THE CENTRAL MOTOR VEHICLES RULES , 1989

TRANSPOTATION OF DANGEROUS GOODS    THE TERM ` DANGEROUS GOODS ‘ REFERS TO ITEMS THAT ARE POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS FOR HUMAN LIFE AND ENVIRONMENT. THESE INCLUDE A WIDE RANGE OF SOLIDS, LIQUIDS AND GASES THAT HAVE EXPLOSIVE, FLAMMABLE, TOXIC (POISONOUS), INFECTIOUS, RADIOACTIVE OR CORROSIVE PROPERTIES. THESE ITEMS NEED SPECIAL TRANSPORT REQUIREMENTS TO ELIMINATE OR MINIMISE THE RISK OF INJURING PEOPLE OR DAMAGING PROPERTY AND THE ENVIRONMENT. LEGAL FRAMEWORK IN PLACE  THE ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION ACT, 1986 THE CENTRAL MOTOR VEHICLES ACT, 1988 THE RAILWAY RED TARIFF RULES, 1960 THE PUBLIC LIABILITY INSURANCE ACT, 1991    RULES ON HAZARDOUS CHEMICAL MANAEMENT UNDER ENVIRONMENT (PROTECTION) ACT, 1986  THE MANUFACTURE, STORAGE AND IMPORT OF HAZARDOUS CHEMICAL RULES, 1989 AND ITS AMENDMENTS. CHEMICAL ACCIDENT (EMERGENCY PLANNING AND PREPAREDNESS RULES) 1996.  THE CENTRAL MOTOR VEHICLES RULES , 1989 THE RULES LAY DOWN THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE OWNER, TRANSPORTER AND THE DRIVER. THE SALIENT FEATURES ARE: DISPLAY & MANNER OF CLASS LABELS ON THE VEHICLES. SIZE, MODE OF DISPLAY, POSITION, COLOUR ETC. HAVE ALSO BEEN PRESCRIBED. THE CENTRAL MOTOR VEHICLES RULES , 1989  EMERGENCY INFORMATION PANEL RELATING TO: -CORRECT TECHNICAL NAME; -CLASS LABEL; -NAME AND TELEPHONE NUMBER OF THE EMERGENCY SERVICE, CONSIGNER AND THE CUSTOM; -U.N. NUMBER; -HAZCHEM CODE;      TRANSPORT EMERGENCY CARD          CARGO - MENTION CHEMICAL IDENTIFY OF THE DANGEROUS AND HAZARDOUS GOODS. NATURE OF HAZARD PROTECTIVE DEVICE EMERGENCY ACTION - NOTIFY POLICE AND FIRE BRIGADE IMMEDIATELY. SPILLAGE FIRE FIRST AID ----ADDITIONAL INFORMATION PROVIDED BY MANUFACTURE OR SENDERTELEPHONE IDENTIFICATION & ASSESSMENT OF HAZARD           THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION NEEDS TO BE COLLECTED BEFORE A PLAN CAN BE DRAFTED: CHEMICALS TRANSPORTED; QUANTITIES TRANSPORTED; ROUTES ON WHICH TRANSPORTED; LIKELY POINTS WHERE ACCIDENTS COULD OCCUR; PAST ACCIDENT RECORD; CHEMICALS USUALLY INVOLVED IN ACCIDENTS; EXISTING SAFETY STATUS AND PREPARATION TO COMBAT AN EMERGENCY; COMPLIANCE OF EXISTING STATUTES, CONDITIONS OF ROADS. IDENTIFICATION & ASSESSMENT OF HAZARD     TO MANAGE THE RISKS AND TO PROMOTE AND CONTINUALLY IMPROVE THE SAFE HANDLING OF DANGEROUS GOODS, SEVERAL STEPS NEED TO BE TAKEN. THIS MEANS THAT TRANSPORTERS MUST MEET STRINGENT STANDARDS AND ENSURE THAT CONSIGNMENTS ARE PROPERLY PACKAGED, LABELED AND DOCUMENTED. AN APPROPRIATE ACCIDENT RESPONSE PLAN MUST ALSO BE IN PLACE TO ENABLE QUICK RESPONSE TO ACCIDENTS THAT OCCUR WHILE TRANSPORTING DANGEROUS GOODS. EDUCATION AND AWARENESS ABOUT THE REGULATIONS, SAFE LOADING AND UNLOADING BEST PRACTICES ETC. ALSO PLAYS AN IMPORTANT ROLE IN MINIMIZING THE RISKS OF TRANSPORTING DANGEROUS GOODS. TRANSPORT EMERGENCY PLAN  THE PLAN FOR TRANSPORT EMERGENCIES NEED TO BE DRAWN UP. THE OBJECTIVE OF THE PLAN IS TO : LOCALISE THE EMERGENCY IF POSSIBLE ELIMINATE; & TO MINIMISE THE EFFECT OF THE ACCIDENT ON PEOPLE AND PROPERTY. - GASES - COMPRESSED, LIQUIFIED OR DISSOLVED UNDER PRESSURE; - PETROLEUM AND OTHER INFLAMMABLE LIQUIDS; - INFLAMMABLE SOLIDS;       TRANSPORT EMERGENCY PLAN - OXIDISING SUBSTANCES; AND OTHER CORROSIVES; & - POISONOUS SUBSTANCES. HANDLING, CARRIAGE, STORAGE, DELIVERY AND THE LIKE AND CLASSIFICATION FOR RATING, PACKING CONDITIONS, MARKING, LABELLING, STORAGE AND CARRIAGE FOR EACH GROUP IS DEALT SEPARATELY. . QUANTITIES FOR ALL GROUPS OF DANGEROUS GOODS TO BE TRANSPORTED HAVE BEEN PRESCRIBED. . HANDLING - LOADING AND UNLOADING OF ALL GOODS WILL HAVE TO BE DONE BY THE CONSIGNEES.  - ACIDS TRANSPORT EMERGENCY PLAN  . IMMEDIATE REMOVAL OF GOODS FROM THE PREMISES IS INSISTED UPON FAILING WHICH THE GOODS ARE DISPOSED. . ADVANCE CONFIRMATION OF READINESS TO ACDEPT GOODS NECESSARY FOR ACCDEPTANCE OF PETROLEUM GOODS FOR TRANSPORT.  THE RAILWAY RED TARIFF RULES, 1960  THE RULES LAYS DOWN PROCEDURE AND STIPULATES CONDITIONS FOR THE CARRIAGE BY RAIL OF DANGEROUS GOODS EXCEPT EXPLOSIVES FOR DEFENCE SERVICES. THE SALIENT FEATURES ARE 1. DANGEROUS GOODS ARE CLASSIFIED INTO SEVEN GROUPS. - EXPLOSIVES    THE RAILWAY RED TARIFF RULES, 1960        GASES - COMPRESSED, LIQUIFIED OR DISSOLVED UNDER PRESSURE; PETROLEUM AND OTHER INFLAMMABLE LIQUIDS; INFLAMMABLE SOLIDS; OXIDISING SUBSTANCES; ACIDS AND OTHER CORROSIVES; & POISONOUS SUBSTANCES. 2. HANDLING, CARRIAGE, STORAGE, DELIVERY AND THE LIKE AND CLASSIFICATION FOR RATING, PACKING CONDITIONS, MARKING, LABELLING, STORAGE AND CARRIAGE FOR EACH GROUP IS DEALT SEPARATELY. THE RAILWAY RED TARIFF RULES, 1960  3. QUANTITIES FOR ALL GROUPS OF DANGEROUS GOODS TO BE TRANSPORTED HAVE BEEN PRESCRIBED.  4. HANDLING - LOADING AND UNLOADING OF ALL GOODS WILL HAVE TO BE DONE BY THE CONSIGNEES. 5. IMMEDIATE REMOVAL OF GOODS FROM THE PREMISES IS INSISTED UPON FAILING WHICH THE GOODS ARE DISPOSED. 6. ADVANCE CONFIRMATION OF READINESS TO ACCEPT GOODS NECESSARY FOR ACCEPTANCE OF PETROLEUM GOODS FOR TRANSPORT.   INTERNATIONAL REGULATION   THE COMMITTEE OF EXPERTS ON THE TRANSPORT OF DANGEROUS GOODS UNDER UNITED NATIONS ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COUNCIL (ECOSOC), HAS PUBLISHED RECOMMENDATION ON THE TRANSPORT OF DANGEROUS GOODS (MODEL REGULATIONS) IN 1999. THESE RECOMMENDATIONS ON THE TRANSPORT OF DANGEROUS GOODS ARE ADDRESSED TO THE GOVERNMENTS AND TO THE INTERNATIONAL ORGANISATIONS CONCERNED WITH THE REGULATION OF THE TRANSPORT OF DANGEROUS GOODS. THESE MODEL REGUALTIONS DO NOT APPLY TO THE TRANSPORT OF DANGEROUS GOODS IN BULK, WHICH IN MOST COUNTRIES IS SUBJECT TO THE SPECIAL REGULATION. INTERNATIONAL REGULATION      THE IMPORT / EXPORT OF HAZARDOUS CHEMICALS ARE ALSO CONTROLLED UNDER THE INTERNATIONALLY LEGALLY BINDING INSTRUMENT FOR THE APPLICATION OF THE PRIOR INFORMED CONSENT (PIC) PROCEDURE IN INTERNATIONAL TRADE. THE TRANSBOUNDARY MOVEMENT OF HAZARDOUS WASTES IS CONTROLLED UNDER THE BASEL CONVENTION. INDIA IS A PARTY TO THE CONVENTION. A PROTOCOL ON LIABILITY AND COMPENSATION FOR TRANSBOUNDARY MOVEMENT OF HAZARDOUS WASTES AND ITS DISPOSAL HAS BEEN ADOPTED. INDIA IS YET TO SIGN THE PROTOCOL. OBLIGATION UNDER PLI ACT     WITH A VIEW TO ENSURING IMMEDIATE RELIEF TO VICTIMS OF A CHEMICAL ACCIDENTS, THE PLI ACT WAS PASSED IN 1991 BY THE PARLIAMENT. TRANSPORTATION OF HAZARDOUS CHEMICALS NOTIFIED BEYOND A SPECIFIC QUANTITIES ARE REQUIRED TO TAKE OUT INSURANCE POLICY UNDERN THIS ACT. THESE POLICIES ARE BEING OFFERED BY THE FOUR PUBLIC INSURANCE COMPANIES IN THE COUNTRY. SURPRISINGLY, TRANSPORTERS AND COMPANIES HIRING TRANSPORTERS HAVE NOT ENSURED COMPLIANCE OF THE LAW WHICH IS BEING SERIOUSLY LOOKED INTO. PROPOSED REGULATION HAZARDOUS CHEMICALS (CLASSIFICATION, PACKAGING & LABELLING ) RULES  THE SALIENT FEATURES OF THE LEGISLATION PROPOSED ARE:      1.CLASSIFICATION OF SUBSTANCES HAZARDOUS FOR HANDLING; 2. PACKAGING OF HAZARDOUS CHEMICALS; 3. LABELLING HAZARDOUS CHEMICALS FOR SUPPLY; 4.LABELLING OF CHEMICJALS HAZARDOUS FOR CONVEYANCE; METHOD OF MARKING OR LABELLING PACKAGES. INITIATIVES OF MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT & FORESTS.  FEASIBILITY STUDY FOR TRANSPORTATION OF HAZARDOUS CHEMICALS ON NATIONAL HIGHWAY NO.8 HAS BEEN UNDERTAKEN WITH THE OBJECTIVE OF CREATING A DATA-BASE ON ACCIDENT OCCURANCE, NATURE OF DANGEROUS GOODS TRANSPORTED, ACCIDENT REPORTED SYSTEM, PREPARATION OF EMERGENCY PLANNING AND COMBATING ACCIDENTS THAT OCCUR IN TRANSPORTATION OF CHEMICALS. INITIATIVES OF MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT & FORESTS.  THE MINISTRY PROPOSES TO UNDERTAKE VULNERABILITY AND RISK ASSESSMENT OF TRANSPORTATION OF HAZARDOUS CHEMICALS IN STATES HAVING A LARGE NUMBER OF MAJOR ACCIDENT HAZARD UNITS NAMELY GUJARAT, MAHARASHTRA, A.P. & TAMIL NADU TO START WITH. THANK YOU