Dear all,
Thank you very much for your responses regarding the transporting of liquid
helium dewars (and nitrogen too), especially Gerd and Rainer. Some people
were very surprised that we could encounter such difficulties, others were
resigned and disappointingly shared similar stories. Because of the differing
regulations across countries it is not possible to give too specific advice
on how to deal with the situation we have. In Germany vehicles have to be
accredited ("guttransporte"sport of dangerous goods as both liquid helium
and nitrogen as classified as hazardous goods), but there seems to be nothing
special in actuality about the vehicles that people can tell, just that
accreditation is required (and maybe some signs). And similarly for the training
("ADR-Zulassung" is needed and stands for Accord Européen Relatif au Transport
International des Marchandises Dangereuses par Route) and thus accreditation
of the drivers. Going on public roads can be a really problematic hurdle
(read: illegal), either with a vehicle or on foot (especially the latter). But
how much of a problem people encounter can depend on whether the work safety
people recognize that there is no danger or simply enforce the letter of the
law. One solution I am looking at is to get a commercial service to do the
delivery. People from German and other EU countries can contact me for more
information if needed.
Kind regards,
Karel Klika
DKFZ, Germany
Received on Sat Mar 12 2022 - 07:15:50 MST