Transport Security Provisions and Security Awareness
Security as part of the job
The IMDG Code includes transport security provisions aimed at preventing dangerous goods from being used to cause harm. These cover security awareness training, security plans for certain high-consequence goods, and the principle that access to dangerous goods should be controlled. Personnel should be able to recognise suspicious behaviour, unauthorised access, and tampering with packages or units. The security provisions sit alongside the safety provisions; a question may ask which goods attract enhanced security measures. High-consequence dangerous goods are identified in the Code and require additional security planning.
Traps candidates fall into
- Treating security as separate from safety; the Code integrates them.
- Assuming all dangerous goods require the same level of security planning.
- Forgetting that security awareness training is required for personnel handling dangerous goods.
- Missing that tampering or suspicious packages must be reported.
Rule of thumb
Security questions usually test awareness and reporting: recognise, restrict access, report. Enhanced measures attach to high-consequence goods identified in the Code.