Statutory Instrument 1992 No. 743

      The Road Traffic (Carriage of Dangerous Substances in Road Tankers and Tank Containers) Regulations 1992


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STATUTORY INSTRUMENTS

1992 No. 743

HEALTH AND SAFETY

The Road Traffic (Carriage of Dangerous Substances in Road Tankers and Tank Containers) Regulations 1992

Made 12th March 1992
Laid before Parliament 13th March 1992
Coming into force
  for the purposes of all regulations except regulation 7(6) to (9) insofar as those paragraphs apply to the carrying tanks of road tankers and to tank containers which (in either case) are not pressure vessels 1st June 1992
  for the purposes of regulation 7(6) to (9) insofar as those paragraphs apply to the carrying tanks of road tankers and to tank containers which (in either case) are not pressure vessels 1st June 1993


ARRANGEMENT OF REGULATIONS

1.  Citation and commencement.
2.  Interpretation.
3.  Application of these Regulations.
4.  Meaning of and revisions to the approved list.
5.  Meaning of operator.
6.  Construction of vehicles and tank containers.
7.  Testing and examination of the carrying tanks of road tankers and tank containers.
8.  Exceptions to regulations 6 and 7.
9.  Keeping of documents.
10.  Information relating to dangerous substances to be received by operators.
11.  Limitation on the carriage of certain substances.
12.  Information in writing to be available during carriage.
13.  Precautions against fire or explosion.
14.  Precautions to be taken before loading road tankers and tank containers with dangerous substances.
15.  Prohibition against overfilling road tankers or tank containers.
16.  Openings in tanks and valves to be securely closed before commencement of journey.
17.  Parking and supervision of vehicles carrying dangerous substances.
18.  Road tankers carrying dangerous substances to carry hazard warning panels.
19.  Tank containers carrying dangerous substances to carry hazard warning panels.
20.  Additional requirements for labelling road tankers and tank containers carrying multi-loads.
21.  Circumstances in which regulations 18 to 20 do not apply.
22.  Prohibition on provision and display of hazard warning panels and additional information.
23.  Removal of hazard warning panels and labels.
24.  Hazard warning panels and labels to be kept clean and free from obstruction.
25.  Unloading of petrol at petroleum filling stations and certain other premises licensed for the keeping of petrol.
26.  Instruction and training for drivers.
27.  Information to be produced to police constables and goods vehicle examiners.
28.  Exemption certificates.
29.  Defence in proceedings for contravening these Regulations.
30.  Revocations and modifications.

  Schedule 1.  Classifications and characteristic properties of and signs for danger ous substances.

  Schedule 2.  Exceptions to these Regulations.

  Schedule 3.  Hazard warning panels and labels.

  Schedule 4.  Unloading of petrol at petroleum filling stations and certain other premises licensed for the keeping of petrol.

  Schedule 5.  Revocations and modifications.

 

Explanatory Note


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