Procedures of Shanghai Municipality on the Administration of Road Transportation of Dangerous Goods of Business Nature(from government website)

Procedures of Shanghai Municipality on the Administration of Road Transportation of Dangerous Goods of Business Nature

(Decree No.45 issued by the Shanghai Municipal People's Government on June 17,1997)

Chapter I General Provisions
　
Article 1 (Purpose and Basis)
The Present Procedures are formulated in accordance with the "Regulations of Shanghai Municipality on the Administration of Road Transportation" , and the relevant provisions of the State as well as the actual specific circumstances of this Municipality in order to strengthen the administration of road transportation of dangerous goods in this Municipality and to ensure the safety of transportation.
　
Article 2 (Definition)
Dangerous goods as defined in the present Procedures refer to goods that are explosive, inf1ammable, poisonous, erosive or radioactive in nature and need special care in the course of transportation, loading and unloading as they are likely to cause injury and death to persons and damages to property.
　
Article 3 (Classification of Dangerous Goods)
According to their difference in nature, dangerous goods may be classified as explosives, compressed gas and liq1lined gas, inf1ammable liquid, inflammable solids, self-combustibles, goods that become inflammable when wet, oxidizers, organic peroxides, poisonous goods, infectious goods, erosive goods, and radioactive
Articles.
　
Article 4 (Scope of Application)
The present Procedures are app1icable to road transportation of dangerous goods of a business nature (including loading and unloading of dangerous goods and rendering services to road transportation of dangerous goods) within the administrative areas of this Municipality, and related administrative activities thereof.
　
Article 5 (Administrative Departments)
The Communications Office of the People's Government of Shanghai Municipality (hereinafter referred to as the "Municipal Communications Office" ) is the municipal department responsible for the administration of road transportation of dangerous goods of a business nature (including loading and unloading of dangerous goods and rendering services to road transportation of dangerous goods) while its subordinate, the Administrative Section of Land Transportation of the Shanghai Municipality (hereinafter referred to as the "Municipal Land Transportation Section" ) shall take charge of the specific administrative work.
The responsible administrative departments of communications in districts and counties and their subordinates, the Administrative Subsection of Land Transportation (hereinafter referred to as "District (County) Land Transportation Subsection" ) shall be responsible for the administration of road transportation of dangerous goods of a business nature (including loading and unloading of dangerous goods and rendering services to road transportation of dangerous goods within their jurisdiction.
The departments of public security, industry and commerce, taxation, price control, labor, environmental protection, civil defense and public health shall, in accordance with their respective duties and responsibilities, work in cooperation to ensure good administration of road transportation of dangerous goods (including loading and unloading of dangerous goods and rendering services to road transportation of dangerous goods) in this Municipality.
　
Article 6 (Supervision and Inspection)
The administrative personnel of the Municipal Land Transportation Section and the District (County) Land Transportation Subsection may enter the premises of business units and the site of operation concerned for inspection.
Units or individual persons engaged in road transportation of dangerous goods (including loading and unloading of dangerous goods and rendering services to road transportation of dangerous goods) shall conscientiously submit themselves to the inspection of traffic -law-enforcing personnel, report the conditions as they really are, and provide relevant datum.

Chapter II Qualification Administration
　
Article 7 (Qualifications for Units Engaged in Road Transportation of Dangerous Goods)
Units engaged in road transportation of dangerous goods of a business nature shall possess the following qualifications:
1.Possessing ten or more specialized vehicles for road transportation of dangerous goods and more than five years' experience of operation of in road transportation of goods;
2.Having adequate parking space appropriates to their business scale;
3.Having special equipment for cleaning vehicles and removing contamination by dangerous goods;
4.Having competent technical and safety control personnel;
5.Fire-fighting equipment for dangerous goods transportation vehicles, containers, loading and unloading machinery, accessories and tools, and the parking lots meet the relevant requirements of the State;
6.Having qualified drivers, loaders and business management personne1who have undergone vocational training and have passed the tests;
7.Having sound rules of safe operation and a sound system of vehicle and equipment maintenance; and
8.Other requirements as prescribed by rules and regulations.
　
Article 8 (Qualifications for Units Engaged in Loading and Unloading of Dangerous Goods)
Units engaged in business activities of loading and unloading dangerous goods shall possess the following qualifications:
1. Having more than 5years'experience in loading and unloading of goods;
2. .Having loading and unloading machinery, accessories and tools appropriate to their business scale, and safety protecting measures and equipment;
3.Having competent technical and safety control personnel;
4.Having qualified loaders and business management personnel who have undergone vocational training and passed the tests;
5.Having sound rules of safe operation and a sound system of loading and unloading machinery maintenance;
6.Other requirements as prescribed by rules and regulations.
　
Article 9 (Qualifications for Service Units in Connection with Road Transportation of Dangerous Goods)
Units providing services of a business nature to road transportation of dangerous goods shall meet the following requirements:
1. Having a fixed place for business;
2. Having more than 5 years' experience in providing services to road transportation of goods;
3.Having qualified business personnel who have undergone vocational training and passed the tests;
4.Having more than 30 square meters of special warehouse that meets fire control requirements if they are to pack dangerous goods and consign them to shipment for their owners; and
5.Other requirements as prescribed by rules and regulations.
　
Article 10 (Documents to Be Submitted When Applying for Road Transportation of Dangerous Goods)
Units applying for road transportation of dangerous goods as a business shall submit the following documents:
1.Application;
2.Document certifying business scale and experience in read transportation of goods;
3.Documents certifying the availability of parking space;
4.Plain figures of special facilities for cleaning vehicles and removing contamination of dangerous goods;
5.List of technical and safety control personnel;
6.Driving licenses of vehicles and datum of vehicles and equipment (including operation licenses and certificates of inspection issued by labor departments for vehicles with pressure tanks if there are any);
7.Certificates of qualification of drivers, loaders and business management personnel who have undergone training and passed the tests;
8.Relevant texts concerning rules and regulations of management system;
9.Documents of approval issued by public security departments for engagement in road transportation of dangerous goods that are inflammable, explosive, highly poisonous or radioactive; and
10.Other materials as prescribed by rules and regulations.
　
Article 11 (Documents to Be Submitted When Applying for Loading and Unloading of Dangerous Goods)
Units applying for engaging themselves in business activities of loading and unloading dangerous goods shall submit the following documents:
1.Application;
2.Documents certifying experience in loading and unloading goods;
3.Documents stating the loading and unloading machinery, accessories and tools; safety control measures and datum of safety control apparatus;
4.Lists of technical and safety control personnel;
5.Certificates of qualification of loaders and business management personnel who have undergone training and passed the tests;-
6.Relevant texts concerning rules and regulations of management; and
7.Other materials as prescribed by rules and regulations.
　
Article 12 (Documents to Be Submitted When Applying for Service Activities of Road Transportation of Dangerous Goods)
Units applying for engaging themselves in business activities of servicing road transportation of dangerous goods shall submit the following documents:
1.Documents certifying business sites;
2.Documents certifying experience in servicing road transportation of goods;
3.Certificates of training, test and qualification of business personnel; and
4.Other materials as prescribed by rules and regulations.
Those who, act and consign dangerous goods to shipment for their owners shall submit, in addition, a plain figure of warehouse and facilities as well as documents of approval issued by public security departments.
　
Article 13 (Acceptance, Examination and Approval of Application)
Units that are to be engaged in business activities of road transportation of dangerous goods (including loading and unloading of dangerous goods and rendering services to road transportation of dangerous goods) shall submit, in advance, an application to the Municipal Land Transportation Section, which shall submit a statement of its opinions, of preliminary examination, to the Municipal Communications Office for approval.
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