SAFE CONTAINER PACT IS SIGNED INTO LAW BY PRESIDENT CARTER

President Carter has signed into a law (PL 95-208) a measure implementing the International Convention for Safe Containers. The convention sets uniform structural standards to assure that containers can be safely loaded and handled. Under the convention, all containers constructed after September 6, 1976, must meet the specified structural requirements. A period of five years from September 6, 1976, is given for existing containers to meet the standards. To minimize border inspection delays, the convention sets out procedures by which a container can be marked with a Safety Approval Plate, signifying that the container meets the standards of the convention.

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• Corporate Authors:

  Traffic Service Corporation

  Washington Building
  Washington, DC  United States  20005
• Publication Date: 1977-12-26

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 25
• Serial:
  • Traffic World
  • Volume: 172
  • Issue Number: 12
  • Publisher: Commonwealth Business Media
  • ISSN: 0041-073X
  • Serial URL: http://www.trafficworld.com

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Certification; Containers; Marking materials; Safety; Standards
• Uncontrolled Terms: Safety standards
• Old TRIS Terms: Container certification; Container marking; Container standards
• Subject Areas: Education and Training; Freight Transportation; Marine Transportation; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00170524
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Traffic World
• Report/Paper Numbers: No. 3688
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Mar 7 1978 12:00AM