Organisation
AGGB advises BMVBS in all matters relating to safety during the transport of
dangerous goods. Questions relating to material specific risks and the
appropriate safety measures to be taken during transport are discussed. The
transport of packaged goods, bulk goods, safety measures to be taken with tanks
and pressure receptacles and vehicle related technical requirements are focal
points of the adisory activities.
AGGB gives consultation on strategic development work in the politics
of dangerous goodsto the BMVBS.
For this purpose AGGB has established 14 working groups in the following
subject areas:
- Classification
- Packagings
- Class 1
- Class 2
- Class 6.2
- Class 7
- Tanks (non-pressurised) BKI / BKII containers
- Tanks (pressurised and others)
- Technology / road
- Technology / rail
- Inland water transport
- Maritime transport
- Transportation
- Risk analysis
The chairpersons of the working
groups, the responsible department heads of BAM and an expert from each of the
following bodies are members of the AGGB committee:
- Federal Office for Radiation Protection (BfS), Salzgitter
- Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt (PTB), Brunswick
- Federal Institute for Risk Assessment (BfR), Berlin
- Robert Koch Institute (RKI), Berlin
- Federal Railway Authority (EBA), Bonn
- German Association of Technical Control Boards (VdTÜV), Berlin
- DEKRA AG, Stuttgart
- German Social Accident Insurance (DGUV), Berlin
- German Chemical Industry Association (VCI), Frankfurt
- Association of the German Petroleum Industry (MWV), Hamburg
- German Industrial Gases Association (IGV), Cologne
- Verband der Automobilindustrie (VDA) (German Association of the Automotive
Industry), Frankfurt
- Joint Committee of German Packaging Manufacturers (GADV), Frankfurt
- Federation of German Wholesale and Foreign Trade (BGA), Berlin
- Federal Association of Road Haulage, Logistics and Disposal (BGL),
Frankfurt
- Vereinigung der Privatgüterwagen Interessenten (VPI), Hamburg
- German Association for Freight Forwarding and Logistics (DSLV), Bonn
- Bundesverband der Deutschen Binnenschifffahrt (BDB) (Federal Association of
the German Inland Navigation), Duisburg
- Association of German Transport Undertakings (VDV), Cologne (incl.
"Deutsche Bahn AG", Berlin)
- German Shipowners' Association (VDR), Hamburg
- Bundesverband der Deutschen Entsorgungswirtschaft e.V. (BDE) (Federation of
the German Waste Management Industry), Berlin
- German Fire Services Association (DFV), Berlin
- German Institute for Standardization (DIN), Berlin
- German Unions
- Federal Association of German Seaport Operators (ZDS), Hamburg
- Association of German Chamber of Industry and Commerce (DIHK), Berlin
