CODE OF PRACTICE FOR WAREHOUSE AND TERMINAL FACILITIES STORING HAZARDOUS MATERIALS

Practical standards are needed to guide the construction and operation of Canadian warehouses and transport terminals in which packaged hazardous materials are stored. More than 800 agencies and firms throughout the world were contacted to discover existing codes and practices that currently address this need. Based on a 33-percent response rate, specific problems with the storage of hazardous materials are identified. Findings are summarized in terms of existing problems with dangerous goods storage, a review of government codes and regulations in the countries surveyed, and a summary of current industrial practices. Many government regulations and industrial guides were found to consider some commodities but not others. Some of the larger chemical firms have developed their own internal standards for storing their products. But those firms and others that have invested much time in promoting safety are reluctant to share their experiences with competitors. Small firms and those that lack the resources to develop standards have little specific guidance on design and management of interim storage facilities. The study concludes that a code of practice should be prepared to guide the storage of packaged hazardous materials. Ten objectives for a code of practice are recommended with a list of important elements that a workable code of practice should contain. A comprehensive outline for an interim set of guidelines on the safe warehousing of hazardous materials is suggested.

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  • http://onlinepubs.trb.org/Onlinepubs/state-of-the-art/3/3-022.pdf
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• Supplemental Notes:
  • This paper appeared in TRB State of the Art Report 3, Recent Advances in Hazardous Materials Transportation Research: An International Exchange. Papers presented at the conference held in Lake Buena Vista, Florida, 10-13 November 1985. Distribution, posting, or copying of this PDF is strictly prohibited without written permission of the Transportation Research Board of the National Academy of Sciences. Unless otherwise indicated, all materials in this PDF are copyrighted by the National Academy of Sciences. Copyright © National Academy of Sciences. All rights reserved
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• Authors:
  • LaMorte, J F
  • Williams, D L
• Publication Date: 1986

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Features: References;
• Pagination: p. 169-177
• Serial:
  • State-of-the-Art Report
  • Issue Number: 3
  • Publisher: Transportation Research Board
  • ISSN: 0892-6891

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Foreign; Guidelines; Handling and storage; Hazardous materials; Intermodal terminals; Regulations; Standards; Storage facilities; Warehouses
• Subject Areas: Freight Transportation; Highways; Law; Planning and Forecasting; Safety and Human Factors; Terminals and Facilities; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00457746
• Record Type: Publication
• ISBN: 0-309-03973-8
• Files: TRIS, TRB
• Created Date: Aug 31 1988 12:00AM