operations also require awareness of the requirements of the other transport modes involved.

Safety training

Hazard awareness, safe handling and emergency response, including the risks during loading, carriage and unloading.

Refresher training

Periodic updates take account of regulatory changes. Security requirements under ADR Chapter 1.10 also form part of the training relevant to each role.

Vehicle crew training is addressed separately in ADR Chapter 8.2, safety adviser training in 1.8.3 and additional Class 7 training in 1.7.2.5.

Training records & verification

The employer keeps records of the training received and makes them available to the employee or competent authority on request. Records must be checked when a person starts a new job and retained for the period set by the competent authority.

The safety adviser’s duties include examining whether the personnel concerned have received appropriate training and whether that training is recorded in their personnel file.

Spanish Royal Decree 97/2014

Article 4 addresses vehicle conditions, crew information and training, and the special administrative authorisation required for drivers when ADR applies.

Under Article 37, loading and unloading personnel need knowledge of the hazards, operation of the facilities, safety and fire protection systems, and personal protective equipment. The operation is supervised, unrelated personnel are kept away, incompatible work is prevented nearby and the transport unit is immobilised.

Read the consolidated Royal Decree in the BOE ↗

ADR/RID safety adviser qualification

For professionals in freight transport, logistics and loading or unloading operations who want to obtain or renew their safety adviser qualification.

Study the agreements, work through practical cases with an experienced adviser and use the manuals and supporting material. The professional certificate is issued after passing the relevant official examination; taking a course does not itself award the certificate.

The issuing authority, recognised scope, examination dates and venues depend on the relevant official call and transport mode.

• Examination announcements and preparation
• Distance learning and course catalogue
• Practice examinations

The 50-topic ADR/RID programme

The programme covers the regulatory framework, each dangerous goods class, equipment and the practical requirements of a transport operation.

Training built around your responsibilities

Tell us which goods your team handles, the activities they carry out and the transport modes involved. We can discuss the content, format and language needed for your operation.