Transportation of Dangerous Goods Act
Category: Regulation | Area of Effect: Safety
The General Assembly,
Cognizant that the mishandling of dangerous goods can pose a severe threat to health, property, safety, and the environment.
Ensuring that the threats posed from dangerous goods are minimized and the damage caused by Dangerous Goods are limited.
Concerned that the neglect of establishing regulations on the transportation of dangerous goods can cause further harm and destruction to health, property, safety, and the environment.
Hereby,
1. Defines the terminologies used in this resolution:a. A “Dangerous Good” is any substance, commodity, or article that is explosive, flammable, combustible, oxidizing, poisonous, toxic, biohazardous, corrosive, or radioactive that, under normal conditions, causes harm to health, property, safety, or the environment.
b. A “Container” is any object used to hold or transport an article.
c. “Handling” is defined as loading, unloading, securing, or transporting.
2. Requires that:a. All containers must be loaded and securely fastened to their transport vehicle to prevent, under normal conditions, damage to the container or transport which could cause the release of dangerous goods.
b. The quantity of dangerous goods being loaded into a container must not exceed the manufacturers limit posted on the container.
c. All dangerous goods must be contained, maintained, and secure so that under normal conditions, there will be no release of the dangerous goods.
d. All dangerous goods being loaded or unloaded must always be controlled and monitored to prevent the leakage or spilling of dangerous goods.
3. Orders that:a. All containers must carry a visible, legible certification mark labeling what dangerous good they are carrying.
b. All containers must be tested to ensure that, under normal conditions, they can properly contain all dangerous goods they are designed to carry without releasing any quantity of dangerous goods.
4. Requires that:a. Member states provide training to persons who intend to handle dangerous goods.
b. Training must include instruction on how to properly load and unload dangerous goods, securing containers to transport vehicles, precautions to prevent leakage, spillage, or any harm to health, property, safety, or the
environment, and instruction on the measures taken if there is a leak, spill, or any harm to health, property, safety, or the environment.
c. A person who has completed Dangerous Goods training must be issued a training certificate which state they have completed training.
d. Training must be provided and completed before a person handles dangerous goods.
e. Training is not required if the person is under the supervision of at least 2 other dangerous goods certified persons who can communicate and instruct those who are uncertified.
5. Requests member states to inspect containers designed to hold dangerous goods and confirm they are compliant with the regulations defined in section 3.
