As a precaution against any accident or emergency that may occur or arise during carriage, the driver shall be given instructions in writing, specifying concisely for each dangerous substance or article carried or for each group of goods presenting the same dangers to which the substance(s) or article(s) carried belong(s):

(a) the name of the substance or article or group of goods, the Class and the UN number or for a group of goods the UN numbers of the goods for which these instructions are intended or are applicable;

(b) the nature of the danger inherent in these goods as well as the measures to be taken by the driver and the personal protection equipment to be used by the driver;

(c) the general actions to be taken, e.g. to warn the road users and passers-by and call the police/fire brigade;

(d) the additional actions to be taken to deal with minor leakages or spillages to prevent their escalation, if this can be achieved without personal risk;

(e) the special actions to be taken for certain goods, if applicable;

(f) the necessary equipment for general and, if applicable, additional and/or special
actions.

These instructions shall be provided by the consignor and shall be handed out to the driver at the latest when the dangerous goods are loaded on the vehicle. Information on the content of the instructions shall be supplied to the carrier at the latest when the carriage order is given, so as to enable him to take the necessary steps to ensure that the employees concerned are aware of these instructions and are capable of carrying them out properly and to ensure that the necessary equipment is on board the vehicle.

The consignor shall be responsible for the content of these instructions. They shall be provided in a language the driver(s) taking over the dangerous goods is (are) able to read and to understand, and in all languages of the countries of origin, transit and destination. In the case of countries with more than one official language, the competent authority shall specify the official language or languages applicable throughout the territory or in each region or part of the territory.

These instructions shall be kept readily identifiable in the driver’s cab.

Instructions in writing according to this section which are not applicable to the goods which are on board of the vehicle, shall be kept separate from pertinent documents in such a way as to prevent confusion.

The carrier shall ensure that the drivers concerned understand and are capable of carrying out these instructions properly.

In case of mixed loads of packaged goods including dangerous goods which belong to different groups of goods presenting the same dangers, the instructions in writing may be restricted to one instruction per Class of dangerous goods carried on board of the vehicle. In such case no name of goods, or UN number has to be mentioned in the instructions.

These instructions shall be drafted according to the following format:

LOAD
- Mention of the proper shipping name of the substance or article, or the name of the group of   goods presenting the same dangers, the Class and the UN number or for a group of goods the   UN numbers of the goods for which these instructions are intended or are applicable.
- Description shall be restricted to e.g. the physical state with indication of any colour
  and mention of any odour, to aid identification of leakages or spillages.

NATURE OF DANGER
Short enumeration of dangers:
- Main danger;
- Additional dangers including possible delayed effects and dangers for the enviroment;
- Behaviour under fire or heating (decomposition, explosion, development of toxic fumes, etc.);
- If applicable, it shall be mentioned here that the goods carried react dangerously with water.

PERSONAL PROTECTION
Mention of the personal protection intended for the driver in accordance with the requirements of 8.1.5.

GENERAL ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY DRIVER
Mention of the following instructions:
- Stop the engine;
- No naked lights. No smoking;
- Mark roads and warn other road users or passers-by;
- Inform the public about the hazard and give advice to keep upwind;
- Notify police and fire brigade as soon as possible.

ADDITIONAL AND/OR SPECIAL ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY THE DRIVER
Appropriate instructions shall be included here as well as the list of equipment necessary for
the driver to perform the additional and/or special actions according to the class(es) of the
goods being carried (e.g. shovel, collecting container, etc.).
It is considered that drivers of vehicles should be instructed and trained to take additional
actions with minor leakages or spillages to prevent their escalation, provided that this can be
achieved without personal risk.
It is considered that any special action recommended by the consignor requires a special
training of the driver. If applicable, appropriate instructions shall be included here as well as
the list of equipment needed for these special actions.

FIRE
Information for the driver in case of fire:
Drivers should be instructed during training to deal with minor vehicle fires. They shall not
attempt to deal with any fire involving the load.

FIRST AID
Information for the driver in case of contact with the carried good(s).

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION