| Document ID (ISN) | 69634 |
| CIS number |
97-1081 |
| ISBN(s) |
0-11-062926-4 |
| Year |
1996 |
| Convention or series no. |
Statutory Instruments 1996 No.2095
|
| Title |
Health and Safety - The Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Road Regulations 1996 [United Kingdom] |
| Bibliographic information |
HMSO Publications Centre, P.O. Box 276, London SW8 5DT, United Kingdom, 1996. 64p. Price: GBP 8.50. |
| Abstract |
These Regulations came into force on 1 Sep. 1996. They implement Council Directives 94/55/EC (CIS 95-22) and 94/63/EC. The two sets of 1992 Regulations concerning the carriage of dangerous substances by road are revoked. Main topics covered: definitions; approved documents; mode of carriage; information to be provided by consignors and operators, documentation to be available during carriage and information to be displayed on containers, tanks and vehicles; loading and unloading; emergencies and parking. In annex: determination of transport categories; load limits; when the regulations are to be disapplied; special requirements relating to tank containers and the tanks of road tankers constructed before 1.1.1999; despatch of and restrictions on forwarding certain dangerous goods; carriage in bulk (in containers or vehicles) of certain dangerous goods; types of vehicle to be used for the carriage of certain dangerous goods; emergency information relating to the carriage of ceratin dangerous goods; information to be displayed on containers, tanks and vehicles carrying dangerous goods; requirements relating to the loading, stowage, unloading and cleaning of containers, tanks and vehicles carrying certain dangerous goods; unloading of petrol. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
dangerous substances; road transport; transport of materials; United Kingdom |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
law; sources of ignition |
| Document type |
A - Laws, regulations, directives |
| Country / State or Province | United Kingdom |
| Subject(s) |
Standards and directives with the force of law
|
| Broad subject area(s) |
Fires, explosions and major hazards
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| Browse category(ies) |
Road transportation
Transport of materials
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