Loading, unloading and handling

Rules for loading, unloading, stowage and handling of the goods. These codes appear in Table A column 18; ADR sets them out in section 7.5.11 of ADR 2025 (ECE/TRANS/352). 27 codes are in use, 0 reviewed. Each meaning below is a paraphrase in FreightUtils' own words, not the official text.

• CV28 · 950 rows
  Pointer: the provisions of 7.5.4 apply.
• CV13 · 872 rows
  After a leak or spill, clean (and if needed disinfect or decontaminate) the vehicle or container before reuse; check other goods for contamination.
• CV1 · 597 rows
  Public-place loading/unloading: special permission needed inside built-up areas, advance notice to the authorities outside them.
• CV2 · 382 rows
  Clean the loading surface thoroughly before loading; no fire or naked flame on, near, or while loading/unloading the vehicle.
• CV3 · 382 rows
  Pointer: the Class 1 quantity limits per transport unit in 7.5.5.2 apply.
• CV9 · 249 rows
  Do not throw packages or subject them to impact; stow receptacles so they cannot tip over or fall.
• CV36 · 216 rows
  Prefer open or ventilated units; if closed, isolate the cab from the load and mark doors "WARNING NO VENTILATION OPEN WITH CAUTION" (≥ 25 mm).
• CV10 · 198 rows
  Cylinders lie along or across the vehicle axis (across at the front wall); stable or secured ones may stand; flat ones must be wedged.
• CV24 · 197 rows
  Clean the vehicle or container of combustible debris before loading; no readily flammable stowage material.
• CV23 · 125 rows
  Take special measures when handling packages so they never come into contact with water.
• CV15 · 44 rows
  Pointer: the mixed-loading limits in 7.5.5.3 apply.
• CV22 · 44 rows
  Load for free air circulation; above 5 000 kg per vehicle or large container, split into stacks ≤ 5 000 kg with ≥ 0.05 m gaps.
• CV12 · 29 rows
  When stacking loaded pallets, spread each tier evenly over the one below, using strong interlayer material if needed.
• CV33 · 25 rows
  Class 7 operational rules: segregation distances, vehicle activity, TI and CSI limits, dose rates, fissile storage, damaged packages.
• CV21 · 22 rows
  Temperature-controlled carriage: inspect unit, brief the carrier, carry enough refrigerant, keep packages accessible, hold control temperature throughout.
• CV11 · 19 rows
  Keep receptacles in their designed position and protect them from damage by other packages.
• CV20 · 16 rows
  Chapter 5.3, 7.1.7.4.7, 7.1.7.4.8 and V1 do not apply if packed to P520 OP1/OP2 and ≤ 10 kg per transport unit.
• CV4 · 11 rows
  Compatibility group L substances and articles may only be carried as a full load.
• CV29 · 11 rows
  Packages must be stored upright.
• CV25 · 9 rows
  Stow for easy access; keep temperature when carried at ≤ 15 °C or refrigerated; store only in cool places away from heat.
• CV26 · 9 rows
  Wooden parts of a vehicle or container that touched these substances must be removed and burnt.
• CV35 · 9 rows
  Bags used as single packagings must be spaced apart enough to let heat dissipate.
• CV14 · 5 rows
  Shield goods from direct sun and heat in transit; store packages only in cool, well-ventilated places away from heat.
• CV27 · 2 rows
  Stow for easy access; keep the cold chain working on unloading and storage if refrigerated; store only in cool places away from heat.
• CV37 · 2 rows
  Cool by-products to ambient (unless calcined), ventilate and keep dry; doors marked "WARNING CLOSED MEANS OF CONTAINMENT OPEN WITH CAUTION".
• CV38 · 2 rows
  Asbestos container-bags: smooth inspected compartments, bags placed before filling, no lifting or transfer once loaded, decontaminate outsides.
• CV34 · 1 row
  Before carriage of pressure receptacles, check that pressure has not built up from possible hydrogen generation.