Health and Safety - Draft approved code of practice on the operational provisions of the Road Traffic (Carriage of Dangerous Substances in Road Tankers and Tank Containers) Regulations 1992 [consultation paper]

49 Pages·1992·2.6 MB·English

by  Great Britain. Health and Safety Executive

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APPROVED CODE OF PRACTICE
OPERATIONAL PROVISIONS OF THE ROAD TRAFFIC
(CARRIAGE OF DANGEROUS SUBSTANCES IN ROAD TANKERS AND TANK CONTAINERS)
REGULATIONS 1992
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Notice of By virtue of section 16(1} of the Health and Safety
Approval at Work etc. Act 1974, after consultation in
accordance with section 16(2) of that Act and with the
consent of the Secretary of State for Transport, the
Health and Safety Commission has on
approved the Code of Practice for the Operational
Provisions of the Road Traffic (Carriage of Dangerous
Substances in Road Tankers and Tank Containers)
Regulations 1992 (SI 1992 No ...).
The Code of Practice is approved for the purpose of
providing practical guidance with respect to certain
provisions of these Regulations. The approval of the
Code of Practice by the Commission takes effect
on ...
Signed
Secretary to the Health and Safety Commission
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CONTENTS
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COMMENTARY v-vii
PREFACE 1-3 -
INFORMATION RELATING TO A DANGEROUS SUBSTANCE TO BE 4-5 -
PROVIDED BY THE CONSIGNOR - REGULATION 10
Content of the information 5-6 1
How information may be obtained 6-7 2
Duty of the consignor 7 3
INFORMATION IN WRITING TO BE AVAILABLE DURING CARRIAGE - 8-9 —
REGULATION 12
Content of information 10 4
How information is to be given 10 5
Where to keep the information 11-12 6- 9
Information only to apply to substance(s) 12 10-11
being carried
PRECAUTIONS AGAINST FIRE OR EXPLOSION - REGULATION 13 12-13
Scope and general duties 13-14 12-14
Precautions relating to flammable substances 14-15 15
Sources of ignition 15 16
Smoking 15 17
Fire extinguishers 15-16 18-19
Precautions relating to organic peroxides 16 20
Precautions relating to spontaneously combustible 16 21
substances
Repairs to vehicles 16 22
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PRECAUTIONS TO BE TAKEN BEFORE LOADING ROAD TANKERS AND 17 23
TANK CONTAINERS WITH DANGEROUS SUBSTANCES - REGULATION 14
PROHIBITION AGAINST OVERFILLING OF ROAD TANKERS OR TANK 17--18 24-26
CONTAINERS - REGULATION 15
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SUPERVISION OF VEHICLES CONTAINING DANGEROUS SUBSTANCES - 18-19
REGULATION 17
Parking in a safe place 20 27-29
Supervision of vehicle 20 21 30-31
Security of vehicle during parking 2213- 32
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COMPATIBILITY OF MULTI-LOADS - HEALTH AND SAFETY AT WORK 21-23 33-34
ETC. ACT 1974 SECTIONS 2(1), 2(2), 3(1) AND 3(2)
Criteria to be used 24 35-37
Where to obtain the information 25 38-41
Criteria other than chemical compatibility 25 42
LOADING AND UNLOADING OF DANGEROUS SUBSTANCES - HEALTH 25-27 43-45
AND SAFETY AT WORK ETC. ACT 1974 SECTIONS 2(1), 2(2),
3(1), 3(2), 7 AND 8
Written procedures 27-28 46-47
Positioning of vehicles 28 48
Supervision of loading and unloading 28-29 49
Checking of equipment 29 50
Purging of tanks 29-30 51
APPENDIX - BULK CHEMICALS COMPATIBILITY GUIDE
Part 1 Explanation of tables and chart 31
Part 2 Alphabetical listing of substances 32-35
Part 3 Compatibility chart and deviations 36
Part 4 Reactivity differences (deviations 37
within chemical groups
Part 5 List of substances by chemical groups 38-42
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COMMENTARY
INTRODUCTION
1. This Consultative Document contains proposals for an Approved
Code of Practice (ACOP) on the operational provisions of the
proposed Road Traffic (Carriage of Dangerous Substances in Road
Tankers and Tank Containers) Regulations 1992.
2. The ACOP is necessary to give practical guidance on the
operational provisions of the proposed Regulations to consignors
of dangerous substances and to the operators of vehicles carrying
them.
3. Comments on the proposals should be sent by the date
indicated on the cover of this document to:
Mr C N Cooper, Health and Safety Executive, SPD D3 (Room
414A) Baynards House, 1 Chepstow Place, London W2 4TF.
BACKGROUND
4. A revised set of Regulations has been proposed to replace the
Dangerous Substances (Conveyance in Road Tankers and Tank
Containers) Regulations 1981 mainly in order to overcome a variety
of problems, to incorporate several exemptions and to allow a new
procedure for the unloading of petrol at petrol filling stations.
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5. In 1983 the Commission approved a Code of Practice on the
operational provisions of the existing Road Tanker Regulations.
This will automatically lapse when the Regulations are revoked by
the new ones. Therefore a replacement Code will need to be
approved to give similar guidance in respect of the new
Regulations
PROPOSED CODE
6. Since the proposed Regulations carry forward many of the
requirements of the current Regulations, the proposed Code is
largely derived from the existing ACOP.
7. It gives practical guidance on the methods of compliance with
regulations 10, 12, 13, 14, 15 and 17 of the proposed Regulations.
These regulations cover operational matters, including the
information to be provided by consignors and how it is to be used
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by operators, the information in writing to be available during
carriage, precautions against fire or explosion, prohibition
against overfilling, and the supervision of vehicles. It also
gives guidance in respect of the duties under sections 2(1), 2(2),
3(1), 3(2), 7 and 8 of the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974
in relation to the loading and unloading of road tankers and tan^
containers and the compatibility of multi-loads.
However unlike the existing ACOP, it does not contain any
advice on driver training in view of the proposed separate
Driver Training Regulations which are expected to come into force
on 1 July 1992
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9. Although it is intended primarily for the use of operators of
road tankers, tank containers and vehicles carrying tank
containers, it also contains advice for consignors of dangerous
substances
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APPROVED CODE OF PRACTICE FOR THE OPERATIONAL PROVISIONS OF THE ROAD TRAFFIC
(CARRIAGE OF DANGEROUS SUBSTANCES IN ROAD TANKERS AND TANK CONTAINERS)
REGULATIONS 1992
PREFACE
This Approved Code of Practice has been prepared following discussions between
representatives of the Confederation of British Industry, the Trades Union
Congress, Local Authorities, Government Departments and the Health and Safety
Executive
The Code has been approved by the Health and Safety Commission, with the consent
of the Secretary of State for Transport, under Section 16(1) of the Health and
Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 for the purpose of providing practical guidance
with respect to the provisions of the Road Traffic (Carriage of Dangerous
Substances in Road Tankers and Tank Containers) Regulations 1992 (SI 1992 No )
and on certain sections of the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 in so far
as they relate to the carriage of a dangerous substance in a road tanker or tank
container. Any reference in this Code to another document does not imply
approval of that document by the Health and Safety Commission under Section
16(1) of the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974, except to the extent
necessary to give practical effect to this Code.
Although failure to comply with any provision of this Code is not in itself an
offence, that failure may be taken by a Court in criminal proceedings as proof
that a person has contravened a regulation to which the provision relates. In
such a case however it will be open to that person to satisfy the Court that the
regulation has been complied with in some other way.
Words and expressions which are defined in the Health and Safety at Work etc.
Act 1974 or the Road Traffic (Carriage of Dangerous Substances in Road Tankers
and Tank Containers) Regulations 1992 have the same meaning in this Code unless
the context requires otherwise.
This Code gives practical guidance on the methods of compliance with regulations
10, 12, 13, 14, 15, and 17 of the Road Traffic (Carriage of Dangerous Substances
in Road Tankers and Tank Containers) Regulations 1992. These regulations
cover operational matters including information to be provided by the consignor
and how it is to be used by the operator, information in writing to be available
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during carriage precautions against fire or explosion, prohibition against
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overfilling, and the supervision of vehicles. It also gives guidance in respect
of the duties imposed under Sections 2(1), 2(2), 3(1), 3(2), 7 and 8 of the
Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 in relation to loading and unloading of
road tankers and tank containers and the compatibility of multi-loads. It is
intended primarily for the use of operators of road tankers, tank containers and
vehicles carrying tank containers. Each section of this Code which deals with
the Road Traffic (Carriage of Dangerous Substances in Road Tankers and Tank
Containers) Regulations 1992 gives practical guidance on a specific regulation,
the number, title and content of which appear at the head of each section. The
final two sections of this Code give practical guidance on compliance with
certain sections of the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 in respect of
the compatibility of multi-loads and the loading and unloading of dangerous
substances
Guidance on related aspects of legislation other than those listed in the
preceding paragraph will be found in the following documents
1. Health and Safety (a) A Guide to the Road Traffic ISBN
Series Booklets (Carriage of Dangerous
Substances in Road Tankers
and Tank Containers Regula-
)
tions 1992 - HS(R)13(Rev.
2. Approved Codes of (b) Classification and Labelling ISBN
Practice (ACOPs) of Dangerous Substances for
Carriage by Road in Tankers,
Tank Containers and Packages
(Rev. 2) (COP 19)
(c) Road Tanker Testing: Examina- ISBN
tion, testing and certifica-
tion of the carrying tanks of
road tankers and of tank
containers used for the
carriage of dangerous
substances by road
(d) Transport of compressed gases ISBN
in tube trailers and tube
containers (COP 33)
(e) Design and Construction of ISBN
Vacuum-insulated Road Tankers
used for the carriage of Non-
Toxic, Deeply-Refrigerated
Gases (COP ..)
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(f) Design and Construction of ISBN
Vacuum-operated Road Tankers
used for the carriage of
Hazardous Wastes (COP ..)
(g) Design and Construction of ISBN
Road Tankers used for the
carriage of Carbon Disulphide
(COP ..)
(h) Design and Construction of ISBN
Vented, Non-Pressure Road
Tankers used for the Carriage
of Flammable Liquids - (COP ..)
(i) Design and Construction of ISBN
General Purpose Road Tankers
used for the Carriage of
Dangerous Substances - (COP ..)
(j) Design and Construction of Road ISBN
Tankers used for the Carriage
of Liquefiable Gases (other
than deeply refrigerated
gases) (COP ..)
3. Approved List (k) Road Tanker Approved List ISBN
4. Guidance Note (1) Access to Road Tankers ISBN
(Health and Safety Executive
Guidance Note GS26)
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