"International Dangerous Goods and Containers Association" Non-commercial
Partnership (hereinafter referred to as IDGCA) was established on August 16, 2001. First Deputy
Transport Minister, V.V. Ruksha, was elected as the first president of IDGCA .
"IDGCA was established by a number of organizations interested in creation
of ongoing structure providing communication between Administrations,
international organizations and business. Foremost, the activity of IDGCA is
directed on increasing of efficiency and safety during door-to-door
transportation of dangerous goods. Therewith IDGCA builds its policy on the
base of knowledge and exhaustive implementation of international regulations,
standards, rules and recommendations, which allow business to apply world
experience and practice in the field of intermodal transports of dangerous goods
and containers.
In 2004 UN Subcommittee of Experts on the Transportation of
Dangerous Goods gave IDGCA
a consultative status (see page 21, point 125). IDGCA is the only
non-governmental organization in the Eastern Europe, which received such status.
Since that time, the experts of the Association present at all the sessions of
UN Subcommittee of Experts and take part in development of international legal
base. This enriches us with knowledge in this area.
The representatives of IDGCA take part in the work of the International Maritime Organization (IMO),
in the work of the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) and this
in its turn provides us with enough information space and ability to render
information assistance to our partners.
One of the most important goals of the Association is training of expert
specialists, whose experience is based on knowledge of international Conventions
and rules. In 2003 IDGCA established
the International Staff Training Centre (ISTC), where training of specialists
with applying unique training programs is being executed. Knowledge and
experience of "IDGCA" are being constantly maintained by means of carrying out
practical works on evaluation of compliance of goods, containers and vehicles
with requirements of safety. For this purpose, in 2002 "Russian Register", JSC,
Independent Survey Company with 100% Association capital was established.
Today IDGCA does not render charged services and executes its activity
only for account of membership dues and means coming from subsidiary companies.
The official press organ of IDGCA is bilingual journal
"Dangerous Goods and Containers", which is being published science the day
of foundation of the Association and regularly informs on changes, which are
being introduced in international normative legal documents.
IDGCA applies up-to-date standards of management in its activity. In 2004
"IDGCA" registered the system of voluntary complex certification of safety and
quality check systems. Within the framework of this system we offer our partners
to develop essential conditions for safety and quality managing their
businesses. The supreme authority of "IDGCA" is the group of members of the
Association, which elects the president and Director General. The permanent
personnel consists of Director General, Deputy Director General and Secretary.
Management of IDGCA :
