PART II TRANSPORT OF HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES |
3. This Part shall apply to the transport or consigning for transport of any hazardous substance in an amount exceeding the quantities specified in the First Schedule. |
Consignor’s responsibility for safe consignment |
4. A person shall not consign for transport any hazardous substance unless —(a) | he has obtained the approval in writing of the licensing officer in regard to the proposed transport of such substance; and | (b) | the container, tank container, freight container or road tanker to be used for the transport of the hazardous substance is designed, constructed and maintained in accordance with a code of practice approved by the licensing officer. |
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Carrier to obtain information on consignment |
5.—(1) No carrier shall transport any hazardous substance unless he has been given a statement prescribed by rule 6(1) as will enable him to comply with the requirements of these Rules and to be aware of the risks created by the substance to the health or safety of any person.(2) The statement shall be supplied by the consignor or owner of the consignment of the hazardous substance to the carrier at the latest when the transport order is given, so as to enable the carrier to take all necessary steps to ensure that the driver of the vehicle used to transport the hazardous substance is aware of the instructions in the statement and is capable of carrying them out effectively. |
(3) It shall be the duty of any person who supplies any statement relating to a hazardous substance to a carrier for the purposes of paragraph (1) to ensure that the information contained therein is accurate and sufficient for the purposes of that paragraph. |
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6.—(1) The consignor or owner of a consignment of hazardous substance shall provide in the transport documents relating to the substance a statement regarding the safety requirements and the actions that must be taken by the carrier which shall include the following instructions:(a) | supplementary operational requirements for loading, transport, storage, unloading, handling and stowage or a statement that no supplementary operational requirements are necessary; | (b) | restrictions, if any, on the mode of transport and any necessary routing instructions; | (c) | emergency action plans; and | (d) | an indication of the general nature of risk and safety precautions when handling the hazardous substance. |
(2) The consignor or owner of a consignment of hazardous substance shall include in the transport documents for the consignment of the hazardous substance —(a) | the designation and quantity of the hazardous substance; | (b) | the approval of the licensing officer in regard to the transport of the substance; | (c) | an acknowledgment of receipt to be signed by the consignee or his assigns; and | (d) | a declaration that the contents of the consignment are properly described by name and are properly packaged, marked and labelled and are in a proper condition for transport. |
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(3) The declaration made under paragraph (2)(d) shall contain the original or stamped facsimile signature of the consignor or owner of the consignment of the hazardous substance, as the case may be, together with the date and shall be substantially in such form as may be prescribed by the licensing officer. |
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7. The carrier shall, before a hazardous substance is transported, give the driver of the vehicle used to transport the substance a copy of the statement referred to in rule 5(1) relating to the substance being transported and ensure that the driver is adequately trained to carry out the instructions contained in the statement. |
8. The driver of a vehicle used to transport any hazardous substance shall —(a) | keep in the cab of the vehicle a copy of the statement given to him under rule 7 where the information will be available at all times while the substance to which it relates is being transported; and | (b) | comply with all instructions contained in the copy of the statement given to him under rule 7. |
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9. The carrier shall not transport any hazardous substance except at the times and along the routes as prescribed by the licensing officer. |
Hazard warning panels and labels |
10.—(1) Where a hazardous substance is being transported in a road tanker, a freight container or a tank container or other vehicle, the carrier shall ensure that the appropriate hazard warning panel or label as prescribed in the code of labelling specified by the licensing officer is displayed on the road tanker, freight container, tank container or other vehicle and the panel or label shall —(a) | be weather resistant and be indelibly marked; | (b) | be either rigid or fixed to be rigid; | (c) | be marked on or securely attached to the vehicle, freight container or tank container in a substantially vertical plane, and if the means of attachment is by a frame, that frame shall carry no other hazard warning panels; and | (d) | be kept clean and free from obstruction, except that a rear panel or label may be mounted behind a ladder of light construction which does not prevent the information on the panel or label from being easily read. |
(2) Where a multi-load is transported, if in a road tanker, in separate tanks or in compartments of a tank, or in a compartmented tank container, the carrier shall ensure that each such tank or compartment which contains a hazardous substance is provided with and displays the appropriate hazard warning panel or label prescribed in the code of labelling specified by the licensing officer and the requirements of paragraph (1) shall apply to such panels or labels. |
(3) The carrier shall ensure that the hazard warning panel or label is —(a) | displayed on the road tanker, freight container, tank container or other vehicle at all times when a hazardous substance is being transported; and | (b) | removed when the road tanker, freight container, tank container or vehicle is not used for transporting any hazardous substance. |
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Precaution against fire or explosion |
11.—(1) Every person engaged in the transport of a hazardous substance shall —(a) | ensure as far as is reasonably possible that none of the substances is spilt or released; and | (b) | observe all precautions necessary for preventing fire or an explosion. |
(2) A suitable and efficient fire extinguisher shall be carried in an easily accessible position on every vehicle transporting any hazardous substance. |
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Prohibition against overfill |
12. The consignor or owner of a consignment of a hazardous substance shall ensure that any carrying tank of a road tanker, tank container or container in which the hazardous substance is transported is not overfilled at the time of consigning for transport. |
Prohibition against carriage of multi-loads of hazardous substances |
13. No person shall transport a multi-load of hazardous substances except in accordance with a code approved by the licensing officer. |
Supervision of vehicles carrying hazardous substances |
14.—(1) The driver of a vehicle used to transport any hazardous substance shall ensure that the vehicle, when not driven, is —(a) | parked in a safe place; or | (b) | supervised at all times by him or by some other competent person above the age of 21 years. |
(2) Paragraph (1) shall not apply where any carrying tank of a road tanker, tank container or compartment thereof which had contained a hazardous substance is nominally empty. |
(3) In paragraph (2), “nominally empty”, in relation to a carrying tank of a road tanker, tank container or compartment thereof, means that as much of the hazardous substance as is reasonably practicable has been discharged or unloaded from it and that such substance remaining within the carrying tank, tank container or compartment thereof is not sufficient to create a risk to the health and safety of any person. |
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