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

Common provisions

3.—(1) Subject to sub-paragraph (5) below, the following information shall be legibly and durably marked on each danger sign displayed in accordance with paragraph 2—

(a) in the upper half of each sign, the trefoil, conforming to the model depicted in figure 1 in Part III of this Schedule; and

(b) in the lower half of each sign—

(i) the word “RADIOACTIVE” followed by a single, double or triple vertical bar to indicate the category,

(ii) the CONTENTS in accordance with sub-paragraphs (2) to (4) below,

(iii) the maximum ACTIVITY of the radioactive contents during carriage expressed in Bq with the appropriate SI prefix, except where the contents are fissile material where the total mass expressed in units of grams (g) or multiples thereof may be displayed instead of activity,

(iv) for category II-YELLOW and category III-YELLOW, the TRANSPORT INDEX, and

(v) the figure “7”.

(2) Except for LSA-I, the CONTENTS shall comprise—

(a) subject to sub-paragraph (3) below—

(i) the symbol of the radionuclide, specified in Table I of paragraph 19 of the Approved Document, and

(ii) the element and atomic number (hereinafter referred to in this Schedule as the “name”) of that radionuclide, where one is specified in that Table; and

(b) the group of LSA material or SCO (LSA-II, LSA-III, SCO-I or SCO-II, as appropriate), following the name of the radionuclide.

(3) For mixtures of radionuclides, the most restrictive nuclides shall be listed to the extent that the space on the line permits.

(4) For LSA-I, the CONTENTS shall comprise the term “LSA-I” only.

(5) The CONTENTS and ACTIVITY entries on each overpack shall reflect the entire contents of the overpack, except where the overpack concerned contains mixed loads of packages with different radionuclides, when those entries may be replaced by the words “see Carriage Information”.