Procedures of Shanghai Municipality on the Administration of Road Transportation of Dangerous Goods of A Business Nature (1997)
Procedures of Shanghai Municipality on the Administration of Road Transportation of Dangerous Goods of A Business Nature (1997)
Procedures of Shanghai Municipality on the Administration of Road Transportation of Dangerous Goods of A Business Nature (1997)
June 17,1997
Chapter I General Provisions
Article 1 (Purpose and Basis)
These Procedures are formulated in accordance with the "Regulations of Shanghai Municipality on the Administration of Road Transportation" , and the relevant provisions of the State, and in the light of the actual 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 these 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 liquefied 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)
These Procedures shall apply to the road transportation of dangerous goods of a business nature, their carrying, loading and unloading, and transportation services and related administrative activities carried out within the administrative area of this Municipality.
Article 5 (Administrative Departments)
The Shanghai Municipal Urban Communications Administration (hereinafter referred to as the Municipal Communications Bureau) shall be the competent administrative department in charge of the road transportation of dangerous goods of a business nature, their carrying, loading and unloading, and transportation services in this Municipality, while its subordinate the Shanghai Municipal Land Transportation Administrative Division (hereinafter referred to as the Municipal Land Transportation Administrative Division) shall be in charge of the specific administration of the road transportation of dangerous goods of a business nature, their carrying, loading and unloading, and transportation services in this Municipality.
The competent administrative departments of communications in districts and counties and their subordinates, the administrative offices (subsections) of land transportation (hereinafter referred to as "District (County) Land Transportation Office (Subsection)" ), shall be responsible for the administration of the road transportation of dangerous goods of a business nature, their carrying, loading and unloading, and transportation services within their respective administrative areas.
The departments of public security, industry and commerce, taxation, price control, labor security, environmental protection, civil defense, public health and quality and technical supervision shall, in accordance with their respective duties and responsibilities, work in cooperation to ensure good administration of the road transportation of dangerous goods of a business nature, their carrying, loading and unloading, and transportation services in this Municipality.
Article 6 (Supervision and Inspection)
The administrative personnel of the Municipal Land Transportation Administrative Division and the District (County) Land Transportation Office (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 of a business nature, and the activities of their carrying, loading and unloading, and transportation services shall conscientiously submit themselves to the inspection of traffic-law-enforcing personnel, report the conditions as they really are, and provide relevant data.
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 in road transportation of goods;
2. Having adequate parking space appropriate 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 meeting the relevant requirements of the State;
6. Having qualified driving personnel, loading and unloading personnel, and business managerial personnel who 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 (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 road transportation of goods;
3. Documents certifying the availability of parking space;
4. Plane 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 forms of the conditions of vehicles and facilities (the tankers (troughs) shall have beside these documents certificates of inspection issued by professional testing and inspection organizations approved by the quality inspection departments of the State Council);
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