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DZ 5433 Part 1 Transport of Dangerous Goods on Land Part 1:Technical Information

This draft revised version of NZS 5433: 2007 is in two parts. Both parts incorporate changes from the United Nations Recommendations on the Transport of Dangerous Goods (UNRTDG), 16th edition, as well as the latest relevant New Zealand legislative requirements related to dangerous goods transported on land. The Standard makes reference to, but does not detail, sources of information on the transport of dangerous goods by sea or air. The Standard provides manufacturers, distributors, and transporters of dangerous goods with information such as packing instructions, labelling, segregation, and other requirements to ensure the safe transport of dangerous goods by road and rail. The Standard represents best practice. It is up-to-date and detailed information on the safe transport of dangerous goods, which will be of benefit to both operators and regulators.

STANDARD IN DEVELOPMENT

Transport of dangerous goods on land

Committee: P5433 A1
Project Manager: Bruce Taylor
Estimated Publication Date: December 2011
Comments: NZS 5433:2007 provides manufacturers, distributors, and transporters of dangerous goods with information such as packing instructions, labeling, segregation, and other requirements to ensure the safe transport of dangerous goods by road and rail. Work is underway to update the Standard with the latest changes published by the United Nations Recommendations on the Transport of Dangerous Goods (UNRTDG), and changes introduced under the Land Transport Rule: Dangerous Goods 2005 (amended in 2010) and the Hazardous Substances and New Organisms Act 1996. A committee of technical experts has been working on the necessary changes and a revised draft of NZS 5433, in two parts, has been released with public comment closing on 26 September 2011