Templates and records · SQAS2022

ADR dangerous goods security plan for SQAS

Some dangerous goods could be used to cause harm if they fell into the wrong hands. The security plan describes how theft or misuse of the load is prevented.

In one sentence

The dangerous goods security plan assigns responsibilities, identifies the high consequence goods handled, assesses the vulnerabilities of operations and sets measures, reporting procedures and periodic tests, because the ADR requires it of anyone carrying high consequence dangerous goods (1.10.3.2) and SQAS assesses the physical security of the load within its safety, health, environment, quality and security area.

Content reviewed on 17 October 2026

Type of information: Mandatory document ADR obligation for high consequence goods (1.10.3.2); security area of the Core
Who fills it in: Appointed security lead With the safety adviser and management
When: Before carrying high consequence goods Reviewed and tested periodically, and after any security incident
How long it is kept: Current, with its versions Its circulation is limited to those who need it, as the ADR itself requires

What the standard requires

What SQAS2022 demands and what it leaves to your judgement

The ADR requires everyone involved in the carriage of dangerous goods to take security into account and to train their staff in it (1.10.1 and 1.10.2). For the high consequence goods it lists, those who carry or consign them must adopt and implement a security plan (1.10.3.2).

The plan must include, as a minimum, the allocation of responsibilities, a record of the goods concerned, a review of operations and an assessment of their vulnerabilities, measures to reduce them, procedures for reporting and dealing with threats and incidents, evaluation and testing of the plan, and protection and limited circulation of transport information.

SQAS includes security in its Core questionnaire, even for companies that do not handle high consequence goods: access control at depots, protection of parked vehicles and management of security incidents.

Read it in context: Physical security and incident management, in the SQAS2022 Academy

Structure

Fields the template should include

Security lead and responsibilities assigned
High consequence goods handled
Operations reviewed: routes, stops, parking, depots
Vulnerability assessment
Measures: training, access, vehicles, tracking, communications
Procedure for reporting and handling threats and incidents
Periodic tests of the plan and their result
Control of transport information and its circulation
Plan reviews

Example

Example: extract from a flammables haulier’s plan

Company, people and figures are fictitious: the example only shows what a properly completed record looks like.

Field	Content
Lead	Depot security manager · deputy: transport manager
Goods	Class 3 flammable liquids in tanks, in quantities that make them high consequence under the ADR
Vulnerability 1	Overnight stops at unguarded service areas on the Pamplona–Tarragona route
Measure 1	List of approved guarded parking areas and a ban on overnight stops anywhere else
Vulnerability 2	Routes and schedules shared with third parties by email
Measure 2	Route information only on the platform, with restricted access
Reporting	Driver to the transport office and to 112 at any suspicion; transport office to the shipper and the adviser
Test	Tabletop exercise on vehicle theft · 19 February 2026 · plan revised to version 2

At the audit

Mistakes auditors commonly flag

A generic plan that does not identify which high consequence goods are handled.
It has never been tested or reviewed.
Drivers have not received security awareness training.
Route and load information circulates unchecked by email or messaging apps.
Security incidents, such as attempted thefts, go unrecorded.

In Kimobox

How this record is kept in Kimobox

1Physical security measures are documented as a controlled document, with restricted access.
2Each security incident is recorded with its resolution in the system.
3Each driver’s security training sits in their file, with its expiry date.
4Periodic tests of the plan are scheduled with reminders and their results are recorded.

Frequently asked questions

What people ask us before getting started

Who needs a security plan?

Carriers, consignors and other participants handling high consequence dangerous goods, which the ADR lists in chapter 1.10 together with the quantities above which they count as such. Everyone else must apply the general security and training provisions.

What is the difference between safety and security?

Safety is about preventing accidents; security is about preventing theft or deliberate misuse of the goods. The ADR regulates them separately, and SQAS assesses both.

How is a security plan tested?

With tabletop exercises, simulated alerts or reviews of a real operation against the plan. What matters is that there is a recorded periodic test and that its conclusions change the plan where needed.

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Sources

Where each figure comes from

References to the official text in force. If a standard is revised, this page is updated and the review date says so.

Agreement concerning the International Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Road (ADR) UNECE · Current edition
SQAS — Safety & Quality Assessment for Sustainability: Core and Transport Service questionnaires Cefic · Revised questionnaires in force since 1 January 2022
SQAS/ESAD Guidelines Cefic · September 2024