(Ebook) Recommendations on the transport of dangerous goods. Model Regulations. Vol. II. Seventeenth revised edition. (ST/SG/AC.10/1/Rev.17 (Vol. II) ISBN 9789211391411, 9789210547659, 9211391415, 9210547659

(Ebook) Recommendations on the transport of dangerous goods. Model Regulations. Vol. II. Seventeenth revised edition. (ST/SG/AC.10/1/Rev.17 (Vol. II) ISBN 9789211391411, 9789210547659, 9211391415, 9210547659

United Nations, New York and Geneva, 2011. - 384 pThe Recommendations on the Transport of Dangerous Goods are addressed to governments andto the international organizations concerned with safety in the transport of dangerous goods. The first version, prepared by the United Nations Economic and Social Council's Committee ofExperts on the Transport of Dangerous Goods, was published in 1956 (ST/ECA/43-E/CN.2/170)This seventeenth revised edition of the Recommendations takes account of all the amendmentswhich were circulated as documents ST/SG/AC.10/38/Add.1 and CorrVol. IRECOMMENDATIONS ON THE TRANSPORT OF DANGEROUS GOODS Nature, purpose and significance of the Recommendations Principles underlying the regulation of the transport of dangerous goods Classification and definitions of classes of dangerous goods Consignment procedures Emergency response Compliance assurance Transport of radioactive material Reporting of accidents and incidentsData sheet to be submitted to the United Nations for new or amended classification of substancesANNEX: MODEL REGULATIONS ON THE TRANSPORT OF DANGEROUS GOODSTable of contentsGeneral provisions, definitions, training and securityClassificationDangerous Goods List, special provisions and exceptionsAPPENDICESAppendix A: List of generic and N.O.S. proper shipping namesAppendix B: Glossary of termsALPHABETICAL INDEX OF SUBSTANCES AND ARTICLESVol. IIANNEX: MODEL REGULATIONS ON THE TRANSPORT OF DANGEROUS GOODS (cont'd)Packing and tank provisionsConsignment proceduresRequirements for the construction and testing of packagings, intermediate bulk containers (IBCs), large packagings, portable tanks, multiple-element gas containers (MEGCs) and bulk containersProvisions concerning transport operationsTABLE OF CORRESPONDENCE between paragraph numbers in the IAEA Regulations for the Safe Transport of Radioactive Material (2009 Edition), and the seventeenth revised edition of the Recommendations on the Transport of Dangerous Goods (including the Model Regulations)