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The Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Road and Rail (Classification, Packaging and Labelling) Regulations 1994

S.I. 1994/669 · Made 9 March 1994

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HEALTH AND SAFETY

Made 9th March 1994

Laid before Parliament 10th March 1994

Coming into force 1st April 1994

The Secretary of State, in exercise of powers conferred on him by sections 15(1), (2), (4),(5)(b), (6)(b) and (9), 18(2), and 82(3)(a) of, and paragraphs 1(1), (2), (3), and (4), 3 and 4(1) 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 the 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; 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. 1Citation and commencement
  2. 2Interpretation
  3. 3Application of these Regulations
  4. 4Meaning of and revisions to the approved carriage list and the approved methods
  5. 5Classification and ascertainment of other particulars of dangerous goods
  6. 6Consignment of dangerous goods in packages
  7. 7Use of marks on packagings
  8. 8Particulars to be shown on packages containing dangerous goods
  9. 9Derogations from regulation 9 of the supply Regulations and regulation 8 of these Regulations
  10. 10Derogations from regulation 9 of the supply Regulations
  11. 11Methods of marking or labelling packages
  12. 12Exemption certificates
  13. 13Defence
  14. 14Transitional defences
  15. 15Amendments.
  16. Signature
  17. Schedule 1: CLASSIFICATION AND ASCERTAINMENT OF OTHER PARTICULARS OF DANGEROUS GOODS
  18. ITABLE OF CLASSIFICATIONS AND OTHER PARTICULARS
  19. Part II: SPECIFICATION OF DANGER SIGNS
  20. 1Paragraph 1
  21. 2Paragraph 2
  22. 3Paragraph 3
  23. 4Paragraph 4
  24. IIIVISCOUS SUBSTANCES NOT REQUIRED TO BE CLASSIFIED AS FLAMMABLE LIQUIDS
  25. IVTABLE OF FLASH POINTS AND KINEMATIC VISCOSITY RANGES OF GOODS WHICH HAVE BEEN CLASSIFIED AS FLAMMABLE LIQUIDS IN ACCORDANCE WITH REGULATION 5 OF THESE REGULATIONS, WHICH HAVE A FLASH POINT OF LESS THAN 23°C AND CONTAIN EITHER NOT MORE THAN 5% OF TOXIC OR CORROSIVE SUBSTANCES WITH A PACKING GROUP OF I OR II, OR NOT MORE THAN 5% OF FLAMMABLE LIQUIDS WITH A PACKING GROUP OF I AND A SUBSIDIARY HAZARD OF TOXIC OR CORROSIVE
  26. VCRITERIA FOR ASCERTAINING PACKING GROUPS OF GOODS WHICH HAVE BEEN CLASSIFIED AS TOXIC SUBSTANCES IN ACCORDANCE WITH REGULATION 5 OF THESE REGULATIONS
  27. Schedule 2: SUBSIDIARY HAZARD SIGNS
  28. IASCERTAINMENT
  29. Part II: SPECIFICATION
  30. 1Paragraph 1
  31. 2Paragraph 2
  32. 3Paragraph 3
  33. Schedule 3CIRCUMSTANCES IN WHICH INDIVIDUAL RECEPTACLES NEED NOT COMPLY WITH REGULATION 6(1)(e) AND PARTICULARS NEED NOT BE SHOWN ON PACKAGES IN ACCORDANCE WITH REGULATION 8(1)
  34. Schedule 4: AMENDMENTS TO THE DANGEROUS SUBSTANCES IN HARBOUR AREAS REGULATIONS 1987
  35. 1Paragraph 1
  36. 2Paragraph 2
  37. 3Paragraph 3
  38. 4Paragraph 4
  39. 5Paragraph 5
  40. 6Paragraph 6
  41. 7Paragraph 7
  42. Schedule 5: AMENDMENTS TO THE HEALTH AND SAFETY (ENFORCING AUTHORITY) REGULATIONS 1989
  43. 1Paragraph 1
  44. 2Paragraph 2
  45. 3Paragraph 3
  46. Schedule 6: AMENDMENTS TO THE ROAD TRAFFIC (CARRIAGE OF DANGEROUS SUBSTANCES IN PACKAGES ETC.) REGULATIONS 1992
  47. 1Paragraph 1
  48. 2Paragraph 2
  49. 3Paragraph 3
  50. 4Paragraph 4
  51. 5Paragraph 5
  52. 6Paragraph 6
  53. 7Paragraph 7
  54. 8Paragraph 8
  55. 9Paragraph 9
  56. Schedule 7: AMENDMENTS TO THE ROAD TRAFFIC (CARRIAGE OF DANGEROUS SUBSTANCES IN ROAD TANKERS AND TANK CONTAINERS) REGULATIONS 1992
  57. 1Paragraph 1
  58. 2Paragraph 2
  59. 3Paragraph 3
  60. 4Paragraph 4
  61. Schedule 8: AMENDMENTS TO THE ROAD TRAFFIC (TRAINING OF DRIVERS OF VEHICLES CARRYING DANGEROUS GOODS) REGULATIONS 1992
  62. 1Paragraph 1
  63. 2Paragraph 2
  64. 3Paragraph 3
  65. Schedule 9: AMENDMENTS TO THE SUPPLY REGULATIONS
  66. 1Paragraph 1
  67. 2Paragraph 2
  68. 3Paragraph 3
  69. 4Paragraph 4
  70. 5Paragraph 5
  71. 6Paragraph 6
  72. 7Paragraph 7
  73. 8Paragraph 8
  74. 9Paragraph 9
  75. 10Paragraph 10
  76. 11Paragraph 11
  77. 12Paragraph 12
  78. 13Paragraph 13
  79. 14Paragraph 14
  80. 15Paragraph 15
  81. 16Paragraph 16
  82. 17Paragraph 17
  83. 18Paragraph 18
  84. 19Paragraph 19
  85. 20Paragraph 20
  86. 21Paragraph 21
  87. 22Paragraph 22
  88. 23Paragraph 23
  89. 24Paragraph 24
  90. 25Paragraph 25
  91. 26Paragraph 26
  92. 27Paragraph 27
  93. 28Paragraph 28
  94. 29Paragraph 29
  95. 30Paragraph 30
  96. 31Paragraph 31
  97. 32Paragraph 32
  98. 33Paragraph 33
  99. Explanatory note