Carriage, Handling and Storage of Dangerous Goods along

50 RECOMMENDATIONS
References
• British Standard Code of Practice BS 5306-3;
• Guidelines on Maintenance and Inspection of Fire Protection Systems and Appliances
(MSC/Circ.850, 8 June 1998);
• International Safety Guide for Inland Navigation Tank-Barges and Terminals (ISGINTT);
and
• Guidelines – Safe Storage of Dangerous Goods and Dangerous Substances, Thai-German
Dangerous Goods Project, November 2002.
ACTIONS
Technical and Management
The following portable and wheeled fire extinguishers should be provided at every terminal berth,
wharf jetty or fuel-transfer location handling flammable liquids including flammable liquids in drums:
• Site handling less than one tanker per week:
- 2 x 9 kg portable dry chemical extinguisher
- 2 x 50 kg wheeled dry chemical extinguisher
• Sites handling more than one tanker per week:
- 4 x 9 kg portable dry chemical extinguisher
- 2 x 75 kg wheeled dry chemical extinguisher
Fire extinguishers should be located at the berth so that they can be reached without travelling more
than 15 m. Location of fire extinguisher should be clearly marked by luminous background paint
(glows in the dark in the event of a power cut), (see figure 14 below) or suitable coloured protective
boxes. The lifting handle should be at a height of less than one metre.
Figure 14: Photo-Luminescent Sign for Dry Powder Extinguisher