B     ROAD TANKERS AND BULK CARRIERS :

In the case of road tankers and bulk carriers , the placards , dangerous goods declaration(s) and transport emergency card(s) shall be retained until the vehicle has been certified clean.

C     PACKAGED GOODS & INTERMEDIATE BULK CONTAINERS ( IBC ) :

In the case of packaged goods and IBC's all the placards shall be removed from the sides and rear of the vehicle and the documents shall be removed from the designated area immediately after all the goods have been off-loaded , provided no spillage has occurred.

If spillage occurred during the transport operation , the placards , DGD(s) and transport emergency card(s) shall be retained after the goods have been off-loaded , until the vehicle has been cleaned and certified as such.

D     FREIGHT CONTAINERS :

Vehicles that transport freight containers that are placarded in accordance with this part of SANS 10232 require only a Danger Warning Diamond in addition to the required documentation in the Designated Space.

Freight containers that are being transported by road as part of a journey that includes movement by sea freight or across borders , shall carry split placards that consist of the appropriate hazard class and subsidiary risk diamonds and goods identification rectangle affixed to either side and each end of the container so that they are clearly visible from both the rear and the roadside during transport and also meet the requirements of the IMDG regulations.

Freight containers not intended to be carried as sea freight or across borders shall carry the normal dangerous goods placards on either side and each end so that they are clearly visible from both the rear and the roadside during transport.

E     MIXED LOADS ( Previously called MULTILOAD ) :

Vehicles that carry goods of more than one hazard class shall bear the words " MIXED LOAD " in the goods identification zone and the mixed load hazard class diamond in the hazard class diamond zone of the placard.

Vehicles that carry goods of a single Hazard class and of the same ERG shall bear the UN No of the most hazard substance in the goods identification zone , and the hazard class diamond relevant to it in the hazard class diamond zone of the placard. Mixed loads of this type shall be placarded as for a single load.

Vehicles that carry goods of a single hazard class but of different ERG’s shall bear the words “ MIXED LOAD “ in the goods identification zone and the relevant hazard class diamond in the hazard class diamond zone of the placard.

H     TRANSPORT OF GASES :

When transporting a single gas , the relevant placard and transport emergency card shall apply .Mixed loads of gases may be transported under the following 5 group transport emergency cards :

1     Compressed gases , oxidizing.

2     Compressed gases , toxic.

3     Compressed gases , flammable.

4     Compressed gases ( except Compressed Air ) , asphyxiant.

5     Liquefied gas , flammable.

TYPES OF PLACARDING :

1     Dangerous Goods Placard - Road vehicles.

2     Danger Warning Diamond - Road vehicles.

3     Split Placarding - IMDG Containers.

ROAD VEHICLE PLACARDING ZONE EXPLANATION

THE GOODS IDENTIFICATION ZONE :

1     Shall indicate the four digit UN No. of the dangerous goods being transported. When waste is transported , the word " WASTE " shall be added above the UN No.

2     In the case of a mixed load the words " MIXED LOAD " shall appear in the goods identification zone , with the two words " MIXED " & " LOAD " one above the other in the zone.

3     The goods identification zone within the black border shall be of width 290 mm and height of 130 mm , and shall be Orange.

4     The UN No and the words " MIXED LOAD " and " WASTE " shall be black.

5     The characters of the UN No shall be of height 100 mm. In the case of a single load of waste the word” WASTE “ and the characters of the UN No shall be of height 50 mm. In the case of a mixed load the words “ MIXED LOAD “ shall be of height 50 mm and the two words “ MIXED “ and “ LOAD “ shall be on separate lines inside the zone.

OPERATOR TELEPHONIC ADVICE NUMBER ZONE :

1     The Operator telephonic advice number zone shall contain one or two telephone numbers , one of which shall be a landline , preceded by the Area code.

2     This landline shall be available on a 24 hour basis , and shall be the number of the Operator at the premises from which the business is conducted.

3     It shall be possible to obtain details about the cargo and the route of the vehicle at this number.

4     The Operator telephonic advice number zone shall be of width 290 mm and of height 115 mm , and shall be Orange.

5     The characters of the telephone number(s) shall be of height 50 mm and shall be black.

SPECIALIST TELEPHONIC ADVICE NUMBER ZONE :

1     The Specialist telephonic advice number zone shall contain one or two telephone numbers , one of which shall be a landline , preceded by the Area code.

2     This landline shall be available on a 24 hour basis , and shall be the number of a party that can supply specialist advice on the hazards associated with the cargo.

3     The Operator telephonic advice number zone shall be of width 290 mm and of height 115 mm , and shall be Orange.

4     The characters of the telephone number(s) shall be of height 50 mm and shall be black.

THE HAZARD CLASS DIAMOND ZONE :


1     It shall display the hazard class diamond appropriate to the hazard associated with the goods in terms of SANS 10228.

2     Where subsidiary risks are identified in terms of SANS 10228 , the subsidiary risk diamonds shall be attached to the sides of the hazard class warning diamond.