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RID Freight Incident Report

To strengthen safety in rail dangerous goods transport, RID establishes a systematic obligation to report incidents – the RID Freight Incident Report is the designated instrument for this purpose.

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To strengthen safety in rail dangerous goods transport, RID establishes a systematic obligation to report incidents – the RID Freight Incident Report is the designated instrument for this purpose.

It captures accidents, incidents, and near-misses occurring during the rail carriage of hazardous goods, recording the nature and quantity of the substances involved, the causes of the event, any…

Railway undertakings and other parties involved are required to submit such reports to the competent national authority.

Last updated: 17 June 2026Published: 19 June 2025

Source: https://unece.org/transport/dangerous-goods/rail-regulations-rid

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To strengthen safety in rail dangerous goods transport, RID establishes a systematic obligation to report incidents – the RID Freight Incident Report is the designated instrument for this purpose. It captures accidents, incidents, and near-misses occurring during the rail carriage of hazardous goods, recording the nature and quantity of the substances involved, the causes of the event, any resulting damage, and the immediate response measures taken. Railway undertakings and other parties involved are required to submit such reports to the competent national authority. The aggregated data feed into regulatory risk monitoring and provide the basis for both rule changes and internal process improvements.

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