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THE HEALTH AND KAFETY AT WORK AUT 1982

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HE FREIGHT CONTAINERS (SAFETY CONVENTION)

REGULATIONS 1986

ter in exercise of the powars conferred upon him by section Y(c) of the ulety nt Work Act 1982 makes the following regulations -

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guin lons may be cited as the Freight Containers (Safety Convention) :986.

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se regulations, unless the context otherwise requiem –

too! nieans the International Convention for Sale Containers signed Ina December, 1972;

mcvas an article of transport equipment which is -

ines & character and accordingly strong enough for repeated une;

fucilitate the transport of goods by one or more modes of transport nediate reloading:

ɔ be secured of readily handled or both, having coins fillings for these

rch that the uron enclosed by the outer bottom egrners is elther - juare metres if the container is fitted with top corner fittings; or square metres in any other cust; and Includes a container when carried ut does not include a vehicle or packaging, or any article of transport signed solely for use in air transport, or a swap body except when it is on board u sen-going ship and is not misunted on a road vehicle or rail

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"'corner fittings" mesmos un arrangement of apoidnos, und faces at either the tup ne the hottom or both at the top and the bottom of the container für the purpose of handling, stacking and securing or any of those purposer:

**maintained" neuns maintained in an vilicient state in efficient working order and Itt good repai

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"Kafely upproval plate" mcans a plate in the form and containing the information specified in the Schedule;

"swap body” micans a container which is specially designed for curringe by road on ly on by rail and road only and in without stacking capability and top lift facilities: **uke“) immung use for the purpose for which the container is designed but shall pot in-

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(n) movement fur & place for rentedial action provided.

(i) so far as is reasonably pueriuble the movement is without risk to the saletyof any Poran; and

(ii) the remediul action is carried out before the container is repacked with goodț: (b) If the container is not loaded with goods -

(1) transport to a place for testing the container iu chtain approval under Regülation

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(ii) delivery of the container to its purchaser by the vendor or hit agent.

(2) Unless the context otherwise requires, any reference in these regulations to - (a) a numbered regulation is a retetence to the regulation of these regulations, which beaustur number:

(b) a numbered paragraph it a reference to that paragraph su numbered Ip the regulation in which thanreference appears,

(c) "the Schedule”, is a reference to the Schedule to these regulations:

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