MARPORT LİMAN
İŞLETMELERİ SAN. TİC. A.Ş. HAZARDOUS MATERIAL GUIDE
PREPARED BY: Occupational Safety Specialist and HMSC A. Gökhan ÖZALP
Occupational Safety Specialist and HMSC Tayfun YETKİNER
Occupational Safety Specialist and HMSC Nihat UYGUR
PREPARATION DATE: 12.12.2015
REVISION DATE: 16.08.2017
INDEX
COVER 1
INDEX 2
DEFINITIONS AND ABBREVIATIONS 2
REVISION PAGE 4
1. INTRODUCTION 5
2. RESPONSIBILITIES 7
3. HAZARDOUS LOAD HANDLING MEASURES 7
4. CLASSES, TRANSPORTATION, SHIPMENT/DISCHARGE, HANDLING, SEPARATION, STACKING AND STORAGE
OF HAZARDOUS MATERIAL 7
5. HAZARDOUS LOAD HANDBOOK 32
6. OPERATIONAL CONSIDERATIONS 32
7. DOCUMENTATION, CONTROL AND RECORDING 32
8. EMERGENCIES, PREPARATION FOR EMERGENCIES AND INTERVENTIONS 32
9. OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY 32
10. OTHER CONSIDERATIONS 34
APPENDIX 37 CHARTS AND TABLES
Facılıty Information Form 4 - 6 Packaging Groups 23 Stacking Categories 24 Separation Table for Hazardous Loads (Ships) 29 Separation Table for Hazardous Loads (Port Area) 31 Marport Occupational Health and Safety Documents List 33
DEFINITIONS AND ABBREVIATIONS a) Buyer: Real and legal persons who will receive the hazardous load as per the transportation
agreement, b) Package: the transportation container, in which the dangerous good is placed in as per Section 6 of
IMDG Code, c) Packager: real and legal persons who place hazardous material in large packages and various holders
including intermediate bulk load containers, who package dangerous goods or who change the packages, labels of these goods, label them for having them transported and carry these out with the sender or as per the sender’s instructions and the land and coastal facility staff who actually carry out these acts,
ç) Ministry: Ministry of Transport, Maritime Affairs and Communication, d) Bulk cargo: matters in solid, liquid or gas form that are planned to be transported inside the structural
part of the ship or in a tank or storage permanently fixed inside or on the ship without a direct housing, e) Handling: actions regarding the changing of location of the dangerous good, transferring it from larger
cups to smaller cups, airing, segregating, sieving, mixing it, renewing, changing or fixing the load transporting units and packages, and similar action without changing the essential qualities of the load,
f) Fumigation: the act of applying chemical materials in solid, liquid or gaseous form to the to a closed cargo transport unit or to the ship hull to exterminate pests,
g) IBC Code: The International Code for the Construction and Equipment of Ships Carrying Dangerous Chemicals in Bulk,
ğ) IGC Code: International Code for the Construction and Equipment of Ships Carrying Liquefied Gases in Bulk,
h) IMDG Code: International Maritime Dangerous Goods Code, ı) IMO: United Nations International Maritime Organization, i) IMSBC Code: International Maritime Solid Bulk Cargoes, j) ISPS Code: International Ship and Port Facility Security Code, k) Management: Directorate General for Dangerous Goods and Combined Transport Regulation, l) Captain: Person who dispatches and manages the ship, m) Timber Code: Code of Safe Practice for Ships Carrying Timber, n) Shore Facility: piers, docks, buoys, platforms with borders determined by the Management as well as
docking locations, approach areas, closed or open storage areas, buildings and structures used for management and service provision where ships can safely load and unload goods and passengers or can take shelter,
o) Container: load transportation equipment in line with the CSC Agreement standard, ö) SOLAS: the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea dating 1974, p) Grain Code: the International Code for the Safe Carriage of Grain in Bulk, r) Transporter: Real and legal persons that receive and provide proposals to transport all kinds of
dangerous good under their name or for third parties that are actual transporters, brokers, ship owners, transportation work organizations, transportation work commissioners, ship agencies and who transport the dangerous good via roads or railroads within the scope of combined transportation with or without a contract,
s) Hazardous waste: Parts, solvents, mixtures and used packages and load transporting units of loads or dangerous good or dangerous good transporting packages and load transporting units that are not expected to be reused which are carried to be reprocessed, dumped, disposed of through burning or in another means and are classified as defined in Basel Agreement and its transportation class and conditions defined within SOLAS,
ş) Dangerous goods (hazardous material): Petrol and petrochemical goods within the scope of Appendix-1 of International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships (MARPOL 73/78), packaged goods listed in International Maritime Dangerous Goods Code (IMDG Code), bulk materials with a UN Number provided in Appendix 1 of International Maritime Solid Bulk Cargoes (IMSBC Code), materials given in Section 17 of The International Code for the Construction and Equipment of Ships Carrying Dangerous Chemicals in Bulk (IBC Code) and materials given in Section 19 of International Code for the Construction and Equipment of Ships Carrying Liquefied Gases in Bulk (IGC Code) and materials that are yet not listed in these lists but may
cause harm to life, property, the environment or other material due to their physical, chemical properties or due to their way of transporting, the packing and load transport units that are used to carry these materials but were not cleaned as per the requirements,
t) Loader: real and legal persons that load dangerous goods and goods that represent danger with respect to their loading security to the ships and sea vessels, vehicles or load transport units and label, plate the load transport unit, handle, stack, unload the goods in the ship or load transport unit including dangerous loads as per the sender’s instructions,
u) Load responsible: Sender, receiver, representative of dangerous good and the commissioner of the transport work,
ü) Load transportation unit: road trailer, semi-trailer or tanker, mobile tank and multi-unit gas container, railroad wagon and tank wagon, container and tank container that is designed and manufactured for the transportation or packaged or bulk dangerous goods.
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1. INTRODUCTION
The purpose of this guide is to ensure that the marine dangerous good transportation activities are executed in an economic, swift, safe, qualified manner with minimal negative impact on the environment and in harmony with other transportation activities.
FACILITY INFORMATION FORM
1 Facility Operator name/title MARPORT LİMAN İŞLETMELERİ SANAYİ VE TİCARET
A.Ş.
2 Contact information of the facility operator (address, telephone, fax, e-mail and web page)
Address: Marmara Mahallesi, Limanlar Yolu Cad. No : 53 Beylikdüzü - İstanbul Facility Executive: Turgay GÜL Telephone : (0212) 866 52 00 / 52 08 e-mails: [email protected] Web page: www.marport.com.tr
3 Facility Name MARPORT KONTEYNER TERMİNALİ
4 City where the facility is located it İSTANBUL
5 Facility Contact Information (address, telephone, fax, e-mail and web page)
Address: Marmara Mahallesi, Limanlar Yolu Cad. No : 53 Beylikdüzü - İstanbul Facility Executive: Turgay GÜL Telephone : (0212) 866 52 00 / 52 08 e-mails: [email protected] Web page : www.marport.com.tr
6 Geographical Region where the Facility is Located in
MARMARA REGION
7 Port Directorate which the facility is associated with and its contact information
AMBARLI LİMAN BAŞKLANLIĞI Tel : 0212 875 6848
8 Free Zone and Organized Industrial Zone where the facility is located at
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9 Municipality which the facility is associated with and its contact information
BEYLİKDÜZÜ BELEDİYESİ BAŞKANLIĞI Tel : 444 09 39
10 Validity date for the Shore Facility Operating Permit/Temporary Operating Permit
Permit No: 6507- G3 / Valid Until: 16.09.2017
11 Operational Status of the Facility
Own Goods and additional 3.
Party (………)
Own Goods (……)
3. Party Goods (X)
12 Name, Surname and contact details for the Facility Executive (telephone, Fax, e-mail)
Turgay GÜL Telephone : (0212) 866 52 00 / 52 08 e-mails: [email protected]
mailto:[email protected]://www.marport.com.tr/mailto:[email protected]://www.marport.com.tr/mailto:[email protected]
13 Facility Hazardous Materials Executive name, surname and contact details (telephone, Fax, e-mail)
Gökhan ÖZALP Telephone: ( 0212) 866 5395
e-mails; [email protected];
14 Facility Hazardous Materials Safety Consultant Executive name, surname and contact details (telephone, Fax, e-mail)
Gökhan ÖZALP Telephone: ( 0212) 866 5395
e-mails; [email protected];
15 Sea coordinates of the facility
40’ 57” North
28’ 40” East
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Types of Hazardous Materials Handled at the Facility (Loads within the scope of MARPOL App-I, IMDG Code, IBC Code, IGC Code, IMSBC Code, Grain Code, TDC Code and asphalt/bitumen and scrap loads)
IMO CLASS (2,1-2,2-2,3-3-4,1-4,2-4,3-5,1-5,2-6,1-8-9)
17 Types of ships that can approach the facility Container Ship, General Cargo, Ro-Ro and Bulk
Carrier
18 Facility’s distance to the main roads 6 kms to the E-5 (D-100) Highway
19 Facility’s distance to the railroads (kilometer) or railroad connection (yes/no)
No railroad connection.
20 Name and distance of the nearest airport (kilometer)
ATATÜRK Airport– 20 Km
21 Facility’s load handling capacity (tons/year; TEU/Year; Vehicle/Year)
2.000.000 TEU/Year
22 Does the facility handle scraps There is no scrap handling
23 Is there a national border? (Yes/No) No
24 Any customs zone? (Yes/No) Yes
25 Load handling equipment and capacities 10 x STS Cranes, 5 x MHC Cranes, 41 x RTG Cranes
26 Storage tank capacity (m3) -
27 Open storage area (m2) 422.485 m2
28 Semi-closed storage area (m2) -
29 Closed storage area (m2) 6.103 m2
30 Defined fumigation and/or removal of fumigation (m2)
Being defined as per the number of container that require fumigation and removal of fumigation by
taking necessary measures.
31 Name//title and contact details of the guide and towage service provider
ARPAŞ Ambarlı Römorkaj-Pilotaj TİC. A.Ş.
32 Is there a Safety Plan? (Yes/No) ISPS Code Safety Plan
33 Waste Acceptance Facility capacity WASTE ACCEPTANCE FACILITY EXEMPTION
AVAILABLE
34 PROPERTIES OF THE PIER, DOCK ETC. AREAS
DOCK NO
LENGTH / WIDTH MAX. WATER DEPTH / MİN. WATER DEPTH / DWT and LENGTH (m) OF THE LARGEST APPROACHING
SHIP
1 355 m 15 m / 12 m / 117.063 DWT / 337 m
2 169 m 14,5 m / 14,5 m / 16.727 DWT / 147 m
3 301 m 14,5 m / 11 m / 68.121 DWT / 275 m
4 192 m 9,8 m / 8,5 m / 29.693 DWT / 177 m
5 192 m 11,5 m / 9 m / 29.693 DWT / 177 m
6 400 m 12,5 m / 10,5 m / 38.700 DWT / 211 m
7 396 m* 17 m / 15 m / 186.650 DWT / 399 m
1.2. Procedure prepared for the dangerous good handled in the coastal facilities and is temporarily stored is named the Dangerous Goods Procedure and is presented in the Appendix section.
2. RESPONSIBLES
Responsibilities of the parties responsible for handling, transporting and storing dangerous good are presented in the Dangerous Goods Procedure in Appendix-19. (SECTION 3.7-3.8-3.9-3.10-3.11)
3. HAZARDOUS LOAD HANDLING MEASURES
Precautions taken regarding the measures specified in the 12th section of REGULATIONS FOR MARINE TRANSPORT OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS and their implementation methods are specified in Dangerous Load Procedure – Appendix 19. (SECTION 3.12)
4. CLASSES, TRANSPORTATION, SHIPMENT/DISCHARGE, HANDLING, SEPARATION, STACKING AND STORAGE
OF HAZARDOUS MATERIAL
CLASS 1 EXPLOSIVES
These types of goods cannot be stored in port areas and are directly taken outside the port via under tackles as per IMO MSC 1216 circular. Additionally, while these types of goods are being handled, personnel who received special training using a special KKM should work under special safety measures.
This class of goods has 6 sub-groups:
Part 1.1 Explosives with a mass explosion hazard.
Part 1.2 Explosives with a severe projection hazard.
Part 1.3 Explosives with a fire, blast or projection hazard but not a mass explosion hazard.
Part 1.4 Explosives with a minor fire or projection hazard.
These are goods that would only cause a small amount of damage if ignited or exploded in accordance with their packing. An external fire would not cause these goods to combust.
Example: Bullets, dynamite, gunpowder, fireworks Bullets, shrapnel parts and similar explosive material. There are those with the risk of mass or ricochet in the proximity.
They are prohibited from being taken into the port. (Exp. Bullets, dynamite, gunpowder, fireworks)
Part 1.5 An insensitive substance with a mass explosion hazard.
These are materials that are very unlikely to explode under normal transportation conditions.
Part 1.6 Extremely insensitive articles with no mass destruction effect.
MEASURES TO BE TAKEN:
Warning placards for fire should be placed around the storage area and fire extinguishing systems should be installed. If this type of material is present in a fire environment, fire intervention should be done behind a protective curtain.
Using abundance of water is suggested to extinguish the fire. Equipment that will not cause sparks and protective material should be used in leakage cleaning. Explosive wastes should be stored separately from other wastes. They should be taken away from the port as soon as possible for disposal.
CLASS 2 GASSES
Combustible, toxic or pressured gaseous chemical material that are in gaseous state under room temperature and pressure, but are being transported as gas, liquefied gas or deep frozen gas or as dissolved in solvents.
Some of the chemical material within the scope of this class, such as carbon dioxide, is normally not considered dangerous, however since it’s being transported and stored under pressure the tank or tube transporting the gas is considered to be dangerous and therefore is added into this class.
Class 2.1 Class 2.2
Class 2.3
Class 2.1 Red labelled flammable gasses (E.g. LPG Natural gas Acetylene),
Class 2.2 Green labelled non-combustible pressured gasses (E.g. Helium, nitrogen, Argon),
Class 2.3 White labelled toxic gasses (E.g. Hydrogen fluoride, carbon dioxide, chlorine)
This class has three sub-classes:
• Class 2.1 category includes flammable (or inflammable and these words have a very similar meaning of being able to ignite easily when in proximity to open fires) gasses such as melted acetylene.
• Class 2.2 category includes non-flammable, toxic (poisonous) compressed gasses such as carbon dioxide, nitrogen and air.
• Class 2.3 category includes toxic (poisonous) gasses (some of which are also flammable), such as bromine, chlorine.
MEASURES TO BE TAKEN:
Warning placards for fire should be placed around the storage area and fire extinguishing systems should be installed. Burning flammable gas containers should be cooled down by applying abundance of water on the external side. Cups with flammable gasses bear the risk of exploding after cooled down with water. Therefore cooled down containers and cups should be taken to required protection areas for explosion risks.
Leaking goods including toxic gasses should not be approached, experts should be notified and environmental safety should be maintained. Extinguishing materials for gas fires are: DCP, CO2 and Halon. Areas under the risk of toxic gasses should not be entered without respiratory equipment. Since gasses in waste status are stored in open areas, applying a method for disposal is not possible. But if they are mandated to be stored in a closed area, the storage area should be equipped with a ventilation system.
CLASS 3 FLAMMABLE LIQUIDS
Example; Benzene, Diesel, Fuel-Oil
Class 3 category includes the following:
• Liquids or mixtures that emit a flammable fume at or under 61 °C. Flash point refers to the temperature point where the fume exhumed from the liquid can be combusted with an open fire, e.g. paints, lacquer, polishes, benzene acetone, petroleum products etc.
• Explosives with reduced liquid sensitivity are explosive materials that are dissolved in a liquid solution or are suspended in such through creating a homogenous liquid mixture to suppress their explosive properties, e.g. nitroglycerine/nitrocellulose solutions.
Generally, the lower the flash point, the greater the danger. Therefore flammable liquids are grouped to be labelled as per their flash points (F.P) and first boiling point (B.P).
• Liquids with a flash point (F.P) below 61 °C and a boiling point (B.P.) equal to or lesser than 35 °C comprise the packing group I.
• Liquids with a flash point (F.P.) below 23 °C and a boiling point (B.P.) above 35 °C comprise the packing group II.
Liquids with a flash point (F.P.) between 23 °C and 61 °C (including 61 °C) and a boiling point (B.P.) above 35 °C comprise the packing group III.
According to the IMDG Code, liquids with a flash point above 61 °C are not considered to be flammable liquids.
MEASURES TO BE TAKEN:
These are easy to combust and flammable-inflammable liquids (E.g. Benzene, diesel, fuel-oil).
In a case of leakage, the risk of having choking gas in a closed environment should be considered and the environment should be aired out before any intervention. Water should not be used in case there is a fire and a dry powder or foam fire extinguishers should be used.
Extinguishing materials: Foam, DCP (Dry Chemical Powder), CO2 and Halon.
In case of leakage in containers containing this type of material, suitable soaking kits should be used for cleaning and the obtained waste liquids should be disposed of according to suitable methods. Containers with leakage should be placed inside a leakage pool.
CLASS 4 FLAMMABLE SOLIDS
Class 4
4.1 Flammable solids,
4.2 Substances liable to spontaneous combustion,
4.3 Substances which in contact with water, emit flammable gases
Class 4.1 Class 4.2
Class 4.3
Class 4.1 category includes a series of combustible solid materials, these include wetted explosives, self-reactive materials, readily combustible materials and solids that can cause or contribute to a fire through friction, e.g. sulphur.
Class 4.2. category materials comprise solid or liquid material that can naturally heat up and catch fire without
being applied any heat or fire, e.g. coal, compressed dust seed.
Class 4.3 category includes materials that are dangerous when wet; these are solid and liquid materials that
release gasses when in contact with water. In certain cases, the released gasses can naturally combust or
may combust due to open flame or sparks: e.g. chlorocylan, calcium silicomanganese.
LABEL DEFINITION
All the diamond shaped labels of Class 4 has a “flame” symbol on the top and all should include the class number.
Red – white lined labelled ones are solid loads. (E.g. sawdust, naphthalene, coal dust, sulphur)
Class 4.1 materials have labels with vertical red lines with a white diamond shape, the symbol and letters are black and have or not have ‘FLAMMABLE SOLID’ words.
Half Red Half White labelled loads are loads that spontaneously combust when in heated and in contact with air and can burn very strongly. (E.g. Phosphate, Sodium, Aluminum dust)
Class 4.2 label is distinguished with a diamond shape, with the top half in white and bottom half in red, the words and the symbol are in black and have or not have ‘SPONTANEOUSLY COMBUSTIBLE words.
Blue labelled loads have the property to combust when in contact with water. (E.g. Carpite, metal peroxides)
Class 4.3 has a blue diamond shape, the symbol and letters are in black and may or may not have the words ‘DANGEROUS WHEN WET’.
MEASURES TO BE TAKEN:
Red – white lined labelled loads should be intervened with an abundance of water when combusted. All kinds of fire extinguishing devices are effective on these loads.
Half red half white labelled loads should not be applied with carbon dioxide including fire extinguishers, and dry powder ones should be preferred. As light metals such as aluminum and magnesium create an extreme level of heat when combusted, water should never be used.
Water should never be used on loads with a blue tag.
When in contact with water, these loads release flammable gasses and cause the flames to grow much stronger. Therefore dry powder fire extinguisher should be used.
Dangerous wastes should be stored in dangerous waste storage containers and should go to Disposal Facilities to be disposed of in accordance with their procedures.
CLASS 5 OXIDIZING AGENTS AND ORGANIC PEROXIDES
This includes two sub-sections which includes materials with similar properties:
Class 5.1
• Class 5.1 category includes a series of oxidizing material that will not spontaneously combust easily but will
release oxygen when heated (generally referred to as oxidizing agents) which may result in items in their
proximity to combust or grow the already existing fire: e.g. hydrogen peroxide, calcium hypochlorite.
Class 5.2
• Class 5.2 category includes organic peroxides; these become unstable when heated so they should be
transported in temperature controlled environments. When they are deteriorated (separated) they may
release harmful gasses or explode, most of the organic peroxides are harmful for the eyes.
LABEL DEFINITION:
Both of the Class 5 labels have yellow diamonds and a black “burning circle” which symbolizes burning oxygen, but they can be separated as such:
Class 5.1 materials have ‘OXIDIZING AGENT’ written in black and are labelled with “5.1” sub-class number.
Class 5.2 materials have ‘ORGANIC PEROXIDE’ written in black and are labelled with “5.2” sub-class number.
Both of the sub-classes have the same symbol and color, and therefore it is important to distinct them with full class and sub-class numbers. (For other classes, different sub-classes are shown with a descriptive writing and additional color or symbol changes).
OTHER PROPERTIES:
Class 5.1 Oxidizing materials. These materials are normally not flammable themselves; however the oxygen they release into the environment can cause other material to combust. These could be very dangerous to load even with sugar, flour, mineral oils etc. They can be sensitive for friction and impacts and their combustion can quickly turn into explosions.
Class 5.2 Organic peroxides can be seen as a derivative of hydrogen peroxides and these can have one or two hydrogen atoms replaced with organic roots. Organic peroxides have thermally unstable structures and this can result in the following:
Having a possibly explosive decomposition,
Burn very rapidly,
Be very sensitive towards friction and impacts,
React very dangerously with other material,
Harm the eyes.
MEASURES TO BE TAKEN:
These materials are normally not flammable themselves; however the oxygen they release into the environment can cause other material to combust.
Materials that spontaneously explode and break up, burn very rapidly, are sensitive for impact or friction and harmful to the eyes are in this scope as well. (E.g. Hydrogen peroxide, calcium carbonate, ammonium nitrate chromic acid)
In case this type of materials combust, intervention should be done with abundance of water or fire extinguisher including dry powder.
Using any material to prevent contact with air will result in growing the fire and should not be used. Contact with skin should be avoided.
Containers with leakages should be placed in leakage pools. Chemical material seeping to the floor should be cleaned using damper kits.
Damper kits used in cleaning and the cleaned waste material should be stored in dangerous waste storage area.
CLASS 6 TOXIC AND INFECTIOUS LIQUIDS/SOLIDS
This class is separated into two sub-classes.
It should be noted that genetically modified microorganisms that are not listed here are assessed under Class 9.
The two sub-classes have very different harmful material specifications.
Class 6.1 category solely comprise toxic materials (sometimes referred to as “toxins” – ingesting, inhaling them or contacting with skin may result in death or serious injury or harm; some toxins are distinguished with their damage to foodstuff and should be stacked away from foodstuffs, e.g. chloroform, organochlorine pesticides. These, when ingested, inhaled or contacted with skin, have properties that may be harmful and even deadly for humans. Therefore, dosages for poisoning upon ingesting, inhaling and contacting are identified.
Their properties can be listed as such:
The toxic effect is dependent on contact with human body. Such as a non-suspecting person to inhale the released gasses from a distance or directly contacting the material.
These are types of accidents that can occur while transporting these materials via a ship. Almost all toxic materials release toxic gasses when burned.
A material designated as “stable” in the list shall never be accepted as payload if it is “non-stable”.
Class 6.2 category includes various infectious substances: these are materials that include live microorganisms that are known or suspected to cause diseases in humans or animals (or toxic materials borne thereof).
These materials of this class either contain pathogens or have a high possibility of including pathogens. Pathogens are microorganisms that may cause diseases in humans and/or animals and that include bacteria, viruses, rickettsia, parasites and fungi.
Biological products obtained from live micro-organisms, including vaccinations are in this class. Besides these, “cultures” and “genetically modified microorganisms” are assessed under this class as well.
LABEL DEFINITION:
All diamond shaped labels in Class 6 are white, so the fundamental element distinguishing them is the symbol in the lower section.
Main symbol of Class 6.1 is the skull and the cross bones, while “TOXIC” and additionally the class number “6” may or may not be in the label.
The symbol of Class 6.2 is a “clover” composed of 4 shaded circles (the final form resembles a 3 coupled “horn” shining above a central circle) and if used, it also has the 'INFECTIOUS SUBSTANCE' descriptive writing and the class number “6”. A different version of this label includes a more comprehensive description of (‘INFECTIOUS SUBSTANCE: In case of damage or leakage, immediately notify the Public Health Authority).
MEASURES TO BE TAKEN:
These are loads that may cause poisoning or diseases when ingested, inhaled.
(E.g. Methyl bromide, arsenic, methyl alcohol, medical wastes)
In case of any leakage, there should be no intervention as there will be a release of toxic gasses, the environment should be abandoned and authorities should be notified. The container with the leakage should not be intervened. Support should be taken from authorized and trained persons.
CLASS 7 RADIOACTIVE SUBSTANCES
‘Trefoil’ symbol and class number “7” and (black) “RADIOACTIVE” description is distinctive. The diamond shaped label also distinguishes between the three “categories” of radiation risk:
These decay spontaneously due to radiation energy or particle energy emittance process.
Classification of the substances in this class are not done by IMO but by International Atomic Energy Agency, and in order to declare a substance radioactive, it should have an activity above the defined threshold value (TBq/mass).
Although there are no sub-classes for the Class 7 category, the substances inside are categorized from I (low radiation levels) to III (high radiation levels) in line with the potential danger levels.
Since January 2001, ships carrying Irradiated Nuclear Fuel (INF) are also required to comply with the conditions of the INF Regulations which identify the tight transportation conditions and certifications required for ships carrying these types of cargo.
LABEL DEFINITION:
• Substances with low radiation levels (Category I) have a white label and there is one red line following the word ‘RADIOACTIVE’.
• Substances with medium radiation levels (Category I) have diamond shaped labels that are yellow in the top half and white in the bottom half with two red line following the word ‘RADIOACTIVE’.
• Substances with high radiation levels (Category I) have diamond shaped labels similar to Category II but with three red lines. There is additional transportation information placed between the bottom corner of the label and the description. Finally, there is a separate label for fissile substances: the label with the white background has the mandatory “FISSILE” word and a box outlined in black in the lower half with the words “CRITICALITY SAFETY INDEX...” In line with all other labels, the Class 7 writing should be visible on the lower corner.
OTHER PROPERTIES:
All substances with activity concentrations and total activity rate in the entire material exceeding the values defined in this regulation are considered as radioactive.
Substances that are a part of transporting vehicles, that transport in means excluding normal road, sea and railroads with the necessary precautions already taken, materials implanted for humans or animals for diagnosis or treatment, materials in approved goods which reached the final consumer and some other examples are excluded from this class.
Approvals from both the loading and unloading countries may be required for the transportation or loading of these substances.
MEASURES TO BE TAKEN:
These are substances that emit ionized rays. They cause radiation related diseases.
(E.g. Active gamma sources used in radiotherapy procedures; Cobalt Co-60, Po-210) Radioactive substances are carcinogenic and deadly materials if touched or approached.
They should not be approached at all. In case there is an intervention needed, the Area should be evacuated and Çekmece Nuclear Research and Education Centre (ÇNAEM) should be consulted.
For disposal, Çekmece Nuclear Research and Education Centre (ÇNAEM) should be consulted.
CLASS 8 CORROSIVE CATEGORY
All of them are corrosive; they are liquid or solid substances that seriously harm living tissue through burning, harming or injuring.
Furthermore, these also cause corrosion to other loads, packages or the ships or vessels that carry them, especially the metals when wet (melt them faster or destroy them).
This class includes a wide array of acids and alkaline: for example hydrochloric, sulphuric, nitric and acetic acids, sodium hydroxide acid and substances that cause a release of gas upon touching metals and have corrosive base properties.
(E.g. Hydrochloric Acid, Sulphuric Acid, Nitric Acid, Sodium Hydroxide, Potassium Hydroxide, Sodium Hypochlorite).
LABEL DEFINITION:
Corrosive substances in Class 8 are distinguished with a diamond shaped labels with a white top half and a black bottom half and the left side of the black symbol with high graphic properties shows an experiment tube leaking liquid to a horizontal line (and corroding it) and a similar tube leaking on a human hand on the right side.
‘CORROSIVE’ description (in white) may or may not be shown. Class number is shown on the lower corner.
OTHER PROPERTIESİ:
These substances, upon contacting living tissues, can cause serious injury through chemical reactions and in case of leaking; they may seriously damage other loads and transporting vehicles. Some of these substances also release fumes which may also cause serious damages.
All substances in this class cause more or less a corrosion in metal and textile products. Some generate heat when contacted with water or organic materials.
MEASURES TO BE TAKEN:
Since the inhalation of their fumes and contact with eyes is dangerous, they should be approached with protective googles, masks, protective clothing and acid protective gloves.
CLASS 9 MISCELLANEOUS DANGEROUS SUBSTANCES AND ARTICLES
This is the group of miscellaneous dangerous substances and articles; they include loads that are deemed to be dangerous but do not fall into the definition of other groups. This does not mean in any way that these substances are less dangerous than the rest. This class includes the liquid and solid substances that are harmful for the environment with two special UN designated numbers (marine pollutant materials); these are not dangerous for human beings but it is for the sea.
Other dangerous substances and articles that are not included in the above ones are classified here.
Marine pollutant materials, affect the marine life through their reproduction potential and high toxicity properties; these substances that are harmful for the seas (as defined in (as defined in IMO International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships-MARPOL 73/78) may or may not be directly harmful for humans or ships.
These substances are goods that biologically accumulate in marine products or are toxic against the marine life and they are subject to MARPOL regulations and they are transported in line with the provisions of this agreement.
Code defines and shows these materials. In case the materials also represent danger for the people in the transportation chain, they are classified under the categories between Class 1 and 9. If they don’t, they will be classified as environmentally dangerous materials with 2 unique UN numbers, either liquid or solid; will be under Class 9 unless specified otherwise. Code shows how these materials should be transported under certain conditions.
CLASS MHB: MATERIALS HAZARDOUS ONLY IN BULK (BC CODE)
Ultimately these are the 9 IMDG classes and their sub-classes. There are certain materials that make the situation somewhat complicated. For example, some solid materials only represent danger when they are carried in bulk (MHB – materials hazardous only in bulk), that is when they are loaded in the loading area of the ship without any protection to prevent them from spreading; references to MHB can be found in the index (please see: e.g. magnesium oxide (live), but more information can only be found in the Bulk Cargo Compliance (BC Regulation).
These are the classified materials that include non-hazardous material or material in solutions:
Hazardous wastes
Loads transported after fumigation
Materials transported in high temperatures
LABEL DEFINITION:
Marine pollutants in Class 9 (and in fact other materials belonging to other classes that are dangerous for the environment) are specified with a fairly different tool. It is named as the “mark” in IMDG Code; instead of a “label”, marine pollutant mark: a marked white triangle with a big black cross inside, a fish with the outer lines visible in black. ‘MARINE POLLUTANT’ can be read below the fish in black.
A similar mark to the one used for marine pollutants should be used to indicate hazardous material transported in high temperatures to show their dangers. This mark should be visible on the corners of the tank with details on the highest temperatures the material is expected to reach during the transport.
High temperature mark is a white triangle with red sides (on the top) including a vertical red and white thermometer tube.
Containers and ro-ro vehicles that have loads carried following fumigation should be added the fumigation warning mark given in the IMDG Code to indicate their status. This is a wide white rectangle with DANGER written on top and skull and crossbones on the bottom with the words THIS UNIT IS UNDER FUMIGATION WITH (.............) ON (............). DO NOT ENTER. All writing is in black.
OTHER PROPERTIES:
Except MHBs, all these material were given special attention in the IMDG Code. Another important point to remember is that a certain material, mixture or solution may host multiple dangers and should be handled in line with multiple handling rules and instructions from multiple classes in the Code.
For example, many materials between Class 1 and 9 are at the same time are marine pollutants and should be processed through additional measures in accordance. Placing the hazardous loads in 9 classes and their sub-classes as per the IMDG Code only benefits the handling staff by recognizing the contained hazards at a glance through various packing styles.
MEASURES TO BE TAKEN:
The personal protective measures specified in the MSDS form should be taken prior to contacting these types of materials. Cleaning and removal should be done using the methods written in the materials MSDS certificate.
PACKAGE AND CONTAINERS FOR HAZARDOUS LOADS
Dangers contained in hazardous loads tend to change in line with how the loads are “contained” (packaged); undoubtedly the package aiming to contain the hazardous loads should be well made, in a good condition, not affected by the material it contains and in a structure that will withstand the ordinary risks that will arise during its transport in the sea and handling.
Thus, in order to protect the health and safety of all in the transportation chain, the protection of goods or packing is given a lot of emphasis in the IMDG Code. First of all, the Code makes distinctions between give fundamental good protection categories and specifies which hazardous load can be carried in line which with protection category.
1. Conventional packing
2. Intermediate bulk containers and large packages
3. Tank, storage containers and tankers for liquid and gas (materials)
4. Portable tanks for bulk load packages and solid hazardous materials
Furthermore, the Code accepts that certain rules can be flexible if the material is transported in lesser amounts.
5. Limited amounts
1- Conventional packages; includes the cardboard boxes, fiber sheet boxes, bags, barrels and tin boxes. In the IMDG Code, weight capacities for the packages to be included in this category are limited to 450 liters and 400 kgs and preparation instructions and performance tests for the packages are detailed; without these the package is not allowed to carry hazardous loads. In order to assist the responsible ones for transporting or loading to be in line with being in accord with the packing materials and the suggested content, the Code specifies a series of packages and shows a suitable packing type for each listed material. Approved packages of course can be further protected through combining “load units” (e.g.: on pallets covered with plastic protectors).
These can also be filled into cargo containers or vehicles; the addendums in the IMDG Code gives practical suggestions, measures and ideas on how to package hazardous loads and how to fix them in containers and ro-ro vehicles.
2- Intermediate bulk containers (IBC); these are large, rigid or flexible packages with 1250
amounts, the maximum amount of each internal package in the 7th column in the Dangerous Goods List. The total maximum gross weight of the final package should not exceed 30 kgs or the tables carrying the goods with a plastic cover (external package) should not exceed 20 kgs. “Limited amounts” condition does not apply to any package group 1 materials with Classes 1, 4.2, 6.2 or 7; transporters should carefully read the relevant section of the IMDG Code (section 3.2, DGL column 7) prior to assuming certain goods can be packaged in line with this condition.
Packaging groups of hazardous goods (PG)
The second element of the “protection” covered by the IMDG Code is the segregation of hazardous goods into packing groups (PG). Materials in multiple classes (except for Class 1, 2, 6.2, 7) are placed in one of the three packing groups in line with their represented danger.
• Packaging Group I (PG I) represents “greatest danger”.
• Packaging Group II (PG II) represents “medium danger”.
• Packaging Group III (PG-III) represents “small danger”.
Almost all of the packing used to transport dangerous goods needs to be applied a type test, for example all samples should pass the test specified in the Code. At most four tests are specified to represent danger of varying levels. For example, PG I materials’ package should pass a fall test from 1.8 meters, while this is 1.2 meters for PG II packages and only 0.8 meters for PG III packages. Most of the listed dangerous goods are placed in one of the packing groups and the Code specifies which type of package should be used for each class within its respective packing group.
Type test is conducted by testing units and a test certificate is given for each test. Packaged dangerous goods should only be transported inside packages arranged in line with the specifications in the Code and underwent a type test.
A series of different factors are used to determine the suitable packing group for materials from different classes. For example, flash point and boiling point are taken into consideration regarding the flammable liquid materials in Class 3.
• Liquids with a flash point (F.P) below 61 °C and a first boiling point (B.P.) equal to or lesser than 35 °C are placed in packing group I.
• Liquids with a flash point (F.P.) below 23 °C and a boiling point (B.P.) above 35 °C are placed in packing group II.
• Liquids with a flash point (F.P.) between 23 °C and 61 °C (including 61 °C) and a boiling point (B.P.) above 35 °C are placed in packing group III.
Since these “rules” have exceptions, the transporters and loaders should carefully check the Class 3 provisions when picking a packing type.
Similarly, placing certain Class 6.1 category toxic materials in packing groups are based on the toxicity levels of ingestion, inhaling or absorbing through the skin. Placing corrosive materials (Class 8 category) in packing groups is based on the observable death or dryness pace these materials cause on the skin. In addition to the primary information provided for the approved packing type for these materials within the class, all these factors and other quantity details liable to impact the PG are provided in the Code for each class category.
STACKING CATEGORIES AND INFORMATION SOURCES REGARDING STACKING
Due to the second condition of the fore information, port and ship planners can allocate safe and suitable stacking locations for dangerous goods.
These locations and conditions should be evaluated considering three fundamental reasons:
• Environmental conditions should be suitable for dangerous goods with respect to heat (especially for materials that are unstable in high temperatures or with low flashing points), water protection (rain, wave, condensation etc.);
• Goods may be relatively safe on their own, but they may be fairly dangerous in case they are stacked or stored near other materials; for example oxidizing agents are especially dangerous when near flammable materials or materials that decay when they are warm.
• Goods may have a harmful impact on other stacked or stored goods (such as foodstuffs).
IMDG Code provides detailed information on these important factors; these are regarding where the dangerous goods should be stacked and how they should be separated from other goods. This of course is done regarding the goods stacked in the ship, but the conditions and warnings are observed to be applicable for coastal storage and even in loading containers.
In fact, IMO conditions create a framework for port authorities that prepare their own regulations for safe transportation, handling and storage of dangerous goods. Therefore, the fundamentals of a good port application lie in careful understanding of IMDG Code’s stacking and segregation conditions.
First, stacking. 1st Volume Part 7.1 of IMDB Code specifies certain wide rules for two types of ships (1) cargo ships and ships that carry at most 25 passengers and (2) passenger ships that carry more than 25 passengers and three stacking options (only on board, on board and under the board or prohibited). Using these variables, five stacking categories are defined from A to E.
Each article in the Regulation’s DGL section refers to one of these categories (for example, stacking crotonic acid is in Category A) and provides additional relevant details under certain conditions. Additional clarification on stacking is provided below:
• Volume 1 Part 7.1 is on habitats, foodstuffs, marine pollutants, solutions and mixtures etc. and the Special condition codes – DGL 6th column, is on Volume 2 Part 3.3 along with clarifications. For example, special condition 132 suggests that this material should be protected from direct sunlight and kept in a cool and well ventilated location and kept away from all heat sources during transport.
Clearly, the condition of keeping dangerous goods away from ship’s “living quarters” should immediately be applied in ports, and the living quarters here shall be interpreted as the office buildings, workshops, toilets and other buildings used by people. Advice on protecting from sunlight and other heat emitting sources, ventilation, keeping away from foodstuffs etc. should be provided as well (maybe with simple protection when it comes to fume pipes and gas tanks and tubes that should undoubtedly be kept away from flame and spark sources). Goods that are required to be stored “only on board” by the Code should never be stored indoors unless there are separate buildings specially equipped to store them. In every part where the Code warns about marine pollutants, special storage arrangements should be done to the extent possible, goods should be poured into a hole or a storage tank and should never be directly poured into the sea, and in case they do, the material should again be sucked into the hole for recycling to avoid polluting the port waters.
Thus, as the prior information on dangerous good reaches the port, storage planning responsible should look for the articles that follow the order in the Code (as the ship planners do in stack planning):
• Looking for the material in the UN Number in the DGL list or by its name in main (alphabetical) Index to identify the UN Number;
• Check the special conditions and the stacking category in DGL Column 16;
• Control certain special preparation conditions in DGL Column 6;
• Control certain general conditions in 1st Volume, under the title Stacking in Part 7.1. Finally, check the segregation conditions in Volume 2 Part 7.2 for suggestions on classification and segregation.
In addition to the general suggestions and conditions on stacking, the Code also provides certain information on segregation; certain dangerous goods have to be stacked and stored away from the below for safety:
• Dangerous goods from other classes (e.g. explosives safely separated from flammable liquid materials);
• Dangerous goods from the same class (e.g. corrosive acids fully separated from corrosive alkaline);
• Non-hazardous goods (e.g. keeping foodstuffs away from toxics).
IMDG Code provides very detailed rules on segregating these incompatible goods in the ship, and defines incompatibleness as situations where danger arises in case of a leakage, spillage or other accident during stacking these two goods or articles together.
FOUR ELEMENTS OF SEGREGATION
Code, when required, details the good segregation process using four segregation terms:
Away from
Separated from
Separated by a complete compartment or hold form
Separated longitudinally by an intervening complete compartment form
These terms have different interpretations as per their area of application; regarding the segregation of packaged dangerous goods and dangerous good carrying containers, in RoRo ships regarding transported transport units (e.g. road vehicles) and barge ships and bulk cargo having chemical danger to packaged dangerous goods. Code provides detailed information through text as well as tables and various application graphics:
1. “Away from” category; requires the least amount of segregation. Required segregation changes based on the structure of the container:
1. For packaged dangerous goods, this situation means segregating the subject packages by a distance that would prevent interaction in case of an accident, but keeping them in the same storage (or in the hull in the same storage bay) by ensuring there is at least a 3 meter horizontal distance between them.
2. A similar rule applies to bulk loads having chemical dangers and dangerous goods with unsuitable packages.
3. The closed container (A) itself provides sufficient segregation, for example dangerous goods that were segregated away from each other and filled into different containers are considered to be segregated enough and these containers can be stowed on top of or next to each other. However, open containers (B) (with open sides or tops, fixed, covered with tarps or similar removable material instead of rigid ceilings and/or side walls) cannot ensure segregation inside and because of this they should be kept “one container apart” from each other (prow-poop distance at least 6 meters, board to board means 2.4 meters – in RoRo ships this is 3 meters).
2. “Separated from” category; is more limiting:
1. Stacking for flexible packing is done on a separate storage in lower deck or in multiple decks with water-resistant hatches in the same storage in different decks. For deck stacking, the segregation process should be done with at least 6 meters horizontally in between.
2. Containers in partitioned ships (or in other container ships with fixing parts that enables the containers to be fixed permanently during transportation) should be segregated by a container distance in between or a bulkhead (the steel wall that separates one side of the ship from the other side into water proof sections). The distance in open containers should be two containers wide and unless they are separated by a deck, they should not be stacked on a vertical line. The same principles apply on container ships without hatch covers (open top container ships).
3. In RoRo ships, the load units – flexible packing or container – should be separated by 6 meters on either direction on the top deck. Prow-poop distance should be 6 meters or from board to board 3 meter (side to side) or the distance for the closed units (A) in the lower deck should be a bulkhead, and for open units (B) it should be at least 12 meters or a bulkhead.
4. Bulk loads should be in separate hatches or in separate decks separated by fire and liquid resistant steerages.
3. “Separated by a complete compartment or hold form” category;
The third segregation category is even tighter:
1. Flexible packing should be separated from each other by an entire hatch or section, for example two bulkheads. In multiple decked ships, as long as the steerages are fire and liquid resistant, two decks or a deck and a bulkhead are sufficient. Minimum vertical segregation required for deck stacking is 12 meters (even if the other packing is in an upper section under the deck).
2. If the closed containers are not separated by a deck, they should not be stacked on the same vertical line. Similar to the “separated from” category, on deck vertical segregation distance should be a container wide (two container from board to board) between or a bulkhead under the deck. The closed container limitations for open container ships are as such: from stern to poop distance should be a container wide and they should not be in the same storage or on top of each other, it should be two containers wide from board to board and should not be in the same storage or on top of each other.
3. In RoRo ships, the load units should be separated by 12 meters on either direction on the top deck and 24 meters and a deck away from each other in lower deck. Open storage container units should be at least 36 meters away from each other on the deck and can only be stored in lower deck if they can be segregated by two bulkheads or two decks. Board to board stacking on deck or below deck is prohibited.
4. Bulk loads should be segregated from inadequate packings by a whole section or storage, for example two bulkheads or two fire and liquid resistant steerages.
4. Separated longitudinally by an intervening complete compartment form;
Finally, the harshest segregation category:
1. For flexible packing it is necessarily one entire middle hatch – two bulkheads; even if there is a fire and liquid resistant deck in between, vertical segregation is not allowed. Above deck stacking, even if there is a middle section or a deck, should have at least 24 meters in between an unsuitable packing.
2. Segregation conditions for containers in sectioned ships (and other equipped container ships) are the same. Vertical segregation is definitely prohibited and on deck segregation can be done by at least 24 meters, a bulkhead and lower deck segregation should be done by at least 24 meters (this excludes board to board segregation). For open goods, lower deck stacking should be separated by two bulkheads. For open top container ships, stern-poop conditions set for closed containers should be at least 24 meters vertically and not be in the same hatch or on top of each other. Vertical and board to board segregation are prohibited.
3. In RoRo ships, the storage units should be separated by 36 meters on the top deck (48 meters for open units) and 36 meters and two decks away from each other in lower deck. Open units cannot be stored in the lower deck while board to board segregation of open or closed containers is neglected due to the segregation distance.
4. As in packed loads, bulk loads should be segregated by two bulkheads and vertical segregation (even in multiple decks) is not allowed.
IMDG SEGREGATION TABLE, USAGE;
These segregation conditions are complicated and efforts should be spent to tightly apply the rules. IMGD Code helps the stacking planner in two ways:
• Table given in Volume 1 Part 7.1 summarizes the general rules of segregation between the IMDG classes, the segregation categories in the table are between 1 and 4, stacking segregation degrees is required for each class pair, such as “1 = away from” etc.
• In DGL (Volume 2) in the 16th column, the individual records specify if special segregation conditions are to be applied or not, and any condition mentioned there takes precedence above the general conditions in the table.
Therefore, first the stacking planner should check the segregation conditions in the DGL for certain dangerous goods and later if the general rules are to be followed, the segregation table should be checked out as per the good and the class number to see which segregation category is being applied in separating to IMDG classes.
For example, for FORMIC ACID (a Class 8 corrosive liquid, UN Number 1779) has no specific segregation condition in the chart and therefore it only is subject to the conditions of the class it belongs to: ‘away from’ for Classes 2.1, 4.1, 4.2 and 4.3, ‘separated from’ for Classes 1.3, 1.4, 1.6, 5.1, 5.2 and 7, ‘separated by a complete compartment or hold from’ for Class 6.2 and ‘s separated longitudinally by an intervening complete compartment or hold from’ for Classes 1.1, 1.2 and 1.5. The “X” registries in the other columns shows the relationship of the segregation conditions (if any) with other classes as shown one by one in the DGL chart as well. On the other hand, Bromine Chloride (Class 2.3 toxic gas, UN Number 2901) also has the secondary risks from Class 5.1 and Class 8 and its own DGL chart shows that its segregation conditions should be as in Class 5.1 but should be separated from “Class 7”. Other materials can be given specific segregation rules, such as “separated from chlorine” or “separated from acids”, all of the Class 1 explosives are marked with (*); this means that special suitability rules; suitability groups were previously referred to (Step 2.4). Individual charts allocate letters (from A to L N and S) for Class 1 materials and materials that share the same letter can be stacked together regardless of the class and sub-classes.
Adding “secondary danger” classes to a certain material increase the confusion in reading the segregation table. Each of the secondary risks may require a different and more rigid segregation and therefore the chart of the Code should be referred to for both the material and the secondary risk. Stacking planners in the ship will find it useful to refer to different published tables where segregation is shown in different lines class by class and also for additional risk classes as well.
We should remember that the segregation conditions detailed in the IMDG Code are especially designed towards addressing stacking in ships. Harbor planners can use the regulations as a foundation for segregating the storage of dangerous goods in the port and in fact the Code suggests this as well.
In open and closed storage areas, this means interpreting expressions such as “away from”, “separated from” in segregation.
However, there is a more directly relevant guide from IMO named “Recommendations on the Safe Transport of Dangerous Cargoes and Related Activities in Port Areas”.
This document includes a port storage segregation table in line with the IMDG Code segregation table. But this table excludes Class 1 (explosives), Class 6.2 (infectious substance) and Class 7 (radioactive substances) because these substances are not routinely loaded and discharged via port storages and special arrangements are required for their handling.
The table defines only three segregation categories for port storing:
• '0' refers to dangerous good pairs that do not require segregation from each other (if it’s not required by the same charts – it should always be checked first);
• ‘A’, refers to the pairs “distanced” segregation condition to the other class, whereas 'S' means segregation between pairs in the ‘separated from’ category.
For example, according to the table, Class 2.2 substances (non-toxic non-flammable gasses) should only be segregated from Class 3, 4.2 and 5.2 substances and these segregations are “away from” that is the “A” category segregation. On the other hand, flammable liquid substances (Class 3) should be stored “away from” Class 2.2 and Class 4.3 substances and should “be separated” from loads in Class 2.1, 2.3, 4.2, 5.1 and 5.2.
For perfect and definitive interpretation of ‘away from’ and ‘separated from’ expressions changes with respect to the packing type and the storage location; open (container field in the container terminal or the open general cargo bay) or closed storage (e.g. open cargo bay hatch, storage or CFS).
• “Away from” category for all dangerous goods loaded in separate packings without containers or in intermediate bulk containers or in trailers, open road vehicles, train wagons and all sorts of open containers or on them will require at least 3 meters in between the two class materials regardless of them being stored in a closed storage or in an open storage area. “Separated from” in open areas mandates at least 6 meters in between the packings, but at least 12 meters in storage or a hatch (unless there is an approved fire wall in between, where this wall itself will provide sufficient segregation).
• While no additional segregation is required for “0” and “A” categories of dangerous goods loaded into closed containers in portable tanks or closed road vehicles, for “separated from” category at least a 3 meter distance is required for open storage areas and at least 6 meters in a hatch or a storage (unless there is an approved fire wall in between, where this wall itself will provide sufficient segregation).
Whatever the packing type would be, if a material has a secondary danger tag and if two or more materials are loaded into the transportation unit (for example the container) the strictest segregation conditions apply, this may be triggered by the primary or the secondary danger. Furthermore, the above mentioned segregation distances are for vertical distances, packings or containers belonging to different IMDG classes should not be stored on each other; this applies to both primary and secondary dangers.
5. HAZARDOUS LOAD HANDBOOK
Dangerous Cargo Handbook – Appendix 10 which was prepared within the port operations is being provided.
6. OPERATIONAL CONSIDERATIONS
Considerations regarding the safe approach, belay, load/discharge, sheltering or mooring for ships carrying dangerous goods is detailed in Ambarli Port Regulations (Appendix-20) and Marport Ship Operation Procedure (Appendix-21).
Instructions including the fumigation, removal of fumigation and fume measurement activities in the port are presented in Appendix-23 (Marport Fumigation Instructions).
7. DOCUMENTATION, CONTROL AND RECORDING
How the documents regarding dangerous goods will be requested from the cargo owner, agency or the supplier and how they will be taken into port registry are being detailed in Marport Dangerous Goods Documentation Procedure (EK-18).
8. EMERGENCIES, PREPARATION FOR EMERGENCIES AND INTERVENTIONS
How to intervene to any kind of emergency on land or at sea that may possibly arise regarding the dangerous goods in the port are detailed in the Marport Emergency Intervention Plan (Appendix-7) and Ambarli Shore Emergency Intervention Plan.
How to store and discharge any sort of waste material that will occur following an emergency will be conducted in line with Marport Waste Management Procedure (Appendix-22).
9. OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY
All the personnel receive trainings on the below subjects in line with the Occupational Health and Safety rules and applications;
Training Modules prepared for the Marport Personnel;
• Occupational Health and Safety and Environmental Training for Port Personnel,
• Emergency Notification Training,
• Working with Hazardous Chemicals and Leakage Intervention Training,
• IMDG Code General Awareness and Duty Related Training,
• Environmental Awareness and Waste Management Training,
Below you may find the Marport Occupational Health and Safety Documents; Döküman Kodu Döküman Adı
PR.SEC.02 Risk Yönetimi Prosedürü
PR.SEC.03 Makine ve Ekipmanları Emniyetl i Ça l ıştırma Prosedürü
PR.SEC.04 Kişisel Koruyucu Malzeme Bel i rleme ve Kul lanma Prosedürü
PR.SEC.05 Kaza - Olay Inceleme ve Raporlama Prosedürü
PR.SEC.06 Aci l Durum Müdahale Plani
PR.SEC.08 Çal ışma İzni Prosedürü
PR.SEC.09 İşbaşı Toplantıs ı Prosedürü
PR.SEC.10 Kontrol - Denetim Prosedürü
PR.SEC.14 Etiketleme ve Ki l i tleme Prosedürü
PR.SEC.16 SERAGAZI ENVANTERİ YÖNETİM PROSEDÜRÜ
PR.SEC.17 SERAGAZI ENVANTERİNİN HESAPLANMASI VE RAPORLANMASI PROSEDÜRÜ
PR.SEC.51 TEHLİKELİ ATIK YÖNETİM PROSEDÜRÜ
PR.SEC.52 Döküntü Önleme ve Müdahale Prosedürü
PR.SEC.53 Tehl ikel i Kimyasal Prosedürü
PR.SEC.54 ATIK YÖNETİM PROSEDÜRÜ
PR.SEC.55 Gebe ve Emziren Kadınların Çal ışma Şartları ve Sağl ık Hizmetlerinin Yürütülmes i
Döküman Kodu Döküman Adı
TL.SEC.01 CFS Emniyet Ta l imatı
TL.SEC.02 Emniyetl i Saha İs ti fleme Tal imatı
TL.SEC.03 Konteyner Muayene Emniyet Ta l imatı
TL.SEC.04 Emniyetl i Gemi Operasyon Tal imatı
TL.SEC.05 Kapı İş Proses lerinde Emniyet Ta l imatı
TL.SEC.07 Akaryakıt İs tasyonu Yakıt Dolum Tal imatı
TL.SEC.08 Kötü Hava Şartları Emniyet Ta l imatı
TL.SEC.09 Şöförler İçin Genel Emniyet Ta l imatı
TL.SEC.10 Elektrik İşlerinde Emniyet Ta l imatı
TL.SEC.13 Ambar Emniyet Ta l imatı
TL.SEC.15 Yangın Söndürme Sis temleri Bakım ve Kontrol Ta l imatı
TL.SEC.16 Ana Terminal Kişisel Koruyucu Malzeme Kul lanım Hari tas ı
TL.SEC.17 Batı Terminal Kişisel Koruyucu Malzeme Kul lanım Hari tas ı
TL.SEC.19 Standart Dışı Yüklerin Taşınmas ı Sıras ında Uygulanacak Emniyet Kura l ları
TL.SEC.20 Sapanların Kul lanımı ve Saklanmas ı Ta l imatı
TL.SEC.21 Lastik Onarım ve Sökme-takma ta l imatı
TL.SEC.37 Yüksekte Çal ışma Tal imatı
TL.SEC.51 Tıbbi Atık Yönetim Tal imatı
TL.SEC.52 Atık Pi l ve Akümülatör Yönetim Tal imatı
TL.SEC.53 Atık Yağların Kontrolü Ta l imatı
TL.SEC.55 Doğal Kaynak Kul lanımı
TL.SEC.56 Emisyon ve Gürültü Kontrol Ta l imatı
TL.SEC.57 Geri Dönüştürlebi l i r Atık Ta l imatı
TL.SEC.58 Sızıntı Bulunan Konteyner Müdahale Ta l imatı
TL.SEC.59 Evsel Atıksu Arıtma Tes is i İşletim Tal imatı
TL.SEC.60 Kimyasal Atıksu Arıtma Tes is i Ta l imatı
TL.SEC.61 Tehl ikel i Atık Alanı Özel l ikleri ve Atık Kabul Ta l imatı
TL.SEC.90 Marport General Recommendations and Safety Rules For Ship
TL.SEC.93 Ziyaretçi Bi lgi lendirme Broşürü
TL.SEC.94 Sağl ık Hizmetlerinden Yararlanma Broşürü
10. OTHER CONSIDERATIONS
10.1. REGULATIONS ON TRANSPORTING DANGEROUS GOODS AT SEA by Ministry of Transport, Maritime Affairs and Communication published in the Official Gazette number 29284 dating 3 March 2015;
Dangerous goods suitability certificate and safety plan PROVISION 9 – (1) Coastal facilities that handle dangerous good that are seeking or renewing permits
within the scope of Regulations on Rules and Procedures on Granting Operating Permits to Coastal Facilities published in the Official Gazette number 26438 dating 18/2/2007 are required to obtain and hold a valid “Dangerous Goods Suitability Certificate”.
(2) Rules and procedures on arranging and validation of a Dangerous Goods Suitability Certificate are determined by the Administration.
PROVISION 19 – (1) Provisions 9, 10, 11 and 12 of this regulation comes into force at 1/1/2016, 8th provision at 1/1/2018, the other provisions at the date of publishing. Our facility holds a valid “DANGEROUS GOODS OPERATING CERTIFICATE” as per (1)’e with Document No: İST.U-NET.TMFB.35.1259 and Validity Date: 25/08/2019 as per PROVISION 9.
10.2. REGULATIONS ON TRANSPORTING DANGEROUS GOODS AT SEA by Ministry of Transport, Maritime Affairs and Communication published in the Official Gazette number 29284 dating 3 March 2015;
PROVISION 8 – (1) Within the scope of this Regulation, coastal facilities that handle dangerous good are required to employ a Dangerous Goods Safety Consultant or acquire services for all activities conducted within the scope of transport of dangerous goods. Training, examination, authorization, duties, authority and obligations of the dangerous goods safety consultant is defined by the Ministry.
PROVISION 19 – (1) Provisions 9, 10, 11 and 12 of this regulation comes into force at 1/1/2016, 8th provision at 1/1/2018, the other provisions at the date of publishing.
According to the “Duties and Responsibilities of the dangerous goods consultant” from
COMMUNICATION ON DANGEROUS GOODS SAFETY CONSULTATION (COMMUNICATION NO
TMKTDGM-01) from Ministry of Transport, Maritime Affairs and Communication published in the Official
Gazette number 29007 dating 22 March 2014;
(1) Main duty of the consultant is to determine the most suitable tools and activities within the scope of the requirements of the assignment being done and facilitate the management of these activities in the safest way possible under the responsibility of the person at the head of the business.
(2) Considering the activities in the business, the primary duties of a consultant are as follow:
a) Monitoring adherence to the provisions of international agreements and contracts (ADR/RID) regarding transport of dangerous goods.
b) Providing suggestions to the business on compliant transport of dangerous goods as per ADR/RID provisions.
c) Preparation of the annual activity report for the business regarding the transport of dangerous goods within the first three months subsequent to the year end and submitting it to the Authorities. This report is comprised of the following items:
1) Danger class and properties of dangerous goods.
2) Total amounts of dangerous goods with respect to their classes.
3) Reports created regarding the accidents that took place in the business as per ADR/RID Part 1.8.3.6.
4) What type of transport is used to transport dangerous goods.
5) If any cargo within the exemption scope foresaw in ADR is carried, and if it did, its quantity and class.
6) Additional safety assessment the safety consultant deems required for the business.
ç) Determination of the dangerous goods to be transported and identifying the requirements and compliance procedures as per ADR for this material.
d) Provide guidance in procurement of the transport vehicles to be used in the transport of the dangerous goods in scope of the business.
e) Identifying the procedures regarding the control of the equipment used in transport, load, and discharge of dangerous goods.
f) Providing or ensuring the provision of training to business employees regarding the national and international regulation and any changes thereof and saving the records of this training.
g) Determining the emergency procedures to be implemented in case an accident or an incident that affects the safety during the transport, loading or discharging of dangerous goods, executing periodical drills with the employees regarding these and saving relevant records.
ğ) Ensuring the implementation of measures to prevent repetition of accidents or serious breaches.
h) Ensuring that the special conditions required by the regulations on transport of dangerous goods are taken into consideration in selecting subcontractors or third parties.
ı) Ensuring that the employees utilized in transport, loading or discharging of dangerous goods are equipped with complete knowledge on the operational procedures and instructions.
i) Taking measures to increase the awareness of relevant personnel to be prepared for possible risks during the transport, loading and discharging of dangerous goods.
j) Creating instructions to keep documents and safety equipment required for the transport of the dangerous good with respect to its class in the transport vehicle.
k) Preparation of the business safety plan as defined in ADR/RID Part 1.10.3.2 and ensuring its implementation.
l) Recording all activity regarding the activities including training, supervising and control, preserving these records for 5 years and if required submitting them to the Authorities.
m) In audits done in the business in line with duties, making records on the audited person and works by indicating time and date.
n) In situations where any kind of danger is present; halting the work until the danger is removed, resuming work with his/her approval if the danger is removed and notifying the business or authorities on every step in the process until the danger is removed.
o) Defining the procedures on the work and processes regarding the packing, labelling, marking and loading of the cargo loaded in the transport vehicle in accordance with the ADR/RID provisions.
(3) In case an accident during transport, loading or discharging takes place in a business he/she is responsible of damages life, property and/or the environment; the DGSC gather information regarding the accident and provides an accident report to the business management or the Authorities. This report does not substitute the report which the business management needs to write within the scope of international or national regulations.
(4) DGSCs need to acquire a renewal training every 2 years regarding the changes done in ADR/RID.
(5) A DGSC can provide consultancy to a maximum of 5 businesses.
10.3. REGULATIONS ON TRANSPORTING DANGEROUS GOODS AT SEA by Ministry of Transport, Maritime Affairs and Communication published in the Official Gazette number 29284 dating 3 March 2015;
PROVISION 6 – (1) Ships and sea vessels carrying dangerous good needs to provide the port authorities
with the notification document with the details of their cargo at least twenty four hours prior to their entrance into the port administrative area; ships and sea vessels with a cruise duration shorter than twenty four hours before entering the port administrative area should do so right after they leave the coastal facility.
(2) Cargo executive should notify the coastal facility at least 3 hours before entering the coastal facility regarding the dangerous goods arriving via roads and railroads.
(3) In case the notification requirement is not complied with or the notification made does not include accurate information, the notifier is subjected to administrative act and if applicable, loses the right to approach, dispatch ad passage.
(4) Content, methods and principles of the notification are determined by the Administration. Speed limit in the port area is determined as 20 Km/Hour. 10.4 REGULATIONS ON TRANSPORTING DANGEROUS GOODS AT SEA by Ministry of Transport, Maritime Affairs and Communication published in the Official Gazette number 29284 dating 3 March 2015;
PROVISION 6 – (1) Ships and sea vessels carrying dangerous good needs to provide the port authorities
with the notification document with the details of their cargo at least twenty four hours prior to their entrance
into the port administrative area; ships and sea vessels with a cruise duration shorter than twenty four hours before entering the port administrative area should do so right after they leave the coastal facility.
(2) Cargo executive should notify the coastal facility at least 3 hours before entering the coastal facility regarding the dangerous goods arriving via roads and railroads.
(3) In case the notification requirement is not complied with or the notification made does not include accurate information, the notifier is subjected to administrative act and if applicable, loses the right to approach, dispatch ad passage.
(4) Content, methods and principles of the notification are determined by the Administration. All cold and warm work permits inside the port area are done by using the FR.SEC.12 Work Permit Form
(Appendix-25) prepared within the framework of PR.SEC.08 Work Permit Procedure (Appendix-24) in accordance with REGULATIONS ON HEALTH AND SAFETY MEASURES WHEN WORKING WITH CHEMICAL SUBSTANCES provided by Ministry of Labor and Social Security with publication number 28733 dating 12 August 2013 Monday and REGULATIONS ON HEALTH AND SAFETY MEASURES WHEN WORKING WITH CANCEROGEN AND MUTAGEN SUBSTANCES provided by Ministry of Labor and Social Security with publication number 28730 dating 6 August 2013 Tuesday. 10.5 REGULATIONS ON TRANSPORTING DANGEROUS GOODS AT SEA by Ministry of Transport, Maritime Affairs and Communication published in the Official Gazette number 29284 dating 3 March 2015;
PROVISION 7 – (1) Authorities and responsibilities of other public institutions and organizations
regarding other aspects of dangerous goods within the scope of Class 1, Class 6.2 and Class 7, hazardous waste, cargo waste, scrap and cargo and cargo units which underwent fumigation are reserved.
(2) Rules and principles regarding authorization within the scope of classification of dangerous goods for transport are determined by the Authority. Dangerous goods belonging to Class 1, Class 6.2 and Class 7 are not being handled within the port area in any shape or form. In case the abovementioned goods are detected during the operational activities conducted inside the port, the Port Authority and relevant units are being notified of the situation. The port area has the required measurement stations to detect Class 6 cargo.
11. APPENDIX
1. The Layout Plan of the Coastal Facility
2. General Overview Photographs of the Coastal Facility
3. Emergency Centre and Contact Information
4. The Layout Plan of the Dangerous Goods Handling Area
5. The Fire Intervention Plan of the Dangerous Goods Handling Area
6. General Fire Intervention Plan of the Facility
7. Emergency Intervention Plan
8. Emergency Assembly Locations and Plan
9. Emergency Management Chart
10. Dangerous Goods Handbook
11. Leakage Areas and Equipment for CTU and Packages, Entrance/Exit Sketches
12. Inventory of Port Service Ships
13. Port Authority Administrative Borders, Mooring Locations and Sea Coordinates of
Embarking/Disembarking points of Harbor Pilot
14. Emergency Intervention Equipment for Marine Pollution in the port facility
15. Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) usage map
16. Dangerous Goods incident report form
17. Control Result Notification form for Dangerous Cargo Transport Units (CTUs)
18. Dangerous Goods Documentation Procedure
19. Operational Procedure on Safe Handling of Packaged Dangerous Goods
20. Ambarlı Port Regulations
21. Marport Ship Operation Procedure
22. Marport Waste Management Procedure
23. Marport Fumigation Operation Procedure
24. Marport Work Permit Procedure
25. Marport Work Permit Form
26. Marport Fire Intervention Systems and Equipment Inventory
