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The Packaging, Labelling and Carriage of Radioactive Material by Rail Regulations 1996

S.I. 1996/2090 · Made 8 August 1996

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HEALTH AND SAFETY

Made 8th August 1996

Laid before Parliament 9th August 1996

Coming into force 1st September 1996

The Secretary of State in exercise of the powers conferred on him by sections 15(1), (2), (4), (5)(b), (6)(b) and 82(3)(a) of and paragraphs 1(1) to (4), 3, 4(1), 5, 8(2) and 12 to 16 of Schedule 3 to the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974f1 and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf and for the purpose of giving effect without modifications to proposals submitted to him by the Health and Safety Commission under section 11(2)(d) of the said Act after carrying out by the said Commission of consultations in accordance with section 50(3) of that Act, hereby makes the following Regulations:

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Footnotes

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1974 c. 37; section 1(1)(c) was modified by the Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974 (Application to Environmentally Hazardous Substances) Regulations 1996 (S.I. 1996/2075); sections 15(1) and 50(3) were amended by the Employment Protection Act 1975 (1975 c. 71), Schedule 15, paragraphs 6 and 16(3) respectively. The general purposes of Part I referred to in section 15(1) were extended by section 117(2) of the Railways Act 1993 (1993 c. 43).

Contents

  1. Part I: INTERPRETATION AND APPLICATION
  2. 1Citation, commencement and interpretation
  3. 2Application
  4. Part II: APPROVED DOCUMENT
  5. 3Approved Document
  6. 4Duties in relation to the Approved Document
  7. Part III: APPROVALS
  8. 5Approval of design for special form radioactive material
  9. 6Approval of Type B(U) package designs
  10. 7Approval of Type B(M) package designs
  11. 8Approval of package designs for fissile material
  12. 9Saving and transitional provision for designs approved under earlier international regulations or under previous regulations
  13. 10Approval of shipments under special arrangement
  14. 11Approval of other shipments
  15. Part IV: PACKAGING REQUIREMENTS
  16. 12Quality assurance programmes
  17. 13Testing
  18. 14Notification and registration of serial numbers
  19. 15Package inspection prior to shipment
  20. 16Notification of shipment
  21. Part V: GENERAL CARRIAGE PROHIBITIONS AND OPERATING REQ
  22. 17General prohibitions
  23. 18Suitability of freight containers, tank containers, tank wagons and wagons
  24. 19Contents limits
  25. 20Transport Index limits
  26. 21Activity limits
  27. 22Radiation level limits
  28. 23Contamination level limits
  29. 24Carriage in tanks
  30. 25Prohibition on over-filling tank containers and tank wagons
  31. 26Openings, valves and caps of tank containers and tank wagons to be securely closed
  32. 27Carriage in bulk
  33. Part VI: LOADING AND UNLOADING
  34. 28Prohibition of mixed loading and segregation of radioactive material
  35. 29Loading, stowage and unloading of radioactive material
  36. Part VII: SECURITY MEASURES AND EMERGENCY ARRANGEMENTS
  37. 30Safe carriage and security
  38. 31Marshalling and formation of trains
  39. 32Prevention of fire, explosion and leakage
  40. 33Emergency arrangements
  41. Part VIII: INFORMATION
  42. 34Information to be displayed during carriage
  43. 35Information to be compiled and provided by consignors
  44. 36Carriage Information to be provided by operators
  45. 37Keeping of Carriage Information
  46. 38Keeping of other information
  47. 39Information, instruction and training for train crews and other persons connected with the carriage of radioactive material
  48. Part IX:MISCELLANEOUS
  49. 40Evaluation of radiation emissions
  50. 41Exemption certificates
  51. 42Defence
  52. 43International provisions
  53. 44Transitional defence
  54. Signature
  55. Schedule 1: COMPETENT AUTHORITY IDENTIFICATION MARKS
  56. 1Paragraph 1
  57. 2Paragraph 2
  58. 3Paragraph 3
  59. 4Paragraph 4
  60. Schedule 2APPLICATION FOR APPROVAL OF DESIGN FOR SPECIAL FORM RADIOAC TIVE MATERIAL
  61. Schedule 3APPLICATION FOR APPROVAL OF TYPE B(U) PACKAGE DESIGN
  62. Schedule 4APPLICATION FOR APPROVAL OF TYPE B(M) PACKAGE DESIGN
  63. Schedule 5APPLICATION FOR APPROVAL OF PACKAGE DESIGN FOR FISSILE MA TERIAL
  64. Schedule 6APPLICATION FOR APPROVAL OF SHIPMENT UNDER SPECIAL ARRANGE MENT
  65. Schedule 7APPLICATION FOR APPROVAL OF SHIPMENT
  66. Schedule 8PACKAGE INSPECTION REQUIREMENTS PRIOR TO FIRST SHIPMENT
  67. Schedule 9PACKAGE INSPECTION REQUIREMENTS PRIOR TO ANY SHIPMENT
  68. Schedule 10NOTIFICATION OF SHIPMENT TO COMPETENT AUTHORITY
  69. Schedule 11RADIATION LEVEL LIMITS FOR CONSIGNMENTS UNDER EXCLUSIVE USE
  70. Schedule 12: LOADING, STOWAGE AND UNLOADING OF RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL
  71. 1Paragraph 1
  72. 2Paragraph 2
  73. 3Paragraph 3
  74. 4Type B(U) and Type B(M) packages
  75. 5Type B(U) and Type B(M) packages
  76. 6Type B(U) and Type B(M) packages
  77. 7Type B(U) and Type B(M) packages
  78. Schedule 13: INFORMATION TO BE DISPLAYED DURING CARRIAGE
  79. Part I: PACKAGES AND OVERPACKS
  80. 1Paragraph 1
  81. 2Common provisions
  82. 3Common provisions
  83. 4Common provisions
  84. 5Common provisions
  85. 6Special provisions
  86. 7Special provisions
  87. 8Special provisions
  88. 9Special provisions
  89. 10Special provisions
  90. 11Special provisions
  91. Part II: FREIGHT CONTAINERS, TANK CONTAINERS, TANK WAGONS AND WAGONS
  92. 12Interpretation
  93. 13Common provisions
  94. 14Common provisions
  95. 15Common provisions
  96. 16Common provisions
  97. 17Common provisions
  98. 18Special provisions
  99. 19Special provisions
  100. 20Special provisions
  101. IIISYMBOLS, SIGNS AND PANELS
  102. Schedule 14: CARRIAGE INFORMATION
  103. 1Paragraph 1
  104. 2Paragraph 2
  105. 3Paragraph 3
  106. Explanatory note