Regulations concerning the International Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Rail (RID)

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Regulations concerning the International Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Rail (RID) are a set of international rules that standardize the safe transport of hazardous materials by rail across participating countries.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Regulations concerning the International Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Rail	2
Regulations concerning the International Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Rail (RID) canonical	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4751894 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Regulations concerning the International Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Rail (RID)
Context triple: [European Agreement concerning the International Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Inland Waterways (ADN), harmonizedWith, Regulations concerning the International Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Rail (RID)]

A. European Agreement concerning the International Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Road (ADR)
The European Agreement concerning the International Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Road (ADR) is a United Nations treaty that sets harmonized safety rules for the transnational transport of hazardous materials by road across Europe and certain neighboring countries.
B. Convention on the Contract for the International Carriage of Goods by Rail (COTIF/CIM)
The Convention on the Contract for the International Carriage of Goods by Rail (COTIF/CIM) is an international treaty that harmonizes and regulates the legal framework for cross-border rail transport of goods among its member states.
C. European Agreement concerning the International Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Inland Waterways (ADN)
The European Agreement concerning the International Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Inland Waterways (ADN) is a United Nations treaty that sets harmonized safety and environmental standards for transporting hazardous materials on inland waterways in Europe.
D. Convention on the Contract for the International Carriage of Goods by Road (CMR)
The Convention on the Contract for the International Carriage of Goods by Road (CMR) is an international treaty that standardizes conditions and liability rules for cross-border road freight transport among its contracting states.
E. UN Recommendations on the Transport of Dangerous Goods
The UN Recommendations on the Transport of Dangerous Goods are a globally recognized model regulations framework that standardizes the safe classification, packaging, labeling, and transport of hazardous materials across all modes of transport.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Regulations concerning the International Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Rail (RID)
Target entity description: Regulations concerning the International Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Rail (RID) are a set of international rules that standardize the safe transport of hazardous materials by rail across participating countries.

A. European Agreement concerning the International Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Road (ADR)
The European Agreement concerning the International Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Road (ADR) is a United Nations treaty that sets harmonized safety rules for the transnational transport of hazardous materials by road across Europe and certain neighboring countries.
B. Convention on the Contract for the International Carriage of Goods by Rail (COTIF/CIM)
The Convention on the Contract for the International Carriage of Goods by Rail (COTIF/CIM) is an international treaty that harmonizes and regulates the legal framework for cross-border rail transport of goods among its member states.
C. European Agreement concerning the International Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Inland Waterways (ADN)
The European Agreement concerning the International Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Inland Waterways (ADN) is a United Nations treaty that sets harmonized safety and environmental standards for transporting hazardous materials on inland waterways in Europe.
D. Convention on the Contract for the International Carriage of Goods by Road (CMR)
The Convention on the Contract for the International Carriage of Goods by Road (CMR) is an international treaty that standardizes conditions and liability rules for cross-border road freight transport among its contracting states.
E. UN Recommendations on the Transport of Dangerous Goods
The UN Recommendations on the Transport of Dangerous Goods are a globally recognized model regulations framework that standardizes the safe classification, packaging, labeling, and transport of hazardous materials across all modes of transport.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	dangerous goods transport regulation ⓘ international regulation ⓘ rail transport regulation ⓘ
appliesIn	multiple European and neighbouring states that participate in the RID system ⓘ
appliesTo	international carriage of dangerous goods by rail ⓘ
basedOn	UN Recommendations on the Transport of Dangerous Goods ⓘ
defines	dangerous goods classes for rail transport ⓘ packing groups for dangerous goods ⓘ provisions for limited quantities and excepted quantities ⓘ requirements for tank-wagons and tank-containers ⓘ security provisions for the carriage of high-consequence dangerous goods ⓘ special provisions for specific substances and articles ⓘ
fullName	Regulations concerning the International Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Rail ⓘ linked to: Regulations concerning the International Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Rail (RID)
governs	classification of dangerous goods for rail transport ⓘ construction and testing of tanks and wagons for dangerous goods ⓘ documentation for the carriage of dangerous goods by rail ⓘ emergency response information for dangerous goods incidents on railways ⓘ marking and labelling of dangerous goods for rail transport ⓘ operational requirements for trains carrying dangerous goods ⓘ packaging of dangerous goods for rail transport ⓘ
harmonizedWith	European Agreement concerning the International Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Road (ADR) ⓘ Regulations concerning the International Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Inland Waterways (ADN) ⓘ linked to: European Agreement concerning the International Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Inland Waterways (ADN)
includes	provisions on construction and approval of packagings ⓘ provisions on exemptions and derogations under specified conditions ⓘ provisions on loading, unloading and handling of dangerous goods wagons ⓘ provisions on periodic inspection and testing of tanks and wagons ⓘ provisions on segregation and separation of incompatible dangerous goods ⓘ provisions on training of personnel involved in the carriage of dangerous goods by rail ⓘ provisions on use of transport documents and written instructions ⓘ
legalNature	binding rules for contracting states for international rail carriage of dangerous goods ⓘ
objective	to facilitate international rail transport of dangerous goods by standardizing technical and operational requirements ⓘ to protect people, property and the environment from risks arising from the carriage of dangerous goods by rail ⓘ
purpose	to ensure the safe transport of dangerous goods by rail ⓘ to harmonize rules for the carriage of dangerous goods by rail between participating states ⓘ
relatedTo	environmental protection in transport of hazardous materials ⓘ international trade in chemicals and hazardous materials ⓘ safety management in railway operations ⓘ
requires	appropriate marking, labelling and placarding of packages and wagons ⓘ carriage of transport documents containing prescribed dangerous goods information ⓘ classification of substances and articles before carriage ⓘ implementation of safety and security plans for certain dangerous goods ⓘ training and competence of staff involved in dangerous goods rail operations ⓘ use of approved packagings and tanks for dangerous goods ⓘ
scope	dangerous goods carried in wagons, tank-wagons, tank-containers and portable tanks ⓘ international rail transport of dangerous goods between contracting states ⓘ
shortName	RID ⓘ
updated	periodically to reflect changes in UN Model Regulations and technical progress ⓘ
uses	UN dangerous goods classification system ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

European Agreement concerning the International Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Inland Waterways (ADN) → harmonizedWith → Regulations concerning the International Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Rail (RID) ⓘ

Regulations concerning the International Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Rail (RID) → fullName → Regulations concerning the International Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Rail ⓘ

linked to: Regulations concerning the International Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Rail (RID)

UNECE Working Party on the Transport of Dangerous Goods → mainRegulatoryOutput → Regulations concerning the International Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Rail ⓘ