transport of dangerous goods and risk management - Kirilo Savić

TRANSPORT OF DANGEROUS GOODS AND RISK MANAGEMENT 223Table Legende:*) Regulations of Article 51 of «ZOPOM» expire on May 23, 2009, concerning the transport approval of poisonsover state border (import, export, transit). See Article 106, Chemical Law (Official Gazette of RS, No36/2009) which is published on May 15, 2009 and comes to effects on May 23, 2009.**)Confirmed interpretation from the Ministry of Infrastructure is that the mentioned is valid just for thetransport of poisons in the internal transport.We can see from the Table 1. if for the transport of specific class of dangerous goods (kind of dangerous), it isnecessary to have the «APPROVAL» from specific competent ministry, and on the basis of which regulation(«ZOPOM» or «Government Regulation»). In practice «APPROVALS» for the transport are called «DECISIONS»on transport or «LYCENCES» for transport.APPLYING OF „SAFETY“ PRINCIPLETraffic developing under these conditions is moving slowly, and according to words of the experts from the EUAdministration - unacceptably. By main applying of one of main transport principles – “SAFETY” principle, asolution, which reduces potential risks during realization of dangerous goods transport, occurs. Where dilemmasoccur, after defining all possible options, variant with the smallest risk, namely, the safest variant is always beingchosen. Possible assistance for finding solutions of bigger dilemmas is certainly in the Competent Ministries.Interactive relation between economy and legislation is pulsing result of economic needs and answers on thementioned.This way of functioning is definitely under compulsion and it must be regarded as transitional category. Finalsolution should very soon become active, by coming into force new «Dangerous Goods Transport Law», by whichall the four above mentioned regulation will not be valid („ZOPOM“, „Government Regulation“, „Rulebook 120“and «Guideline171»). This act creates a lot of space for making rules and guidelines, which will prescribe and ordermore precise and more real, in accordance with EU regulation and National regulation the Republic of Serbia, theprocedures and obligations of participants (players) in the dangerous goods transport.RULEBOOK FOR INTERNATIONAL DANGEROUS GOODS TRANSPORT – „RULEBOOK (RID)“Guiding principle and reference for harmonization of rules is Annex „С“ of International Rail Transport Convention„(COTIF)“– Rulebook for International rail transport of dangerous goods (with annex as its constituent part), knownunder the abbreviation „(RID)“(valid of 01/ 01/ 2009), (Hereinafter „Rulebook (RID) “).«Rulebook (RID)» is valid, basically, for International Dangerous Goods Rail Transport on the territories ofMember States «(COTIF)» and for the transport which is supplement for rail transport, where „Uniform Rules(CIM)“ are applied, which are subject to valid International rules for the transport in other modes of transport. Thetransport to which this «Rulebook (RID)» applies, is subject to, among other things, General National regulation orInternational regulation on dangerous goods rail transport.Member States «(COTIF)» are (status as of June 30, 2008.): Albania, Algeria, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina,Bulgaria, Denmark, Germany, Estonia, Finland, France, Greece, Iran, Iraq, Ireland, Italy, Croatia, Letonia,Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Lebanon, Luxemburg, Morocco, Hungary, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia,Monaco, Netherlands, Norway, Austria, Poland, Portugalia, Romania, Sweden, Switzerland, Serbia, Slovakia,Slovenia, Spain, Syria, Czech Republic, Tunis, Turkey, Ukraine, United Kingdom. Each Member State reserves theright to regulate or prohibit the International dangerous goods transport on its territory from the safety reasons on itsterritory.