This Agreement, aimed at increasing the safety of international transport by road, deals with conditions surrounding the transport of dangerous goods (including dangerous wastes) by road. It includes all amendments to Annexes A and B, which became applicable on 1 January 2003. These annexes have been rearranged in nine parts covering the following topics: general provisions, classification, dangerous goods list and limited quantities exemptions, packing and tank provisions, consignment procedures, construction and testing of packaging, intermediate bulk containers and tanks, conditions of carriage, loading, unloading and handling, vehicles crew, equipment, operation and documentation, construction and approval of vehicles.
This book addresses the various risks associated with the transport of dangerous goods within a territory. The emphasis of the contributions is on methods and tools to reduce the vulnerability of both the environment and human society to accidents or malicious acts involving such transport. With topics ranging from game theory to governance principles, the authors together cover technical, legal, financial, and logistic aspects of this problem. The intended audience includes responsible persons in territorial organizations, managers of transport infrastructures, as well as students, teachers and researchers wishing to deepen their knowledge in this area.
This Guidance Manual includes detailed explanations on how to implement the OECD Decision on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Recoverable Wastes.