- Home
- 1. Introduction and Purpose
- 2. Production Information and Product Characteristics
- 3. Health Aspects
- 4. Environmental Aspects
- 5. Design and construction of transport and storage equipment
- 6. Transport, Loading and Storage Operations
- 6.1. Training
- 6.2. Operating Instructions and Regulations
- 6.3. Inspections
- 6.4. Loading Operations for Rail and Road Transport
- 6.5. Unloading Operations for Rail and Road Transport
- 6.6. Vapour Control
- 6.7. Previous Cargoes and Cleanliness
- 6.8. Blanketing
- 6.9 Road Specific Operations
- 6.10 Intermodal Transport
- 6.11 Ferries Selection
- 6.12 Rail Specific Operations
- 6.13 Operations Common to Barges and Dea
- 6.14 Barge Specific Operations
- 6.15 Sea Specific Operations
- 6.16 Tank Storage Operation
- 6.17 Customer Collection
- 7. Emergency procedures
- 8. Personal protection, first aid and medical treatment
- 9. Styrene: REACH Consortium
- Appendices
- Bibliography
6. Transport, Storage and Handling Operations
6.9. ROAD Specific Operations
6.9.1. Shipper’s responsibility
All CEFIC members use the services of professional road hauliers for distribution of styrene. Road hauliers must meet all relevant national and international transport regulations relating to styrene. Road hauliers should preferably have a Quality system like ISO 9000 in place and have carried out an SQAS assessment (see www.sqas.org).It is required that shippers carry out regular checks on compliance of the road transport operations of each of the hauliers.
6.9.2. Haulier's responsibility
The measures taken by the styrene supplier in order to ensure safe transport do not replace or diminish the basic responsibility of the haulier. The haulier is responsible for the safe transport and for compliance with the relevant regulations from the loading point to the discharge (unloading) point. The haulier is also responsible to ensure that the equipment meets the appropriate safety standards and is properly maintained.6.9.3. Review
It is recommended that all suppliers involved in the transport of styrene should undertake regular reviews of the bulk road haulage operations of each of their hauliers. This will enable each supplier to satisfy himself of the suitability of hauliers employed and ensure that appropriate safety standards are maintained. The SQAS assessment reports can be used for these reviews.6.9.4. Routing
Safe transport routes should be selected according to the destination; residential areas should be avoided if possible.6.9.5. Drivers working hours and speed limits
Road hauliers must meet all legal requirements concerning drivers working hours and speed limits.6.9.6. Safe Parking
Drivers of vehicles conveying styrene must, while on the road, ensure that the vehicle, when not being driven, is either continuously supervised or parked in a safe place. A secure depot or secure factory premises should be used whenever possible. Preferably, parking should be in an isolated position in the open, in an area which is lit at night. It is strongly recommended that receivers of styrene allow secure parking to vehicles which have arrived outside specific access times.6.9.7. Severe weather conditions
Contracts between shippers and hauliers should provide for the case of severe weather conditions. In such an eventuality, it should be agreed that the driver will contact his employer to advise him of the situation. The vehicle should stop at the next suitable parking place, if possible relatively far away from houses and public areas. (In some European countries, this is mandatory for all hazardous materials).6.9.8. Delays and transport accidents
All delays during transport, whether caused by severe weather conditions, break down or any other reason must be reported to the supplier as soon as possible. Transport accidents must also be reported to the supplier as soon as possible.6.9.9. Subcontracting
Contractual arrangements between suppliers and hauliers should explicitly state that the transport must not be sub-contracted without the prior written approval of the supplier.6.9.10 Transport Emergency Cards or Tremcards
One of the specific requirements of ADR not applicable to other modes of transport for the consignor is to provide "instructions in writing" to truck drivers. These instructions, for which the format and required content have been established, should enable the truck driver to be aware of the dangers of the products transported and to take the necessary actions in case of an accident or emergency. They must be provided in a language that the driver is able to read and understand, as well as in the languages of all the countries of origin, transit and destination. The standard written instructions developed by Cefic are known as Transport Emergency Cards or Tremcards. Instructions on how to obtain the styrene Tremcard in various languages are found on the Cefic website. A specimen of Cefic’s Tremcard for styrene is available in Appendix 9.
CEFIC
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B- 1160 Brussels
Philippe Maréchal
T +32 2 676 72 05
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