DANGEROUS CARGO

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   All dangerous cargoes moving by road, rail, barge or ship are governed by transport legal requirements covering such matters as packing, marking, labelling or placarding and segregation. World-vvide, the transport legal requirements should be adequate to protect the population and the environment along the transport chain, including handling at the beginning or the end of the transport chain and during changes of the mode of transport. This applies to all dangerous cargoes.

As ports are places where there is an interchange between the modes of transport, the transport legal requirements relating to all of the relevant modes of transport will apply in ports.

However, in industrialized countries there are specific legal requirements and standards for the design, construction and operation of refineries, chemical plants, tank farms, factories, storage and distribution centres or similar installations. They may include legislation relating to labour, environment, pollution prevention, water protection or explosives.

These legal requirements and standards sometimes differ considerably from the legal requirements based on these Recommendations. To avoid conflict between the different legal requirements and the authorities responsible for their implementation, the Recommendations should not be applied to areas within or near a port that are not directly related or involved in the transport of dangerous cargoes. The Recommendations may also be applied to marine terminals not situated in port areas.