May 22, 2018 - New safety rules (EN)
BASF Belgium
BASF Antwerp
Ex Works loading
Commercial agreements are made between the carrier and his customer. BASF is not responsible for any commercial topic between these parties.
ADMINISTRATIVE EXW-PROCESS
- To announce the pick-up of an EXW-shipment, carriers need to use the standardized form
- This form needs to be filled in completely. If correct, the red square on top in column C will turn green. If still red the carrier needs to provide missing info in the form
- Carriers need to send this form to exw@basf.com, this 2 working days before pick-up.
- Only 1 form can be completed per shipment and only one form can be sent per mail. Multiple collections must be announced with separate mails.
- The loading reference and, if applicable, a timeslot will be provided from this mail address towards the carriers
- For troubleshooting and additional carrier support, the current point of contact exw@basf.com will still be available as usual
DAY OF LOADING
Trucks will mostly enter and leave our site via gate 6. Check-in is not possible without pre-notification.
There is a parking lot next to gate 6 from where the driver can go directly to our check-in in building E970. He must present himself at least 30 minutes before the agreed time slot. The driver will receive the necessary paperwork and instructions for loading.
Follow the directions to BASF Antwerpen (cfr. directions to BASF Antwerpen). The site has multiple entry gates: gate 6, gate 7 and gate 14. In general gate 6 is the main gate for all inbound and outbound trucks. Gate 7 is used for technical materials and gate 14 for dedicated flows.
This procedure is applicable for gate 6.
Arrival at BASF Antwerpen (gate 6)
Park your truck at the parking lot in front of gate 6 and go to the check-in building (E970) near the parking lot. Please note that this parking is only for short term use during check-in. Long term parking or leaving vehicles behind without driver’s supervision is strictly forbidden. Only transports related to activities on the site of BASF Antwerp (BASF, Styrolution, Eurochem, Solvin, Air Liquide, Solvay Chemie, Evides, Inovyn (Solvin) and Electrabel) are allowed.
Image: truck parking lot near gate 6 for short term parking
Image: entrance to check-in building E970
Check-in
If you are a new driver without a fixed drivers’ number, a manual check-in will be performed at the check-in counter.
If you are a regular driver with a fixed driver’s number, you can check yourself in. To receive this ‘regular driver status’, you can ask for a driver number at the check- in desk.
| Manual check-in | Self check-in | |
Please fill out the right check-in form (loading: small form / unloading: green A4 form). The documents are available in 17 languages. > Check-in form In case of ADR transports, the ADR drivers’ certificate will be checked at the counter. |
Choose your language using the touchscreen (Dutch – French – German – English). Follow all the steps on the screen. The driver will have to fill in his driver’s number, transport & control number, truck/trailer number (license plate). If you’ve gone through all the steps, wait until your documents are printed. Make sure you sign the document. |
Image: manual check-in forms, available in 17 languages
Image: self check-in computers
Security
Next, all drivers have to go to the security guard who will check their identity (ID card required) and PPE. These are safety shoes with antistatic soles (EN 345-S2 closed shoes without air holes, electro-statically conductive base, specifically for self-loading type S3) / closed clothing, long trousers and a coat or an overall / safety goggles with side-flaps and safety helmet. Depending on the properties of the chemical product, additional PPE can be prescribed.
Safety
To guarantee the safety of the drivers and BASF loading personnel, there is a safety video and a safety test. This video must be watched on the screen in check-in building. Every day there is a random selection of drivers who have to perform the safety test. The test takes about 5 minutes. The driver can do the test twice. If the driver does not succeed, he cannot enter the site that day.
All safety information can be found in the safety video and on the map that the driver receives when entering the site.
> Safety video (NL, FR, DE, EN)
> Safety instructions (NL, FR, DE, EN)
Image: truck entrance gate 6
ENTER THE LOADING SITE
The driver can go to his truck and drive to gate 6 to enter the site.
Bulk trucks proceed to the weighbridge (inbound + outbound) where the driver needs to scan the ‘laatvolgen’, this is the document he receives at check-in.This is not required for packed goods.
Image: weighbridge
WEIGHBRIDGE
The weighbridges are unmanned.
The drivers have to drive on the bridge (in front of the barrier) and get out of their truck. Then they have to scan the barcode at the top of pink or white document they received at the check-in. The driver needs to wait until he receives new documents from the printer. The barrier will open automatically.
> Weighbridge manual (EN)
> Weighbridge manual (NL)
> Weighbridge manual (DE)
LOADING
The driver needs to report him/herself at the loading/discharging station.
WEIGHBRIDGE
After finishing loading/unloading, drivers who have to weigh their truck must go to the second weighbridge. The same weighbridge procedure applies. More documents will be printed (CMR …).
CUSTOMS
If the driver doesn’t need customs papers, he/she can go straight to the exit and leave the site. Drivers who need customs papers have to go back to the counter and ask for the papers there.
LEAVE THE LOADING SITE
Hand in copy 1 of the CMR and the ‘Laatvolgen’, together with the map of the site at the exit. The driver is now ready to leave the BASF site.