1983 Ed.]
Dangerous Goods (General) Regulations
[CAP. 295
117. The dipping pipes on any tank wagon shall be kept securely closed at all times except during loading or discharging.
118. When the filling pipes on any tank wagon are not provided with liquid seals, all such pipes shall be fitted with covers which shall be kept locked or sealed at all times except during the filling or emptying of the tank.
119. When any tank wagon is being loaded or unloaded-
(a) if the tank wagon is mechanically propelled, the engine shall not be started until all tanks are securely closed unless the wagon is fitted with an exhaust flame trap; and
(b) adequate provision shall be made to prevent the accumulation of static electricity.
120. No person shall repair, or cause or permit to be repaired, on any tank wagon any tank or self-contained compartment involving the use of artificial heat, unless the tank and the compartment have been certified free from inflammable vapour by an approved person.
121. No person shall fuel any vehicle directly from any tank wagon.
122. Except in the case of a tank wagon equipped with a radio communication system to the satisfaction of the Authority, no person shall convey, or cause or permit to be conveyed, on any tank wagon any dangerous goods in category 5 in liquid form unless the wagon is attended by at least one person, in addition to the driver, having reasonable experience in the carriage of such liquids in bulk.
B 143
[Subsidiary]
Dipping pipes on tank wagon to be kept closed.
Filling pipe covers on tank wagon to be kept locked or sealed.
Loading and unloading of tank wagons.
Repairs to tanks on tank wagons.
Vehicles not to be fuelled directly from tank wagons.
Tank wagons to be attended.
L.N. 40 of 73. L.N. 273-77.
Fire, etc., vehicles not conveying dangerous goods in category 5.
L.N. 40-73.
Bulk storage and dispensing facilities licence to store.
124. (1) Every application, pursuant to any of the provisions of section 6 of the Ordinance, for any licence to store in bulk any dangerous goods in liquid form shall be made in writing addressed to the Authority and shall be accompanied by 2 copies of a plan, as nearly as may be to scale, of the place or the area to be occupied by the installation including, if applicable, accommodation for offices or other administrative purposes required in respect of such storage,