NZ Dangerous Goods (D) Endorsement case studies
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The Dangerous Goods (D) endorsement is a New Zealand driver licence endorsement for drivers who transport dangerous or hazardous goods on the road. NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi lists it under other licence classes and endorsements, alongside the pages for transporting dangerous or hazardous goods, and the endorsement sits in the same family as the passenger (P), vehicle recovery (V), forklift and special-type vehicle endorsements. The NZ Dangerous Goods (D) Endorsement case studies are 5 cases and about 2,315 words.
1Missing DG declaration and placards for a mixed diesel and LPG load
A driver holds a Class 2 car licence with a D endorsement. At a Christchurch yard, dispatch asks them to collect six 200 L IBCs of UN 1202 diesel (Class 3, packing group III) and six 45 kg LPG cylinders (Class 2.1) on a flatbed truck.
409 words, about 2 min2Misdescribed cleaning compound and solvent consignment
A driver with a D endorsement is offered two pallets at an Auckland freight depot. Pallet A is labelled 'Cleaning compound' and the SDS supplied by the consignor shows UN 1760, Corrosive liquid, n.o.s.
512 words, about 3 min3Wrong class placard and incomplete declaration for acid and alkali IBCs
A curtain-sider truck arrives at a Wellington distribution centre already carrying four IBCs of UN 1789 hydrochloric acid (Class 8, packing group II) and two IBCs of UN 1824 sodium hydroxide solution (Class 8, packing group II). The vehicle has a single rear placard showing only the Class 3 flammable liquid label; the sides have no placards.
456 words, about 2 min4Petrol and calcium hypochlorite loaded together in an unsuitable box body
At a rural depot, a loader is building a load in a box-body truck with a plywood floor. The load is four 200 L drums of UN 1203 petrol (Class 3, packing group II) and ten 25 kg drums of UN 2880 calcium hypochlorite (Class 5.1, packing group III).
474 words, about 2 min5Sulfuric acid IBC leaking near a stormwater drain in rain
A driver is transporting two IBCs of UN 1830 sulfuric acid (Class 8, packing group II) on a rigid truck. During a heavy rain shower on a suburban road, the driver sees liquid dripping from the valve of one IBC and smells acrid fumes.
464 words, about 2 min