Year: 2016 Language: english Author: HSE Genre: Guide Publisher: HSE ISBN: 978 0 7176 6655 3 Format: PDF Quality: eBook Pages count: 67 Description: The Dangerous Goods in Harbour Areas Regulations 2016 (DGHAR) came into force on 1 October 2016. The previous Approved Code of Practice on the Dangerous Substances in Harbour Areas Regulations 1987 (DSHAR) (COP18) and the relevant guidance document (HS(R)27) have now been withdrawn. This guidance provides practical advice for anyone involved in activities in ports, harbours, jetties, docks and wharves on how to comply with duties under the Dangerous Goods in Harbour Areas Regulations 2016. The purpose of the regulations is to put in place specific measures to reduce the risk of a serious incident occurring when dangerous goods pass through harbours and harbour areas. They contain a set of safety provisions for dutyholders aimed at safeguarding ports against major accidents involving dangerous goods by coordinating activities between ship and shore. ‘Dangerous goods’ means goods meeting the criteria for classification as dangerous in the International Maritime Dangerous Goods (IMDG) Code.
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Dangerous Goods in Harbour Areas Regulations (UK)
Language: english
Author: HSE
Genre: Guide
Publisher: HSE
ISBN: 978 0 7176 6655 3
Format: PDF
Quality: eBook
Pages count: 67
Description: The Dangerous Goods in Harbour Areas Regulations 2016 (DGHAR) came into force on 1 October 2016.
The previous Approved Code of Practice on the Dangerous Substances in Harbour Areas Regulations 1987 (DSHAR) (COP18) and the relevant guidance document (HS(R)27) have now been withdrawn.
This guidance provides practical advice for anyone involved in activities in ports, harbours, jetties, docks and wharves on how to comply with duties under the Dangerous Goods in Harbour Areas Regulations 2016. The purpose of the regulations is to put in place specific measures to reduce the risk of a serious incident occurring when dangerous goods pass through harbours and harbour areas. They contain a set of safety provisions for dutyholders aimed at safeguarding ports against major accidents involving dangerous goods by coordinating activities between ship and shore. ‘Dangerous goods’ means goods meeting the criteria for classification as dangerous in the International Maritime Dangerous Goods (IMDG) Code.
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