Hazchem Plates & Placards

If a vehicle is involved in an accident or incident it is easy for the emergency services to identify the hazardous cargo sign carried on the ADR plate. These ADR plates are normally orange in colour. It is not an option not to have Hazchem plates on a vehicle carrying hazardous goods. Under the carriage of dangerous goods act 1996 reflective placards plates displaying the emergency Action Code in the upper sector must be displayed at the rear of the vehicle. Hazchem plates meaning? ADR orange plates are best explained by the Health and Safety Executive from there website The structure of ADR is that each part is subdivided into chapters and each chapter into sections and paragraphs and sub paragraphs. So for example, 2.1 is the introduction to classification, 2.2 is the class specific provisions, 2.2.1 relates to class 1(explosives), 2.2.2 to class 2 (gases) and so on. ADR orange hazard plates should be on the front and rear of the vehicle. Placarding plates are the hazard warning diamonds that are required on tankers. Vehicles carrying class 1 (explosives) and class 7 (radioactive substances) need to display placards plates on either sides and the rear of the vehicle. We have ADR Orange plates for petrol, Diesel/gasoline oil Kerosene, multi-cylinder storage, or the option to design your own ADR Orange Hazchem placard aluminium plate. We offer the quickest shipping in the UK on our Hazchem plates, with next day delivery and a before 9am option available at the checkout. If you need help our sales line is 01932 346059.