Bangkok: Transportation of hazardous substances by road. Must comply with the Ministry of Transport regulations. Concerning safety in transporting hazardous substances by road, 2015
From the case of a pickup truck carrying chemicals leaking and catching fire. The incident occurred near the entrance of Soi Phon Sawang 12, Sukhumvit Road, Samrong Nuea Subdistrict, Mueang District, Samut Prakan Province. Yesterday evening that When going to inspect documents for transporting hazardous substances by road Must comply with the Ministry of Transport regulations. Concerning the safety of transporting hazardous substances by road, B.E. 2015, this Ministerial Regulation states that the transport of hazardous substances by road The transport operator license holder must comply with the following safety regulations:
1. Use a vehicle with equipment and vehicle accessories as required by law.
2. Provide equipment. Tools and equipment that are necessary or used to prevent danger when an accident or emergency occurs. In t
his regard, the equipment and tools and equipment features and such tools and equipment shall be as specified by the Director-General.
3. Provide transportation documents as specified by the Director-General. And such documents must be present in the vehicle throughout transportation.
4. Attach letters, pictures, and signs to the vehicle transporting hazardous substances as required by law.
5. Check containers to meet the standards of relevant laws. And pass the inspection according to the period specified by law.
6. Check the container to have a mark or label to show the danger of the hazardous substance. As required by law
7. Check the accuracy of loading, unloading, placement, strapping, fastening, and loading according to the criteria. Methods and conditions prescribed by the Director-General
8. Do not allow or allow the following people to perform driving duties:
(a) Persons who do not have a Type 4 driver’s license or whose license is being suspended or revoked
or whose license has expired
(B)
) Persons who do not have a certificate of training according to the course announced by the Director-General.
(c) Drivers who perform duties beyond the working hours specified by law.
(d) Drivers who have impaired driving ability. car
9. Do not load more than the load specified by law.
10. Prepare and report information on the transportation of hazardous materials. or other reports as specified by the Director-General.
11. Control drivers to use speeds not exceeding the speed limit set by law.
12. Control drivers to comply with the regulations regarding safety in transporting hazardous materials by road according to (2), (3), (4), (6) and (7)
and while performing their duties. Those who receive a license to drive must comply with Requirements regarding safety in transporting hazardous substances by road are as follows
: 1. Check safety in transporting hazardous substances and do not carry passengers with vehicles transporting hazardous substances.
2. Do not open containers containing hazardous subst
ances during transportation.
3. Do not smoke during transportation, loading and unloading of hazardous materials. both in the vicinity of the car and inside the car
4. Do not do anything that causes flames or sparks.
5. Turn off the engine while loading and unloading hazardous substances into and out of the vehicle, except in cases where the engine must be used to drive a pump or other equipment for loading and unloading hazardous substances into or out of the vehicle.
6. Use the brakes every time you park a hazardous material truck. For semi-trailers without brake devices The movement of the semi-trailer must be prevented by the use of wheel chocks.
However, international road transporters of hazardous substances must obtain permission to transport hazardous substances. and must comply with the criteria, methods and conditions announced by the Director-General and in the case of transporting hazardous substances. which by nature or quantity may cause little harm According to the law on hazardous substan
ces or have specific characteristics in transportation or has specific characteristics of hazardous substances The Director-General may announce the methods and conditions for transporting hazardous substances to be different from those in this Ministerial Regulation. You can set it
Source: Thai News Agency