Hazardous goods document · HAZ
Hazardous goods endorsement
A driver carrying dangerous or hazardous goods, such as petroleum, LPG, chemicals or bitumen, needs the hazardous goods endorsement on his licence in addition to the transport class.
- Issued by
- Licensing authority
- Validity
- 1 year
- Lapse penalty under
- Section 190(3)
- Keep it
- In the cabin and the file
What it is
What the hazardous goods endorsement proves
A driver carrying dangerous or hazardous goods, such as petroleum, LPG, chemicals or bitumen, needs the hazardous goods endorsement on his licence in addition to the transport class. CMVR rule 9 sets the training and qualification behind it. The endorsement is valid for one year, which makes it the shortest-lived document on a tanker driver's file and the one oil company and chemical principal audits look at first.
At a glance
- Issued by
- The licensing authority, on the driver's licence, after the training the rules require (CMVR rule 9)
- Validity
- One year
- Law
- Central Motor Vehicles Rules, 1989, rule 9; Motor Vehicles Act, 1988, Section 14
- Where to keep it
- In the cabin and the file
How to renew
4 steps, in order
PRACHSO does not issue or renew any government document. These are the steps on the official service, or the ones your appointed agent follows.
- 1
Check the endorsement's validity on the licence or its SARATHI record, separately from the licence's own validity.
- 2
Complete the hazardous goods training the licensing authority requires at an approved institute, and collect the certificate.
- 3
Apply to the licensing authority with the training certificate, pay the fee and get the endorsement renewed on the licence.
- 4
Check the new validity in SARATHI and give a copy to the principal's audit file if the contract requires it.
Penalty for a lapse
Carrying hazardous goods without meeting the safety requirements is punishable under Section 190(3) of the Motor Vehicles Act: up to ₹10,000 for a first offence, with a higher fine and possible imprisonment for a subsequent one. States can set different compounding amounts. A principal can also suspend the vehicle from its contract.
Challan guide: Hazardous goods safety violations
Common mistakes
Where fleets slip
- Watching the licence's five-year date and missing the endorsement's one-year date.
- Putting a relief driver on a tanker without checking that he holds the endorsement.
- Booking the training in the last week and finding no batch available.
How PRACHSO tracks it
The reminder goes to whoever has to act
PRACHSO reads the endorsement from SARATHI and tracks it as its own date on each tanker driver. It is part of the hazardous goods document set on the Enterprise plan, with principal audit reports that export every driver's endorsement status in one file.
PRACHSO Reminders
to Salim (driver) · English
Hazardous goods endorsement: 15 days left
Driver: Salim Qureshi · Truck PB 10 OI 4127
Please get this done on your route this week and send a photo of the new paper.
9:02 am
Questions about the hazardous goods endorsement
Answers from the Motor Vehicles Act, the Central Motor Vehicles Rules and the official renewal services. Last checked 12 Nov 2026.
How long is a hazardous goods endorsement valid?
One year, separate from the licence's own five-year validity for transport vehicles.
Which rule covers hazardous goods driver training?
CMVR rule 9 sets the qualification and training for drivers of vehicles carrying dangerous or hazardous goods.
What is the fine for carrying hazardous goods without the endorsement?
Up to ₹10,000 for a first offence under Section 190(3), with a higher fine and possible imprisonment for a subsequent one. States can set different compounding amounts.
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