• This covers various requirements to be adhered to in the transportation of hazardous goods.
• Rule 9 stipulates that the driver of vehicle carrying hazardous goods must have  undergone training of specified duration from an approved institution as per syllabus prescribed in the rules. Driver must have endorsement by the licensing authority in their driving license that he is authorized to drive a goods carriage carrying goods of hazardous nature to human life.
• Rule 129 stipulates certain requirements to be followed by the owner of the transport vechicle like display of applicable hazard class labels in the transport vehicle, providing necessary safety equipment. Spark arrester shall be provided at the vehicle exhaust pipe.
• Rule 130 stipulates the manner in which class labels are to be displayed.
• Rule 132 stipulates the responsibilities of the transporter to ensure valid vehicle registration to carry the goods, ensure that the vehicle is fit for carrying the goods, equipping vehicle with first aid box, safety equipment, toolbox, antidotes to contain any accident. Transporter shall ensure before transportation that he has obtained full information from the consignor and provided sufficient information to the driver.

• Rule 133 stipulates the responsibility of the driver to ensure that the TREMCARD provided by the consignor is placed in the vehicle cabin at all times. Driver shall ensure that he follows safe practices to avoid dangerous situations when the vehicle is in motion or stationary.
• Rule 134 stipulates that the Emergency Information Panel (EIP) should be displayed on two sides and rear side of the vehicle for the product being transported. Information in the EIP should be complete and accurate as stipulated in the act.
• Rule 135 stipulates that the driver shall be instructed properly by the transporter regarding the hazardous nature of the cargo and safe practices to be followed.
• Rule 136 stipulates that the driver shall inform the nearest police station and vehicle owner/ transporter in the event of an accident.

A.Which of the goods produced by HOCL come under the classification “Petroleum” under the Petroleum Act ?

(i) Cumene  (ii) Phenol  (iii) Acetone

B.What is Petroleum under the Petroleum Act ?
Under the Petroleum act “Petroleum” means any liquid hydrocarbon or mixture of hydrocarbons and any inflammable mixture (liquid, viscous or solid) containing any liquid hydrocarbons.

C. How are goods classified under the Petroleum Act ?
     There are 3 classes of petroleum as under –
i)Petroleum Class ‘A’ - means petroleum having a flash point below 23 Deg C . Acetone   (with flash point (–) 20 deg C) comes under Class A.  
ii)Petroleum Class ‘B’ - means petroleum having a flash point of 23 deg C. and above but below 65 deg C. Cumene   (with flash point 46 deg C) comes under Class B.  
iii)Petroleum Class ‘C’ - means petroleum having a flash point of 65 deg C and above but below 93 deg C. Phenol   (with flash point 85 deg C) comes under Class C.

D.What is flash point ?
“ Flash point” of any petroleum means the lowest temperature at which it yields a vapour which will give a momentary flash when ignited, determined in accordance with the provisions of chapter 2 of the Petroleum Act.

E. Is a license required always for the transport or storage of petroleum ?

A license is required for the transport or storage of petroleum except in the following cases :-
i)Petroleum Class ‘B’ (Non Bulk) in quantity not exceeding 2500 ltrs. and in receptacle not exceeding 1000 ltrs.
ii) Petroleum Class ‘C’ (In Bulk) in quantity not exceeding 45,000 ltr. 

F. Differentiate between Non-bulk and Bulk storage according to Petroleum Act ?
iii)a) ‘Non-bulk storage’ means storage of petroleum in receptacle /container/tank of water capacity not exceeding 1,000 ltrs.
iv)‘Bulk storage’ means storage of petroleum in container/tank of capacity exceeding 1,000 ltr
v)Which are the products manufactured by HOCL that requires license for  transport ?

G. Transportation of HOCL is both in Bulk and Non-Bulk forms.
Acetone being a Class A petroleum product, it needs a license for transport.
Cumene being a Class B petroleum product it needs a license for transport.
Phenol being Class C, it does not require a license for transport in loads of Net weight below 45 MT.