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Safety Supervision And Management Of Railway Dangerous Goods Transport Provisions

Original Language Title: 铁路危险货物运输安全监督管理规定

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  The railway transportation of dangerous goods regulations on safety supervision and management on February 27, 2015, adopted by the 2nd Ministerial Conference, are hereby promulgated and take effect on May 1, 2015.

The March 12, 2015
  Safety supervision and management of railway dangerous goods transport provisions

Chapter I General provisions article to strengthen the management of railway dangerous goods transport safety, to protect public life and property safety, protect the environment, according to the work safety act Railway Act railway safety regulations on the safety management of dangerous chemicals Ordinance and other relevant laws, administrative regulations, this provision is enacted.

Dangerous goods referred to in the provisions of article, refers to the explosive, flammable, poisonous, infectious, corrosive, radioactive and other dangerous properties, in railway transport, likely to cause personal injury, property damage or pollution of the environment and the need for special protection of substances and articles.

Third railway transport enterprises shall, in accordance with relevant laws, administrative regulations and standards published by the supervision and management of the railway industry and the State Council departments of railway dangerous goods requirements, implementation of the conditions of transport, strengthen transport management, ensure transport safety. Article fourth against transport laws, administrative rules and regulations prohibit the production and transport of dangerous goods and hazardous nature is unknown and the security measures taken by overly sensitive or spontaneous reactions and dangerous goods.

High-speed, intercity rail passenger prohibit transport of dangerous goods and passenger trains, except as otherwise provided in laws and administrative regulations.

V safety management of railway dangerous goods transport safety first, prevention first and comprehensive treatment approach, strengthening and implementation of railway transport enterprises, industrial railways, railway lines and other related to the transport of dangerous goods (hereinafter referred to as transport units) main responsibilities.

Sixth State Railways and local railways Administration (collectively the railway regulator) is responsible for safety supervision and management work of railway dangerous goods transport. Article seventh countries encourage the adoption of improved security levels advanced technologies and management methods, encouraging, intensive, specialization and development of special vehicles, special containers, transport of dangerous goods.

Support of railway dangerous goods transport security technologies and have a significant impact on the safety, environmental protection projects.
  Chapter II conditions of transport

Article eighth transport of dangerous goods should be in line with laws, administrative regulations and standards, with the corresponding name handling conditions of stations, industrial railways and railway private sidings. Railway transport enterprises shall handle dangerous goods station names, work locations (dock, railway, railway line name), handle name and number, mode of shipment information to the public in a timely manner.

Changes shall be republished. Nineth for transport dangerous goods shall be in accordance with the laws, administrative regulations and other relevant regulations of the State using a dedicated facilities and equipment.

Product certification, inspection should be carried out in accordance with law, certification, inspection and testing before they can be used.

Article tenth places of loading and unloading, storage of dangerous goods and facilities shall comply with the following requirements: (A) handling, storage areas close management and set up of equipment and safety facilities for obvious security warning signs.

Facility equipment layout, Operations Division, safety distances in accordance with provisions;

(Ii) set has and handle goods dangerous characteristics phase adapted, and by related sector acceptance qualified of warehouse, and rain shed, and site, facilities, configuration corresponding of measurement, and detection, and monitoring, and communications, and alarm, and ventilation, and fire, and fire, and explosion-proof, and anti-mine, and anti-electrostatic, and anti-corrosion, and anti-leak, and anti-poisoning, security facilities equipment, and for regular maintenance, and maintenance, guarantee facilities equipment of normal using;

(C) loading and unloading facilities are in compliance with safety requirements, inflammable and explosive dangerous goods handling equipment explosion protection measures should be taken, tank cars carrying dangerous goods piers, cranes should be used, such as special handling facilities, container loading and unloading of dangerous goods container special handling machinery should be used;

(D) legal and administrative regulations, standards and safety specifications of other conditions.

11th transport units shall be in accordance with relevant regulations of the State, the unit handling, storage of dangerous goods workplace safety evaluation and facilities such as the safety conditions.

Laws, administrative rules and regulations need to be inspected by the relevant authority to evaluate the safety, transport units shall be entrusted with the national qualifications and scope of business covers the railway transport, hazardous chemicals and other related institutions.

Construction, reconstruction of dangerous goods handling, storage and facilities in workplaces, in workplaces where both increase the risk of handling goods category, and the new name and new packaging for dangerous goods and first use railway tank cars, containers, special-purpose vehicle containing dangerous goods, safety evaluation should be carried out.

12th loading and transport of dangerous goods by railway vehicle, container and other containers shall comply with the following conditions:

(A) the manufacture, repair, testing and inspection and conform to the relevant standards and regulations for the use, management;

(B) firmly and clearly marked packages of dangerous goods signs and warning signs; (Three) railway tanker, and tank type container and other container should sealing closely, security annex set accurate, and up closed flexible, and State intact, can prevent transport process in the for temperature, and humidity or pressure of changes occurred leakage, and sprinkled leak; (four) pressure container should meet national special equipment security supervision management sector developed and announced of mobile type pressure container security technology monitored procedures gas bottle security technology monitored procedures, about security technology specification requirements,

And the approved inspection bodies within the validity of pressure vessel safety inspection certificate issued by (v) legal and administrative regulations, safety and other conditions stipulated in technical norms and standards.

13th transport packages of dangerous goods it shall meet the following requirements:

(A) the packaging, container, gasket material and package type, specifications, methods and quality (mass), should be adapted to the nature and purpose of the packaging of dangerous goods;

(B) the package to resist transport, storage and handling in the course of normal shock, vibration, stacking and squeezing, and ease of loading and unloading and handling;

(C) the outer surface of the packaging should be solid, clearly indicated in packing and packaging of dangerous goods storage and transportation graphic mark;

(D) the laws, administrative regulations, and safety and other conditions stipulated in technical norms and standards.
  Chapter III security management Article 14th consignment of dangerous goods, the shipper shall provide truthfully explain the consignment of dangerous goods in railway transport enterprises name, quantity (weight), hazardous properties and hazards of emergency measures. State licensing management, required credentials or transport of dangerous goods to adopt special measures, the shipper or the consignee shall truthfully submit the relevant proof to the railway transportation enterprise.

Punic reported or lie about your name for dangerous goods must not be checked; not carrying dangerous goods in the shipment of general cargo, or carrying goods prohibited from assembling in the dangerous goods. 15th railway transport enterprise shall be security checks on the carriage of goods.

Not in non-hazardous freight handling station for the carriage of dangerous goods procedures, shall not accept goods that are not subject to security inspection, shall not accept do not meet safety requirements, may jeopardize the safety of railway transport of goods.

The following situations, railway transport enterprise shall check the shipper, the consignee providing related proof materials and retain for future reference:

(A) the country of production, management, storage and use of dangerous goods subject to licensing administration, (ii) the State requires proof of transport of dangerous goods;

(C) the need to add inhibitors, stabilizers and other special measures to transport of dangerous goods;

(D) transport packaging, containers, included in the list of national industrial products production permit system for dangerous goods;

(E) other circumstances as stipulated by laws, administrative regulations and the State.

16th article transport units should truthfully records transport of dangerous goods name and the number, and mount number (weight), and sent station, and job locations, and shipment way, and car (box),, and checked people, and consignee, and escort people, information, and take necessary of security prevention measures, prevent lost or was stolen; found explosion products, and easy business burst dangerous chemicals, and toxic products lost or was stolen, and was Rob of, should immediately to local police organ report. 17th transport of radioactive substances, the shipper shall obtain a production, sales, use or disposal of radioactive material by evidence, configuring protection device and alarm devices. And transport of radioactive material for transport containers, transport vehicles, radiation monitoring, security, emergency plans and exercises, loading and unloading operations, escort, occupational health and personnel training, security review should be consistent with the safety of transport of radioactive materials regulations the regulations for the safe transport of radioactive material, laws, administrative regulations and standards requirements.

Transport unit shall, in accordance with the relevant provisions of the transport of radioactive material is detected. 18th storage of dangerous goods, and stockpiles, isolation, shall comply with the requirements. Warehouse, canopy, storage tanks and other special facilities should be a responsible management.

Drama and stockpiles of drugs pose a major hazard to other dangerous goods shall be stored separately, and send and receive double, double-keeping system. 19th transport loading and securing of dangerous goods and the use of railway rolling stock, containers and other containers, container, loading and securing materials or devices should be in line with national standards, industry standards, technical specifications and safety requirements.

Poor technical condition, shall not be used in accordance with stipulations overhaul (inspection) or achieve the retirement life of the facilities and equipment, ultra design scope of prohibition the shipment of dangerous goods. Loading of the goods (box) must not overload and eccentric load, stress, and sets. Contradicts the nature of the goods, fire methods, polluting goods should not be the same car (box) Mount.

Prohibition of the transport of dangerous goods and general cargo mix.

Article 20th safe operation of loading and unloading of dangerous goods shall comply with the standards, procedures, and systems, and loading and unloading of managers to direct or control.

21st when the transport of dangerous goods, the shipper shall be equipped with the necessary escorts and emergency equipment, equipment and protective equipment, and always escorts under the supervision of dangerous goods.

Railway transport enterprise shall inform the escort notes, checks and escorts, spare parts, facilities and escort work, and escorts to provide necessary working and living conditions.

Escorts shall comply with the railway transportation safety requirements, inspection and escort cargo and loading status, press procedures using escort parts and facilities.

22nd transport units shall be in accordance with the agreed handover location, style, content, conditions and security responsibility to handle the transfer of dangerous goods.
23rd dangerous goods wagons, shunting the technical operation should be performed related technical standards and management practices.

Transport of dangerous goods by vehicles while en route, should stay away from the passenger train and the passenger platform access operations during their stay in densely populated places and facilities and take safety precautions.

Shipping drama drugs, explosives, radioactive substances and gases dangerous goods vehicle while en route, railway transport enterprise shall send a guard. Article 24th of vehicles carrying dangerous goods, containers, should be cleaned after unloading wash, to ensure that no pollution, damage caused to other goods and workers.

Washing waste water, waste disposal, shall comply with the requirements of environmental protection.

25th transport units should be in accordance with the relevant provisions of the national labor safety and occupational health are equipped with national protection standards required of PPE and occupational protection facilities, employee occupational health examination, establish employee occupational health surveillance archives to prevent personal injury.

26th transport unit shall establish and improve the safety of the transport of dangerous goods management, job security, education and training, safety inspections and troubleshooting, governance, security, investment protection, labour protection, emergency management and other systems, improve the packing, loading and unloading of dangerous goods, escort and transport procedures and standardization management approach.

27th transport unit in China should be on the transport of dangerous goods safety, environmental protection, legal education and on-the-job technical recurrent training, examinations before they can post.

Employees shall control the hazardous properties of the transport of dangerous goods and means of transport, containers, container requirements and emergency handling procedures during hazardous condition. 28th transport unit on statutory holidays and traditional festival transport peak, or under adverse weather conditions, and during major events, safety and emergency management measures should be taken, strengthen rail transport of dangerous goods safety inspection to ensure transport safety.

If necessary, take measures such as outage, restricted, bypass.

29th transport units, shippers should develop railway transport of dangerous goods emergency response plan for accidents of the unit, equipped with emergency rescue personnel and the necessary emergency rescue equipment, equipment, facilities, and emergency rescue drills are regularly organized. Article 30th occurred during the transport of dangerous goods of flammable, explosive, environmental pollution, poisoning or theft, loss, leakage, or other conditions, escort personnel and associated personnel shall be reported immediately in accordance with the regulations and in accordance with the emergency disposal.

Transport-related charge after receiving the report, shall promptly take effective measures to organize rescue, prevent the situation from expanding, reducing casualties and property losses, and report to the local production safety supervision and administration, environmental protection, public security and health departments, and the railway administration shall not be undeclared, false or late may not be vandalism, the scene of the accident, to destroy the evidence.

31st railway transport enterprise shall be a real-time understanding of the transport of dangerous goods, and were asked to report to the local railway administration of dangerous goods traffic statistics, administer sites, facilities, equipment, safety and other information.
  Fourth chapter of supervision and inspection

32nd railway supervision according to law on the safety of transport of dangerous goods by transport unit to implement the relevant laws, administrative regulations, rules and standards of conducting supervision and inspection, with emphasis on supervision and inspection for the following:

(A) the transport of dangerous goods safety responsibility system and the establishment of rules and regulations, perfect;

(B) the transport of dangerous goods in China and assess the situation, environmental protection and safety;

(C) to ensure the safety of transport of dangerous goods in the production inputs;

(Iv) transport of dangerous goods safety hidden danger treatment;

(V) dangerous goods transport facilities and equipment configuration, use, management and evaluation of detection, identification and security situation;

(F) the dangerous goods stations information disclosure;

(G) the carriage of dangerous goods safety inspection;

(H) operation safety management in the transport of dangerous goods;

(IX) implementation of safety control measures for major hazard;

(10) the transport of dangerous goods emergency plan development, emergency rescue equipment and equipment configurations, situations such as emergency rescue drills;

(11) the transport of dangerous goods accident reports;

(12) other conditions of supervision and inspection according to law.

33rd railway regulators when conducting supervision and inspection, it may take the following measures:

(A) enter the workplace inspection of railway dangerous goods transport, gather relevant materials, and inquire relevant entities and persons;

(B) the right or requirement within a time limit the transport of dangerous goods safety violations; should be given administrative punishments according to law, in accordance with the provisions of laws and administrative regulations to make decision for administrative penalty;

(C) shall be ordered to immediately exclude the transport of dangerous goods accidents; hazard exclusion or exclusion of safety cannot be guaranteed in the process, shall order the withdrawal of workers within the danger zone, shall be ordered to suspend or stop using the relevant facilities and equipment;

(D) shall be ordered to immediately stop using does not meet the requirements of facilities, equipment, installations, equipment, means of transport, such as;

(E) to seize or impound according to do not meet production safety standards or industry-standard facilities, equipment, supplies, and make a decision;

(F) other measures stipulated by laws and administrative regulations. 34th railway regulatory administrative law enforcement personnel shall faithfully and justly, to comply with enforcement regulations to keep strictly confidential all business secrets obtained in the course of supervision and inspection responsibilities.

When the Chief law enforcement officers to perform their duties of supervision and inspection, shall produce a valid law enforcement certificates.

Supervision and inspection units and personal supervision and inspection of rail regulators in accordance with law, shall cooperate with and provide relevant information or information may refuse or obstruct.

35th railway regulators should establish and improve the transport of dangerous goods safety inspection system and increase the knowledge of the transport of dangerous goods safety training law enforcement personnel, equipped with the necessary security equipment, application of information technology and advanced technologies, and constantly improve the level of supervision.

Railway regulatory monitoring and checking, may engage familiar with railway transport of dangerous goods, chemistry and chemical engineering, safety management, emergency rescue experts and professionals to provide technical support, can be inspected by the safety technology authority by law to supervise and check the safety of the transport of dangerous goods.

Article 36th all units and individuals have the right to report illegal transport of dangerous goods to the rail regulator.

Railway regulatory complaint shall be promptly dealt with according to law; not part of the duties of the Department, shall be promptly forwarded to the Department.

37th in violation of laws, administrative regulations on the transport of dangerous goods, in accordance with the implementation of administrative punishments on the violation of safety regulations measures on sanctions and the provisions of relevant laws and administrative regulations; sanctions by other departments according to law, shall inform the relevant departments according to law.

Violation of laws and administrative regulations on the transport of dangerous goods, causing rail traffic or other accidents, and lawfully investigate the relevant units and administrative responsibility for directors, staff; a suspected crime, law transferred to judicial organs for handling. Article 38th transport of dangerous goods by rail regulators should establish violations database record of transport units violation information.

Without justified reason refuses to accept supervision and inspection or intentionally concealing facts or providing false information and subject to administrative penalties, including serious enterprises shall be published.
  The fifth chapter by-laws

39th military transport of dangerous goods in accordance with the relevant provisions of the State.



40th article of the regulations come into force on May 1, 2015.