1ransportat|on of

nazardous Chem|ca|s
Assoc rof Dr Cha|ermcha| Cha|k|tt|porn
Iacu|ty of ub||c nea|th Mah|do| Un|vers|ty 1ha||and
Conference on Chem|ca| (Industr|a|) D|saster
Management |pe||nesStorages Med|ca|
reparedness
Ieb11132009 NewDe|h|
Topics of Presentation
A. An Overview of nternational Regulations
concerning Transport of Dangerous
Goods
B. Adaptation/Trend of Thai Regulations and
ASEAN Agreement concerning Transport
of Dangerous Goods
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efinition of angerous Goods
Dangerous Goods are $ubstances and Cargo, which, based on
their
nature,
properties, and behavior as well as
conditions,
may cause, during the transport, a azard in particular to
the public safety ,
the health of the people,
the damages and loss of the infrastructure and equipment, also
the negative effects and contamination to the environment
When transporting azardous ChemicaIs which are classified to
be "angerous for transport" into one of the total 9 classes
based on the UN Classification Criteria,
these Hazardous Chemicals are called "angerous Goods".
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System of Linkage
http://www.unece.org/trans/danger/danger.htm
nternationaI ReguIations
for angerous Goods Transport System
uIti-modaI Transport: UN
Recommendations on the Transport
of Dangerous Goods: a socalled
"& Model Regulations or "Orange
Book
Road: The Restructured ADR of
UNECE in Geneva,
RaiI: The Restructured RD of OTF
in Bern,
nIand Waterways: The
Restructured ADN of UNECE in
Geneva,
Sea: MDG Code of MO in London,
ir: ATADGR of CAOT of CAO
Montreal
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Inc|dent |ace etchbur| koad 8angkok
Date 24 Sep 1990
1|me around 2200 hrs
S4 Death w|th 97 |n[ury
Cause Care|ess dr|v|ng and |ow standard of
tank equ|pment
Substance involved:
Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG)
Past angerous Goods ncidents in ThaiIand
Inc|dent |ace hangNga rov|nce
Date 1S Ieb 1991
1|me around 1S00 hrs
Cause Care|ess dr|v|ng |ow pub||c awareness of
consequence of exp|os|ve substances
Inc|dent |ace Lxpress Way 8angkok
Date 4 Sep 2001
1|me around 0S00 hrs
Cause Care|ess dr|v|ng and m|s|ead|ng of
emergency c|eanup
171 Death w|th 99 |n[ury
Substance involved:
Explosive Substances
Substance involved:
Explosive Substances
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Internat|ona| kegu|at|ons for Dangerous Goods
1ransport System adopted to 1ha| rov|s|ons
1ha| rov|s|ons Vo| 2
1ha| rov|s|ons Vo| 2
1ha| rov|s|ons Vo| 3
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Multi Multi- -Modal Modal
8ased on the "Crange 8ook" 1I was approved by the cab|net on May 23
2000 to be used as a framework regu|at|ons for transport of dangerous goods
app||cab|e to a|| modes of transport
1ha| rov|s|ons Vo|ume 1ha| rov|s|ons Vo|ume 1 1 (1 (111) )
1ha| rov|s|ons Vo|ume 1ha| rov|s|ons Vo|ume 2 2 (1 (122))
Road Road
8ased on the "ADk" 1II was approved by the cab|net on Dec 28 2004 to
be used as a framework regu|at|ons for transport of dangerous goods
app||cab|e to road transport
nazmat nazmat 1 1 1ra|n|ng nandbook 1ra|n|ng nandbook
daptation/Trend of Thai ReguIations concerning Transport
of angerous Goods
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ProtocoI 9: greement for transport of G in
transit in SE Countries
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&
Recommendations
on the Transport of
angerous Goods
CIassification of
angerous Goods
List of angerous
Goods most
commonIy carried
Packing
W Packaging
Wntermediate BuIk
containers
W uIti-modaI Tank
Containers
Consignment
Procedures
efinition of cIasses/divisions
Test methods and criteria
ame and & umber
ain hazard and subsidiary risk
Transport conditions
W LabeIing
Wssignment of packing group
WPacking methods
WSpeciaI provisions
WuIti-modaI tank transport
Construction requirements
PIacard
Certification and approvaI
arking
LabeIing
Transport documentation
Exemption quantities
odaI Requirements
anger specific to one
mode
Restrictions
Types of packaging aIIowed
and quantity Iimitations
Specific marks
Specific LabeIing
Specific items of information
SpeciaI exemption
Types of tanks aIIowed
UN kec or 1 UN kec or 111
1 12 2 3 3 1 11 1 + +
ey contents of angerous Goods ReguIations
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ey ResponsibiIities
Parties involved in the chain of transport of dangerous goods:
W Consignor
W Packer
W Loader
W Carrier
W Consignee
Packers
(1.4.3.2)
FiIIers
(1.4.3.3)
Loaders
(1.4.3.1)
Carriers
(1.4.2.2)
rivers
(8.2)
Consignee
(1.4.2.3)
Consignor
( 1.4.2.1)
r|or to transport
Consignor
(1.4.2.1)
Loader
(1.4.3.1)
Packer/Filler
(1.4.3.2) & 1.4.3.3)
%ank-container /
portable tank
operator (1.4.3.4)
Dur|ng transport
Carrier
(1.4.2.2)
Driver
(Chapter 8.2)
After transport
Consignee
(1.4.2.3)
%ake appropriate measures to reduce or minimize the risk from transport
Receive training in the requirements governing the carriage of such goods
appropriate to their responsibilities and duties (Chapter 1.3)
Safety ob||gat|ons of the part|c|pants of the
transportat|on process
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Case Study of good pract|ce
Gate Checks (Germany)
w|th support of German 1echn|ca| Cooperat|on
(G12) and Industr|a| ark noechst
Gate Check
Process of the checking of vehicIes carrying
dangerous goods
W Check Order Number of Dangerous Goods
W Check Transport Number of Dangerous Goods
W dentified Card/Passport of Driver
W Driver's training certificate
W Driving License
W ADR Certificate
W Weighting of vehicles
W Check before exit joints & couplings, all
documentation
TRECR
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8lsk ManagemenL ro[ecL ro[ecL ManagemenL 8oard (M8) 14
%REMCARD
Inspect|on of Veh|c|e
W range laLe
W 1lres uepLh (16 cm)
W 1ank Code
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Inspect|on of Lqu|pments
W ockeL Lamp (Lxploslon roof)
W llre LxLlngulsher
W Coggles
W Cloves
W LyesWash 8oLLle wlLh Clean WaLer
W ScoLch or wheelchock
W 2 reflecLlve Lrlangles
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Inspect|on of Dr|ver
W lcohol
W urugs
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1ha|German Cooperat|on on Chem|ca|s k|sk Management
o successfu/ ond sustoinob/e showcose
Severe accldenLs
on LransporL of
hazardous
maLerlals ln
1halland LC Lank
Lruck overLurned ln
8angkok and a
Lraller wlLh
exploslve
overLurned ln
hangnga
1990]1991
1
sL
1C pro[ecL
relaLlng
Chemlcals 8lsk
ManagemenL aL
nLSu8 on
ulsasLer
ManagemenL for
1ransporLaLlon of
Pazardous
MaLerlals
1998
ll uepoL lnferno
ln Chonburl
oLasslum
ChloraLe
exploslon ln
Chlang Mal
1999
1hal rovlslons
vol 1 (11)
developed and
approved by
cablneL
2000
Culdellne for safe
sLorage
developed
2003
1hal rovlslons
vol 2 (12)
developed and
approved by
cablneL

Chemlcals 8lsk
ManagemenL
ro[ecL (C8M) ln
8 rea
2004
CapaclLy
developmenL of
1hal offlclals ln
collaboraLlon
wlLh prlvaLe
secLor or llke
ClarlanL (8ayer
8Sl Merck
lnfraserv
LoglsLlcs uLk8
umwelL) for a
serles of Lralnlng
ln Cermany
2006
LxlL SLraLegy of
C8M
Chemlcal SafeLy
ManagemenL
Culdellne
developed and
Lralned Lo l /
lL naLlonwlde
2007
Gu|de||ne for safe
storage adopted to
nat|ona| regu|at|on
by DIW
UNL |mp|emented
pro[ect on
kespons|b|e
roduct|on (k)
ALLL ] S ] CSk |n
8 area
2008
oss|b|e tr||atera|
cooperat|on w|th
German
government and
ne|ghbor|ng
countr|es
2
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Capac|ty Deve|opment under G12 ro[ects
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1ha||and n|story koadmap on
Deve|opment of kegu|at|ons re|at|ng to Chem|ca|s
An LPG Tanker overturned at Petchburi Rd.. 54 fatality and 97 injury
Convention concerning Safety in the Use of Chemicals at Work (LO70)
1990
1991
An explosive trailer overturned at
Thungmaprao in Phangnga, 7
fatality and 99 injury
Hazardous Substance Act,992( B.E. 2535) into force (Challenge: not directly relevant to transport of dangerous
goods but focusing import, export and having in possession)
Basel Convention on the Control of Trans boundary Movements of Hazardous waste and their Disposal
1992
1he 1
st
NM for Chem|ca| Management
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97
2000
TP approved by cabinet submitted by NESDB
DoLT issued a Notification of Driving License Class V (Challenge: not in
line with TP2/ADR) and Labeling & Placarding of transport units based
on TP/UN Rec.
2001
Hazardous Substance Committee issued a notification on fixedtank with 3 years grace period
ASEAN Protocol 9 signed by MoT's Dep. Minister
Notification of Hazardous Substance Committee : Land
Transportation of Hazardous Substances
2002
TP2 approved by cabinet (submitted by MoT)
ordering HazSub Committee to be a focal
point for implementation
2004
2005
azSub notification into force (ChaIIenge: not ready by private sector / neither inspection & testing
bodies as weII as certification in Th.)
A truck had an accident on an express way in
Bangkok releasing acrylonitrile onto the road
and drainage.
1993Convention concerning the Prevention of Major ndustrial Accidents (LO 74 )
2008
lmplemenLaLlon of un Clobally Parmonlzed SysLem ofClasslflcaLlon Labelllng of Chemlcals (CPS)
2007
1he 3 rd Nat|ona| Strateg|c
|an on Chem|ca|s
Management
Mo's Ministerial Notification No.3 (999) concerning preventive measures
for factories falling under 2 categories having high risks to prepare risk
assessment report to determine appropriate preventive measures from
realized hazards in November 999.
The explosion of potassium chlorate at a longandrying factory in
ChiangMai province in September 999.
1999
1he 2nd NM for Chem|ca| Management
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