The Carriage of Dangerous Goods and Use of Transportable Pressure Equipment Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2006

PART V ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS TO ADR AND RID

Security requirement for carriage of class 7 goods by rail

46.  Any person involved in the carriage of class 7 goods by rail shall take all reasonable steps to ensure that unauthorised access to the dangerous goods is prevented.

Marshalling and formation of trains

47.  Where dangerous goods are being carried by train, the train operator shall ensure that all necessary precautions are taken during the marshalling or formation of that train to prevent the creation of a significant risk or the significant increase of any existing risk to the health or safety of any person.

Keeping of information by carriers

48.  Where the carrier is required to ensure that a transport document accompanies a consignment of dangerous goods pursuant to regulation 20(4), he shall keep a written record of all the information contained within the transport document for a period of three months after the completion of the journey in question.

Placards, marks and plate markings for carriage within Northern Ireland

49.—(1) Subject to the requirements in Part I of Schedule 9 in relation to carriage by road or Part II of that Schedule in relation to carriage by rail, where dangerous goods are being carried by—

(a) road or by rail in tanks or in bulk and, in the case of carriage by road, on a transport unit registered in Northern Ireland; or

(b) rail in piggyback transport,

and the whole of that carriage operation takes place in Northern Ireland, the loader, filler, consignor and carrier shall comply with the requirements in regulation 20(3) relating to placards, marks or plate markings.

(2) Where in relation to carriage by rail, the loader, filler, consignor and carrier comply with the requirements in Part II of Schedule 9, then regulation 20(4) and sub-section 5.4.1.1.1(j) of RID shall apply as if they required the EAC to be entered in the transport document instead of the HIN.