| Document ID (ISN) | 68748 |
| CIS number |
97-380 |
| ISBN(s) |
0-11-062921-3 |
| Year |
1996 |
| Convention or series no. |
Statutory Instruments 1996 No.2090
|
| Title |
Health and Safety - The Packaging, Labelling and Carriage of Radioactive Material by Rail Regulations 1996 [United Kingdom] |
| Bibliographic information |
HMSO Books, P.O. Box 276, London SW8 5DT, United Kingdom, 1996. 35p. Illus. Price: GBP 6.30. |
| Abstract |
These Regulations (entry into force 1 Sep. 1996) implement Directive 96/49/EC in relation to the carriage of radioactive material by rail. Contents: approvals (approval of design for special form radioactive material, approval of package designs, approval of shipments); packaging requirements (quality assurance programmes, testing, notification and registration of serial numbers, package inspection prior to shipment, notification of shipment); general carriage prohibitions and operating requirements; loading and unloading; security measures and emergency arrangements; provision and display of information. Schedules include a description of the information to be displayed during carriage. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
packing, filling; United Kingdom; rail transport; labelling; warning notices; radioactive substances |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
transport containers; loading and unloading; emergency organization; supply of information; replaced; law; approval |
| Document type |
A - Laws, regulations, directives |
| Country / State or Province | United Kingdom |
| Subject(s) |
Standards and directives with the force of law
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| Broad subject area(s) |
Physical hazards
|
| Browse category(ies) |
Rail transportation
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