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Blitz on dangerous goods
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The heightened level of alert in the UK provides a backdrop for the introduction of new rules on dangerous goods.
Jennifer Ball reports.
NEW UNITED NATIONS' security measures for carrying dangerous goods came into force last week, amid the increasing threat of a truck bring used in a terror attack on the UK.
The new security measures were first proposed following the 11 September attacks on the World Trade Centre in New York.
The amendments to the Carriage of Dangerous Goods and Use of Equipment Regulations include security requirements that will apply to all dangerous goods. except those that are nuclear and limited or small loads.
The measures are split into two levels: a general level applicable to the carriage of all dangerous goods, and a higher level for the carriage of 'high-consequence' dangerous goods. These are defined as those which have the potential for misuse in a terrorist incident and which might as a result produce serious consequences such as mass casualties or mass destruction.
Specialty trained Vehicle and Operator Services Agency inspectors will be enforcing the regulations. DS Mark Hooper from TruckPol says: "While there is no specific intelligence to suggest this will happen we cannot overlook the possibility that terrorists would use an HGV as an explosive device given that it has happened elsewhere.
"We are also pushing for the expansion of the TruckWatch unit, which will enable us to quickly identify who owns a stolen truck so we can find out immediately what it is carrying."