SMALL STEPS FOR HARMONIZATION

Waiting a World Convention something can (shall) be done to increase harmonization among UN Recommendations and Modal Regulations.
For instance (just to start):


1. Consignor/Shipper

In the Multimodal Dangerous Goods Form reference is made (in boxes 1, 4, 22 and in the Shipper Declaration) to Shipper.
In the Un Recommendations no definition is given in Chapter 1.2 for Shipper, but a definition is provided for Consignor.
The same situation can be found in ADR/RID/ADN, while in IMDG Code both definition of Consignor and Shipper are contained (with the same meaning) and in ICAO T.I. no definition is given for Consignor or Shipper


2. Transport/Carriage

Why ADR/RID/ADN still use the words “Carriage”, “Carry”, etc. instead of “Transport”, etc. as in the UN Recommendations, IMDG Code and ICAO T.I. ?


3. Class/Division

In the UN Recommendations and ICAO T.I. we have Classes (1, 2, …4,…9) and Divisions (… 4.1, 4.2, 4.3 …..).
In IMDG Code and ADR/RID/ADN we have (apart from class 1) only Classes.
In GHS you can find Classes, Categories and SubCategories.