Obtaining a certificate of training for a driver of a motor vehicle for the carriage of dangerous goods
Professional driver training is key to ensuring the safety and efficiency of road freight transport.
In accordance with paragraph 223 of the Rules for ensuring the safety of dangerous goods transportation by road transport in the Republic of Belarus, drivers of motor vehicles engaged in the transportation of dangerous goods by road transport must undergo training in the manner established by the Resolution of the Council of Ministers of the Republic of Belarus "On training and retraining of workers involved in the transportation of dangerous goods" dated May 17, 2021, No. 37, and must carry a certificate of training for a motor vehicle driver for the transportation of dangerous goods (hereinafter referred to as the Certificate), issued by Gosgortekhnadzor, when transporting dangerous goods.
After completing training at a training organization and successfully passing knowledge assessment at the training organization, the following documents must be submitted to the Gosgortekhnadzor commission for examination:
1. for individuals:
- passport;
- knowledge assessment report of the established form from the training organization;
- application of the established form for taking the exam;
- application form for a certificate;
- 3x4 cm color photograph, without a corner notch;
- payment for the examination (basic program, and for the special course of transporting dangerous goods in tanks of classes 1 and 7, if necessary);
- payment for the certificate.
2. For employees of business entities:
- passport;
- knowledge assessment report in the prescribed form from the training organization;
- application form for examination from the business entity;
- application form for a certificate from the business entity;
- 3x4 cm color photograph, without a corner notch;
- payment for passing the exam (basic program, if necessary, and for a special course on the transport of dangerous goods in tank classes 1 and 7);
- acts of completed work for passing the exam (exams), obtaining a certificate, signed by the head of the business entity and certified by a seal, in 2 copies.
It should be reminded that in accordance with the Resolution of the Council of Ministers of the Republic of Belarus dated July 2, 2021 No. 376 "On issues of transport of dangerous goods and industrial safety":
- clause 12. - a person engaged in the transport of dangerous goods who has not passed the exam on the first attempt may, within six months from the date of completion of training or retraining, retake the exam in the examination commission, but no more than three times, by sending the relevant information about retaking the exam to the examination commission;
- clause 13. - in case of failure to pass the exam or failure to appear for the exam within six months from the date of completion of training or retraining in a training organization, a person engaged in the transport of dangerous goods must undergo training or retraining in a training organization.
For reference:
At the Vitebsk Regional Directorate of Gosgrotekhnadzor, the exam is conducted in the form of testing using computer equipment and software weekly from Monday to Friday (by appointment), at the following addresses:
Vitebsk, Vostretsova St. 2, tel. +375 212 63 70 13;
Novopolotsk, Parkovaya St. 20, tel. +375 214 52 27 96.
The exam is considered passed if the examinee has correctly answered at least 80 percent of the questions.
Certificates are issued in person to those who have passed the exam upon presentation of a passport or other identity document, or by proxy to an authorized person.