Incidents involving the movement of Class 7 dangerous goods should be reported to ONR via the Notify ONR process.
Transport incidents are categorised under the following areas; these areas are expanded on with examples in the available guidance:
| ONR category | Description | Timimg |
|---|---|---|
| TS01 | A radiological emergency. |
Immediate |
| TS02 | Theft of loss of the Class 7 goods in carriage. |
Immediate |
| TS03 | Emergency arrangements have been initiated in relation to Class 7 good even if, in the event, no intervention was made persuant to those events. |
Immediate |
| TS04 | Release of radioactive materials or unplanned exposure to individuals. | Immediate |
| TS05 | Degradation in package safety. | Immediate |
| TS06 | Any other radiation or contamination limit breach. | Day |
| TS07 | General transport non-compliance otherwise not identified. | Week |
| TS08 | Safety significant event which did not involve a breach of regulations (near miss). | Month |
| TS09 | The discovery of radioactive material in a shipment believed to be non-radioactive. | Month |
In an emergency ONR can be contacted at any time using our emergency contact numbers.
For incidents involving other dangerous goods the Department for Transport is the appropriate competent authority and should be informed of incidents via their website – if multiple classes of dangerous goods are involved in the incident all appropriate regulatory bodies should be informed.
ONR is not a primary responder to transport incidents and in cases where emergency response is required this should be requested by dialling 999.