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Dangerous Goods Regulations

30th November 1962
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FROM OUR POLITiCAL. CORRESPONDENT

THE movement of dangerous goods by road,under consideration by the Ministry of Transport for some time, is likely to be the subject of new regulations early next year.

Radioactive Materials—for which no specific cover has yet been laid down— are likely to be tackled soon with the publication of draft regulations and a code of practice based on _international studies in Vienna. It is possible that provisions covering other goods could 'be inserted into the consolidated Construction and Use Regulations when. they appear in 1963, Alternatively, separate regulations could be published.

Pressure for better control over dangerous loads increased after the West Bromwich explosion last February, when a lorry-load of mixed chemicals exploded, causing damage estimated at something like £50,000.

The Government is at present considerng ratifying the E.C.E. agreement cover ing the international movement Of dangerous goods by road. If it does, there 'would be all the more reason to tighten up domestic practice.

The E.C.E. agreement sets down strict standards of • packing and the quantit:es of dangerous goods each vehicle can carry; it also stipulates standards of construction for tankers and for the affixing of danger labels declaring what dangerous substances they contain. Britain has signed this agreement. If she ratifies it, our exporters and carriers will have to obtain certificates, of compliance to move dangerous goods in countries contracted to the agreement. Several European countries have signed this agreement, but so far only France and Belgium have ratified it.

Regarding radioactive materials, the International Atomic Energy Agency's regulations provide detailed requirements for packing, shielding, quantities, marking and warning.


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