TS EN 12798

TS EN 12798 addresses transport quality management system requirements for the safe carriage of dangerous goods by road, rail and inland navigation. It supplements EN ISO 9001:2000 with requirements focused on the safety management aspects of transport-related services.

What a transport-specific quality system is meant to do

General quality management systems are designed to keep processes consistent, responsibilities clear, and records under control. In dangerous goods transport, that general framework must also support safety-critical activities such as packaging, handling, loading, transfer, dispatch planning, and handover along the transport chain. The purpose is not just operational efficiency, but a controlled system that manages safety-related risks in a structured way.

The scope of this European Standard is limited to the transport-related services that an organisation claims to provide in compliance with the standard. In practical terms, it focuses on how a company manages the quality and safety dimensions of the services it has declared, rather than setting out a generic transport code for all logistics activities. By covering road, rail, and inland navigation, it supports a common management approach across different freight modes and mixed transport chains.

• It is supplementary to EN ISO 9001:2000 and extends the base quality management framework.
• It focuses on safety management in the transport of dangerous goods.
• It applies to road, rail, and inland navigation transport.
• Its scope is limited to the transport-related services an organisation claims to provide under the standard.