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

16.  In Schedule 2—

(a) for sub-paragraph (2) of paragraph 1, there shall be substituted the following sub-paragraph—

“(2) Carriage in bulk of the goods UN 3175 SOLIDS CONTAINING FLAMMABLE LIQUID, N.O.S. shall be in—

(a) sheeted, open—

(i) large containers, or

(ii) wagons,

with adequate ventilation; or

(b) moveable-roof wagons,

and suitable measures shall be taken to ensure that those goods cannot escape.”;

(b) in paragraph 2(c), for the word “other” there shall be substituted the words “sheeted, open”;

(c) in paragraph 3(1), for the list of goods, there shall be substituted the following list—

“UN 1394 ALUMINIUM CARBIDE

UN 1398 ALUMINIUM SILICON POWDER, UNCOATED

UN 1402 CALCIUM CARBIDE

UN 1405 CALCIUM SILICIDE, of packing group III (other than in pieces)

UN 1435 ZINC ASHES

UN 1436 ZINC POWDER or ZINC DUST

UN 2813 WATER-REACTIVE SOLID, N.O.S.

UN 2844 CALCIUM MANGANESE SILICON (other than in pieces)

UN 2950 MAGNESIUM GRANULES, COATED

UN 2968 MANEB, STABILIZED and MANEB PREPARATION, STABILIZED

UN 3208 METALLIC SUBSTANCE, WATER-REACTIVE, N.O.S.

UN 3209 METALLIC SUBSTANCE, WATER-REACTIVE, SELF-HEATING, N.O.S. of packing group III”;

(d) in paragraph 3(2), after the words “RE-MELTING BY-PRODUCTS” there shall be inserted the words “of packing group II”;

(e) after paragraph 3(2), there shall be inserted the following sub-paragraphs—

“(3) Carriage in bulk of any of the following goods—

• UN 1405 CALCIUM SILICIDE, in pieces, of packing group II or III

• UN 2844 CALCIUM MANGANESE SILICON, in pieces

• UN 3170 ALUMINIUM SMELTING BY-PRODUCTS or ALUMINIUM RE-MELTING BY-PRODUCTS, of packing group III,

shall be in—

(a) large containers or wagons designed and constructed so that the openings for loading and unloading can be closed hermetically; or

(b) moveable-roof wagons, sheeted, open wagons, or sheeted, open large containers.

(4) Carriage in bulk of UN 1408 FERROSILICON with 30% or more but less than 90% silicon by mass shall be in moveable-roof wagons, sheeted, open wagons, or sheeted, open large containers.”;

(f) in paragraph 4(2), for the word “incombustible” there shall be substituted the word “non-combustible”;

(g) after paragraph 4(2), there shall be inserted the following sub-paragraph—

“(3) Carriage in bulk of OXIDIZING SUBSTANCES shall be in—

(a) open—

(i) wagons, or

(ii) large containers,

covered with an impermeable and non-combustible sheet; or

(b) moveable-roof wagons.”;

(h) paragraph 5 shall become sub-paragraph (1) of paragraph 5, and at the end there shall be inserted the words “, for example, by the provision of a sufficiently stout inner lining” and the following sub-paragraph—

“(2) Carriage in bulk of solids which are TOXIC SUBSTANCES of packing group III and UN 3243 SOLIDS CONTAINING TOXIC LIQUID, N.O.S. shall be in—

(a) sheeted open—

(i) wagons, or

(ii) large containers; or

(b) moveable-roof wagons.”;

(i) paragraph 7 shall become sub-paragraph (1) of paragraph 7, and at the end there shall be inserted the words “, for example, by the provision of a sufficiently stout inner lining” and the following sub-paragraphs—

“(2) Carriage in bulk of solids which are CORROSIVE SUBSTANCES of packing group III, UN 1974 LEAD SULPHATE, UN 2506 AMMONIUM HYDROGEN SULPHATE, UN 2509 POTASSIUM HYDROGEN SULPHATE or UN 3244 SOLIDS CONTAINING CORROSIVE LIQUID, N.O.S. shall be in—

(a) sheeted, open—

(i) wagons, or

(ii) large containers; or

(b) moveable-roof wagons.

(3) Carriage in bulk of any of the following goods—

• UN 2794 BATTERIES, WET, FILLED WITH ACID

• UN 2795 BATTERIES, WET, FILLED WITH ALKALI

• UN 2800 BATTERIES, WET, NON-SPILLABLE

• UN 3028 BATTERIES, DRY, CONTAINING POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE SOLID,

where those goods have been used, shall be in wagons or large containers—

(a) with a load compartment or load compartments made of steel—

(i) exhibiting a rate of progressive reduction of 0·1mm or less per year under the effects of the corrosive substances contained in those goods, or

(ii) exhibiting a rate of progressive reduction of more than 0·1mm per year under the effects of the corrosive substances contained in those goods, provided that the load compartments have walls of a thickness sufficient to resist, or a plastic lining or layer resistant to, those substances;

(b) designed to take account of any residual currents and impact from those goods;

(c) constructed so as to prevent leakage of corrosive substances from its load compartments during carriage;

(d) with any open load compartments covered by a cover resistant to the corrosive substances contained in those goods;

(e) without damaged load compartments;

(f) not loaded above the top of the walls of its load compartments; and

(g) with outer surfaces free of the corrosive substances contained in those goods,

and in this sub-paragraph “load compartments” means those parts of the wagon or large container in which goods are, or are to be, carried.”; and

(j) for paragraph 8, there shall be substituted the following paragraph—

“8.— (1) Carriage in bulk of any of the following goods—

• UN 1841 ACETALDEHYDE AMMONIA

• UN 1931 ZINC DITHIONITE

• UN 2969 CASTOR BEANS, MEAL, POMACE or FLAKE

• UN 3077 ENVIRONMENTALLY HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE, SOLID, N.O.S.,

shall be in—

(a) sheeted, open—

(i) wagons, or

(ii) large containers; or

(b) moveable-roof wagons.

(2) Carriage in bulk of UN 2211 POLYMERIC BEADS, EXPANDABLE shall be in—

(a) sheeted, open—

(i) wagons, or

(ii) large containers; or

(b) moveable-roof wagons, with adequate ventilation.

(3) Carriage in bulk of UN 3257 ELEVATED TEMPERATURE LIQUID N.O.S. or UN 3258 ELEVATED TEMPERATURE SOLID N.O.S. shall be in a wagon or large container which conforms to a design approved for the time being in writing by the Executive for the carriage of such goods.”.