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Manual contains criteria, test methods and procedures to be used for the classification of dangerous goods according to the provisions of Parts 2 and 3 of the UN Recommendations on the Transport of Dangerous Goods – the Model Regulations. As such, it is a vital tool for all those placing dangerous goods into the supply chain. The Manual also contains the test requirements for chemicals presenting physical hazards according to the Globally Harmonised System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals (GHS). ADR GOES GLOBAL
By 30 November, no ADR Contracting Party had registered its opposition to the protocol of amendment, adopted by a Conference of the Parties on 13 May, where it was agreed to drop the word ‘European’ from the title of the ADR Agreement. As agreed, therefore, as from 1 January 2021 the new title will be the ‘Agreement concerning the international carriage of dangerous goods by road (ADR)’. CHINA ALIGNS
CSB GETS ITS ACT TOGETHER
The US Chemical Safety Board (CSB) has published a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) on the reporting of accidental releases. The proposed rule, which appeared in the Federal Register on 12 December, would ensure that CSB receives prompt and accurate information on any accidental release that meets statutory criteria. Such a rule was envisaged by the enabling legislation that established CSB as part of the Clean Air Act Amendments in 1990; in 2004 the Department for Homeland Security urged CSB to fulfil this requirement, its Inspector General saying: “The CSB needs to refine its mechanism for learning of chemical incidents, and it should publish a regulation describing how the CSB will receive the notifications it needs.” The Government Accountability Office also recommended that CSB fulfil its statutory obligation in a report published in 2008. An advanced NPRM was issued in June 2009 and in February 2019 a US District Court ordered CSB to complete the process within 12 months.
Comments on the NPRM must be submitted by 13 January. IMDG STANDS CORRECTED
The International Maritime Organisation (IMO) has issued a corrigendum to Amendment 39-18 to the International Maritime Dangerous Goods (IMDG) Code, which became mandatory on 1 January. The changes are largely editorial in nature but do correct some significant mistakes in the printed version, which has been available for use for a year now. Pending the availability of the corrigendum on the IMO website, Exis Technologies has kindly posted it on its Hazcheck Systems website at https://hazcheck.existec.com/ imdg-code-amendment-39-18-december-2019corrigenda.aspx. MANUAL UPDATE
The Seventh Edition of the UN Manual of Tests & Criteria has been published by the UN and is available from authorised resellers. The
China’s Ministry of Transport, in cooperation with five other administrations, has published the new Measures for Safety Administration of Road Transport of Dangerous Goods, which took effect on 1 January 2020. The Measures, which have been in development for five years, represent a major step towards aligning road transport regulations in China with the UN Model Regulations, particularly in areas such as the use of Limited Quantity and Excepted Quantity provisions, tank inspections, and the obligations of consignors and carriers. CANADA EXPLAINS PLANS
Transport Canada has published an extensive summary of the changes introduced last year to the Emergency Response Assistance Plan (ERAP) requirements in Parts 7 and 8 of the Transportation of Dangerous Goods (TDG) Regulations. A new page on the TC website details the objectives of the amendments, which were based on the work of a dedicated Task Force to enhance public safety in the event of an incident. There are some significant changes to the
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