In order to be allow to transport hazardous goods driver must have obtained the ADR course certificate. Once they have successfully completed the course, the certificate is issued for a limited period (for five years). Driver who do not have this certificate may only transport hazardous goods to a limited extent and while adhering to specific rules. Anyone involved in transporting hazardous goods must have expertise in the regulations governing the area of hazardous goods. These can be obtained in our regularly-run courses.

By law a special ADR permits is required for certain types of vehicles used for transporting certain hazardous goods (such as tanking vehicles, vehicles for transporting larger quantities of explosives). This require additional technical safety features. In addition to this, with transports of hazardous good, the safety equipment described in the “written instructions (on the one hand to protect the driver but also as a tool to help remove any hazardous goods escaped, for securing the scene of the accidents and for fire-fighting measures) must be in the vehicle. This depends on the substances transported. By law the vehicles and the goods themselves must be labelled, and the driver must have certain transport documents.

Transporting hazardous goods has been one of our core skills for many years. We mostly operate in the technical and medical fields as well as in the field of food gases. We have solid knowledge of working with gases in all their possible physical states – regardless of whether this is solid, liquid or cryogenic. We are well-versed in working with all kinds of physical states.

Given our high level of know-how we meet even the smallest details in terms of safety standards. One aspects of this is having our drivers trained by an external hazardous goods officer of Berlin-based EVAG. All drivers are trained according to ADR regulations. Motor traffic master Stefan Groß continuously trains our staff on cargo securing and in all areas of professional driver qualifications. In addition to this additional training sessions are available for our staff as well as for external individuals taking an interest in these issues.

Our services in the field of transporting hazardous goods are among the services delivered along the entire value chain.

For general cargo and tanks we are authorise to transport hazardous goods of the following classes:

For storing hazardous goods a great deal of very strict regulations apply – and for every substance there are specific requirements. Our external warehouse at Muggensturm meets the requirements of Articles 4, 10, 19 of the Federal Pollution Control Act, and it has officially been approved by the district administration of Rastatt. There is a separate enclosure for the storage of technical and toxic gases. This measures 260 m2, and it is roofed. The warehouse has a lot of space for a range of different types of goods. Dedicated alarm and danger prevention plans ensure a maximum of safety for the people and their environment.

Our staff is constantly being trained for and tested on the exact and correct handling of the hazardous goods stored here. We run special exercises with our officer for hazardous goods. As part of these exercises an emergency situation is simulated.

Since having been given approval in May 2006 our warehouse has been accident-free.

We are a gas centre for people coming to pick up their own goods. We work with Tyczka Industrie-Gase. Our delivery programme extends to technical and medical gases as well as food gases.