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Transportation of Hazardous Materials

Due to unprecedented growth of chemical Industries, the proportion of hazardous chemicals in total freight traffic is increasing at a rapid rate. Of the carriers that carry hazardous goods approximately two-thirds of them carry flammable petroleum products including Kerosene, Petrol, LPG, Naphtha etc. The movement of such substances is more prone to accident than the movement of other goods. When involved in a road accident , may cause disastrous consequences like fire, explosion, injuries, in addition to property loss and environmental pollution.

Bhopal tragedy of 1984 was followed by various administrative and legislative measures to revise and improve the overall safety condition in various industries, specially dealing with hazardous chemicals.

The safety codes and safety requirements to be followed in transportation of hazardous materials are laid down in Central Motor Vehicles Rules.
TRANSPORTATION OF GOODS OF DANGEROUS OR HAZARDOUS NATURE.

Every goods carriage carrying dangerous or hazardous goods shall display a distinct mark of the class label appropriate to the type of dangerous or hazardous goods.
Every package containing dangerous or hazardous goods shall display the distinct class labels appropriate to the type of dangerous or hazardous goods.
In the case of packages containing goods which represent more than one hazard, such packages shall display distinct labels to indicate the hazards.
Every goods carriage carrying goods of dangerous or hazardous nature shall be fitted with a techograph, an instrument to record the lapse of running time of the motor vehicle; time speed maintained, acceleration and declaration etc., and a spark arrester.

(Rule 130)
RESPONSIBILITY OF THE CONSIGNOR FOR SAFE TRANSPORT OF DANGEROUS OR HAZARDOUS GOODS
The consignor has to ensure the following points

The goods carriage has a valid registration to carry the hazardous goods.
The vehicle is equipped with necessary First-aid, Safety equipments and antidotes as may be necessary.
The transporter or owner of the goods carriage has full and adequate information about the dangerous or hazardous goods being transported.
The driver of the goods carriage is trained in handling the dangers posed during transport of such goods.
Every consignor shall supply to the owner of the goods carriage full and adequate information about the dangerous or hazardous goods, being transported as to enable such owner and its driver:
To make aware of the safety rules for transportation of hazardous materials.
To make aware of the risks created by such goods to health or safety of any per

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