Carriage of Dangerous Goods (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2002

8.  In regulation 14—

(a) after paragraph (3)(e), there shall be inserted the following sub-paragraph—

“(f) where the goods being carried are in a large container and intended for carriage by sea, a container packing certificate comprising the information set out in paragraph 12.3.7 of the International Maritime Dangerous Goods Code, as revised or re-issued from time to time by the International Maritime Organization (Current Edition: Volumes I and II ISBN 92-801-5090-1 and Supplement ISBN 92-801-5093-6).”;

(b) for heads (i) to (v) of paragraph (4)(a) there shall be substituted the following heads—

“(i) subject to paragraph (4A), the proper shipping name of the goods, their classification code and also their UN number,

(ii) the nature of the danger inherent in the goods and the safety measures to be taken to avert any such danger including the use of personal protective equipment by the driver,

(iii) the general actions to be taken including warning other road users and pedestrians of the danger and calling the fire brigade,

(iv) the additional actions needed to deal with and prevent escalation of minor leakage or spillage, provided this can be achieved without personal risk, and

(v) the necessary equipment for any action required by this paragraph; and”;

(c) for paragraph (4)(b) there shall be substituted the following paragraph—

“(b) any further information specified in Schedule 9 or Schedule 9A relating to the dangerous goods being carried.”;

(d) after paragraph (4) there shall be inserted the following paragraphs—

“(4A) Notwithstanding paragraph (4)(a)(i), where mixed loads of packaged goods are carried, emergency information may be provided for each group of dangerous goods which present the same dangers in which case neither the proper shipping name of the individual goods nor their UN number need be mentioned in the emergency information.

(4B) The emergency information referred to in paragraph (3)(e) and specified in paragraphs (4) and (4A) shall be in the form set out in Schedule 9A.”; and

(e) after paragraph (5) there shall be inserted the following paragraph—

“(6) The operator of any vehicle which is to be used for the carriage of dangerous goods shall ensure that the driver of that vehicle understands the emergency information specified in paragraphs (4) to (4B) and Schedule 9A and is capable of properly carrying out any instructions contained therein.”.