The Packaging, Labelling and Carriage of Radioactive Material by Rail Regulations 1996
PART IINTERPRETATION AND APPLICATION
1Citation, commencement and interpretation
2Application
PART II: APPROVED DOCUMENT
3Approved Document
4Duties in relation to the Approved Document
PART III: APPROVALS
5Approval of design for special form radioactive material
6Approval of Type B(U) package designs
7Approval of Type B(M) package designs
8Approval of package designs for fissile material
9Saving and transitional provision for designs approved under earlier international regulations or under previous regulations
10Approval of shipments under special arrangement
11Approval of other shipments
PART IV: PACKAGING REQUIREMENTS
12Quality assurance programmes
13Testing
14Notification and registration of serial numbers
15Package inspection prior to shipment
16Notification of shipment
PART V: GENERAL CARRIAGE PROHIBITIONS AND OPERATING REQUIRE MENTS
17General prohibitions
18Suitability of freight containers, tank containers, tank wagons and wagons
19Contents limits
20Transport Index limits
21Activity limits
22Radiation level limits
23Contamination level limits
24Carriage in tanks
25Prohibition on over-filling tank containers and tank wagons
26Openings, valves and caps of tank containers and tank wagons to be securely closed
27Carriage in bulk
PART VI: LOADING AND UNLOADING
28Prohibition of mixed loading and segregation of radioactive material
29Loading, stowage and unloading of radioactive material
PART VII: SECURITY MEASURES AND EMERGENCY ARRANGEMENTS
30Safe carriage and security
31Marshalling and formation of trains
32Prevention of fire, explosion and leakage
33Emergency arrangements
PART VIII: INFORMATION
34Information to be displayed during carriage
35Information to be compiled and provided by consignors
36Carriage Information to be provided by operators
37Keeping of Carriage Information
38Keeping of other information
39Information, instruction and training for train crews and other persons connected with the carriage of radioactive material
PART IX:MISCELLANEOUS
40Evaluation of radiation emissions
41Exemption certificates
42Defence
43International provisions
44Transitional defence
SCHEDULE 1COMPETENT AUTHORITY IDENTIFICATION MARKS
1Each approval certificate issued by a competent authority shall be...
2The mark shall be of the following generalised type— “VRI/Number/Type...
3The shipment approval identification mark shall be clearly related to...
4For package design approval certificates, other than those issued under...
SCHEDULE 2APPLICATION FOR APPROVAL OF DESIGN FOR SPECIAL FORM RADIOAC TIVE MATERIAL
SCHEDULE 3APPLICATION FOR APPROVAL OF TYPE B(U) PACKAGE DESIGN
SCHEDULE 4APPLICATION FOR APPROVAL OF TYPE B(M) PACKAGE DESIGN
SCHEDULE 5APPLICATION FOR APPROVAL OF PACKAGE DESIGN FOR FISSILE MA TERIAL
SCHEDULE 6APPLICATION FOR APPROVAL OF SHIPMENT UNDER SPECIAL ARRANGE MENT
SCHEDULE 7APPLICATION FOR APPROVAL OF SHIPMENT
SCHEDULE 8PACKAGE INSPECTION REQUIREMENTS PRIOR TO FIRST SHIPMENT
SCHEDULE 9PACKAGE INSPECTION REQUIREMENTS PRIOR TO ANY SHIPMENT
SCHEDULE 10NOTIFICATION OF SHIPMENT TO COMPETENT AUTHORITY
SCHEDULE 11RADIATION LEVEL LIMITS FOR CONSIGNMENTS UNDER EXCLUSIVE USE
SCHEDULE 12LOADING, STOWAGE AND UNLOADING OF RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL
1Packages and overpacks carried in a freight container or wagon...
2A package or overpack may be carried among packaged general...
3In the case of a shipment under special arrangement,
4Type B(U) and Type B(M) packages
5Subject to paragraphs 6 and 7 below, the maximum temperature...
6Where the maximum temperature of any accessible surface of a...
7When determining the maximum temperatures referred to in paragraphs 5...
SCHEDULE 13INFORMATION TO BE DISPLAYED DURING CARRIAGE
PART IPACKAGES AND OVERPACKS
1Paragraphs 2 to 11 shall apply to packages, other than...
2Common provisions
3(1) Subject to sub-paragraph (5) below, the following information shall...
4Where the package or overpack contains any radioactive material listed...
5Each package shall be legibly and durably marked with the...
6Special provisions
7Each TYPE A PACKAGE containing radioactive material other than fissile...
8Each TYPE B(U) PACKAGE and each TYPE B(M) PACKAGE containing...
9Each package and overpack containing fissile material shall be legibly...
10Where an excepted package contains radioactive material of limited activity,...
11Where an excepted package contains any instrument or article (other...
PART IIFREIGHT CONTAINERS, TANK CONTAINERS, TANK WAGONS AND WAGONS
12Interpretation
13Common provisions
14(1) Subject to sub-paragraph (5) below, the following information shall...
15(1) Subject to paragraph 17, danger signs conforming to figure...
16The following information shall be legibly and durably marked on...
17The danger signs referred to in paragraph 15 need not...
18Special provisions
19Where the freight container, tank container, tank wagon or wagon...
20The provisions of this Part of this Schedule shall not...
PART IIISYMBOLS, SIGNS AND PANELS
SCHEDULE 14CARRIAGE INFORMATION
1Subject to paragraph 2 below, the Carriage Information shall comprise,...
2The Carriage Information for excepted packages shall comprise—
3A facsimile signature on the consignor’s declaration is permitted in...

1996 No. 2090

HEALTH AND SAFETY

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

Made

Laid before Parliament

Coming into force

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 19741 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: