Victorian Consolidated Regulations

Dangerous Goods (HCDG) Regulations 2005 - SCHEDULE 2

PRESCRIBED PARTICULARS FOR SECURITY PLANS FOR LICENCES AUTHORISING A PERSON TO
TRANSPORT HCDG The prescribed particulars are-

   (a)  precautions to ensure HCDG is secure for the entire duration of the
        journey;

   (b)  the names of all authorised persons holding a permit under Part 3 that
        authorises unsupervised access to HCDG;

   (c)  the procedures for amending the security plan by the addition of names
        of new authorised persons or the removal of the names of existing
        authorised persons;

   (d)  the procedures for instructing persons who have access to, or who use
        or handle, HCDG on the security plan procedures;

   (e)  designating a person who is responsible for maintaining the security
        plan;

   (f)  the system for recording details and reconciling incoming and outgoing
        quantities of HCDG;

   (g)  the procedures for reporting to authorities any theft, attempted theft
        or unexplained loss of HCDG or any other security incident involving
        HCDG;

   (h)  the name and contact details of any sub-contractor;

   (i)  the precautions in place to ensure that HCDG is only loaded from a
        person who is authorised to supply the HCDG and that it is delivered
        to a person who is authorised to be supplied with the HCDG;

   (j)  the precautions in place to ensure that if HCDG is temporarily stored
        during the loading or transport process it is kept in a secure store
        identified in the security plan;

   (k)  the precautions in place to ensure to ensure that HCDG is transported
        at all times under lock and key or under constant surveillance;

   (l)  procedures for undertaking sealing of HCDG if required by the security
        plan and for regular assessments of sealing procedures to monitor
        their effectiveness;

   (m)  the system to monitor the location of the consignment during
        transportation and to instruct workers in emergency procedures;

   (n)  systems and procedures in place to record-

   (i)  persons authorised to drive vehicles transporting HCDG by road;

   (ii) the vehicles used for transporting HCDG by road or rail on which seals
        can be fitted to detect entry to the vehicle;

   (iii) that HCDG is only delivered to authorised persons;

   (iv) details of consignments by road or rail including-

                (A)  seal numbers and any changes in seals necessary for part
                     deliveries;

                (B)  accurate weight measurement or other reconciliation (for
                     example, the number of bags) of all HCDG at loading and
                     unloading;

                (C)  confirmation on a load-by-load basis of whether the load
                     was delivered with all seals and locks intact;

                (D)  a system to ensure that both returns of HCDG of
                     merchantable quality and spillage recovery are accurately
                     documented and appropriately accounted for;

   (o)  protocols that are in place to refuse loading of any vehicle that is
        not included in the record of vehicles under item (n)(ii);

   (p)  when HCDG is being transported by road the procedures in place to
        ensure that the vehicle is not left unattended unless-

   (i)  the vehicle is left in a secure site; and

   (ii) the HCDG is under lock and key; and

   (iii) the relevant locks are sealed with numbered seals to assist in the
        detection of theft or attempted theft;

   (q)  when HCDG is being transported by rail the procedures in place to
        ensure that unless HCDG are under constant supervision-

   (i)  they are transported in locked container units or in locked rail cars;
        and

   (ii) all openings to the containers or cars are sealed with substantial
        tamper-proof seals that require forceful breakage to enter the
        container or car; and

   (iii) consignments have a schedule whereby the location of the container or
        car is continually monitored for the duration of the transport; and

   (r)  when HCDG is being transported by rail the procedures in place to
        ensure that unless the HCDG are under constant supervision, an
        authorised person is present at the dispatch and receipt of HCDG, and
        at any time when containers need to be opened before they reach their
        destination. ---------------