Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Rail Regulation (Northern Ireland) 1998

Information

1.—(1) The information specified in sub-paragraph (2) shall be displayed on—

(a)containers, tank containers, tank wagons and wagons which are being used for the carriage of dangerous goods; and

(b)empty, uncleaned containers, tank containers, tank wagons and wagons which contain the residues of dangerous goods,

in accordance with this Schedule.

(2) The information referred to in sub-paragraph (1) is as follows—

(a)the UN number for the goods specified in the Approved Carriage List;

(b)the emergency action code, if any, ascertained in accordance with the Approved Carriage List;

(c)the danger sign for the goods ascertained in accordance with regulation 5 of the CDGCPL Regulations;

(d)the subsidiary hazard sign for the goods, if any, ascertained in accordance with regulation 5 of the CDGCPL Regulations; and

(e)a telephone number where specialist advice concerning the goods can be obtained in English at any time during carriage.

(3) The information specified in sub-paragraph (2) shall be displayed as follows—

(a)the UN number and, subject to head (b), the emergency action code shall consist of black digits or letters of 100 millimetres height and 15 millimetres stroke thickness;

(b)where the emergency action code in column 5 of the Approved Carriage List indicates a white letter on a black background, that letter shall be displayed as an orange letter on a black rectangle having a height and width at least 10 millimetres greater than the height and width of the letter;

(c)subject to paragraph 7, the danger sign and the subsidiary hazard sign, if any, shall have sides which measure not less than 250 millimetres;

(d)the telephone number shall consist of black digits of 30 millimetres height and shall be displayed on an orange-coloured background.