Overview

So far the loss prevention problems discussed have been principally those of fixed installations. It is necessary, however, to consider also the transport of hazardous materials.

Some aspects of this transport which need to be considered include:

1. regulatory control;

2. classification;

3. packaging and labelling;

4. transport containers;

5. hazards;

6. hazard assessment;

7. emergency planning.

For each mode of transport, consideration has to be given to:

1. controls and codes;

2. hazard scenarios;

3. design;

4. operation.

In addition, the features particular to a mode must be considered.

A general account of regulatory controls and of codes applicable to transport internationally and in the United Kingdom has been given in Chapter 3. More detailed information on controls and codes is given in the following sections for road, rail, waterway, pipeline and sea transport.

A major source of information on transport and the associated hazards and risks is Major Hazard Aspects of the Transport of Dangerous Substances by the Advisory Committee on Dangerous Substances (ACDS, 1991) (the ACDS Transport Hazard Report). This report deals with marine, road and rail transport, and describes the regulatory regimes and transport environments as well as the hazards and risks. It considers in particular four substances which are both representative as well as themselves constituting a large proportion of the movements of dangerous substances: motor spirit, liquefied petroleum gas (LPG), ammonia and chlorine. The report also deals with explosives and ammonium nitrate. The ACDS Transport Hazard Report