The Carriage of Dangerous Goods and Use of Transportable Pressure Equipment Regulations 2007

Duties of drivers, carriers and consignors in the event of the occurrence of a radiological emergency

5.—(1) The driver of a vehicle or train carrying class 7 goods who discovers, or has reason to believe, that a notifiable event has occurred in relation to the transport unit or train he is driving shall—

(a) immediately notify—

(i) the police

(ii) (where appropriate), as respects England and Wales, the fire and rescue authority and, as respects Scotland, the chief officer of the relevant authority (as defined by section 6 of the Fire (Scotland) Act 2005(1)); and

(iii) the consignor,

of that event;

(b) initiate the emergency arrangements in respect of any radiological emergency; and

(c) assist in the intervention that is made in connection with that radiological emergency.

(2) A carrier of class 7 goods who becomes aware of the occurrence of a notifiable event in relation to the material he is carrying shall—

(a) immediately notify—

(i) the police (unless the driver of the transport unit or train has already done so); and

(ii) the GB competent authority,

of that event;

(b) assist in the intervention that is made in connection with any radiological emergency; and

(c) as soon as is reasonably practicable, arrange for the examination of the load that is carried in or on the vehicle so as to determine whether contamination has arisen and, if it has, to arrange for the safe disposal of any part of the load that has been contaminated and for the decontamination of the transport unit or train.

(3) A consignor of class 7 goods who becomes aware of the occurrence of a notifiable event in relation to his consignment shall—

(a) immediately notify—

(i) the police; and

(ii) the GB competent authority,

of that event (unless either the driver or the carrier has already done so);

(b) assist in the intervention that is made in connection with any radiological emergency; and

(c) provide the GB competent authority with details of the incident that gave rise to that emergency.

(4) Whenever a consignor becomes aware that emergency arrangements have been initiated in relation to his consignment he shall notify the GB competent authority of the initiation of those arrangements even if, in the event, no intervention was made pursuant to those arrangements.

(5) If a notifiable event occurs the carrier shall ensure that a report is made forthwith to the GB competent authority.

(6) The report required under paragraph (5) shall be in a form which has been approved by the GB competent authority and shall contain all relevant information which the GB competent authority has communicated to the carrier that it considers necessary.

(7) In this paragraph—

(a) “notifiable event” means

(i) a radiological emergency,

(ii) the theft or losing of the class 7 goods being carried; or

(iii) an occurrence subject to report as construed in accordance with Sub-section 1.8.5.3; and

(b) “initiate the emergency arrangements” means the taking of such steps as it is reasonable and practicable to take in order to put into effect the actions that have been planned for in the emergency arrangements.

(1)

2005 asp 5.