Regulations on safety in transport of liquefied petroleum gas-containing bottles in Vietnam under Circular 41

Regulations on safety in transport of liquefied petroleum gas-containing bottles in Vietnam under Circular 41 (Internet image)

Circular 41/2011/TT-BCT regulates safety in transport of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG)-containing bottles in Vietnam as follows

1. General provisions in use and transport of LPG-containing bottles in Vietnam

- LPG-cointaining bottles must:

+ Being intact as shape of initial design, having been tested on technical safety and not over time limit of test;

+ Having the use registration, goods label registration as prescribed by law;

+ Being sealed in accordance with specification;

+ Having fully dossier stored as prescribed;

+ Having origin, in conformity with purchase contract or contract of LPG-trading agent and meeting requirements specified in Article 20, 21 of the Decree 107/2009/ND-CP.

- LPG in bottle must ensure in accordance to the weight as design, goods label, and quality standard having been announced.

- When supplying LPG-containing bottles for users, LPG stores must supply to users 01 sheet of goods delivery and 01 copy of the sheet is kept at store, in which there must have information minimally: Serial number, kind of bottle, nearest testing date written on bottle, name, address and contact telephone of stores, name and address of users, date of handing bottles for users.

2. Specific regulations on safety in transport of LPG-containing bottles in Vietnam

Safety in transport of LPG-containing bottles by automobile

- Automobiles transporting LPG-containing bottles must be granted certificate of dangerous goods transport under current provisions.

- Bottles must be arranged vertically, valves of bottle are at above side.  For bottles with capacity over 99 liter, only arrange one layer, for bottles with capacity under 99 liter, may arrange from two layers or more than but not be higher than side of automobiles and between to layers must have a padded plank.

- To ban parking of automobiles near sources causing fire, or places having many people and means passing. In case an automobile just temporarily stop for unloading goods, it must park at places ensure safety for people and not obstruct other means of transport.

Safety in transport of LPG-containing bottles by waterway

- When transporting LPG-containing bottles by waterway, provisions on dangerous goods transport of maritime sector must be implemented.

- The LPG-containing bottles in holds must be ventilated naturally or have mechanical ventilator, mouth of ventilator must be laid at the lowest point of holds.

- Not transport LPG-containing bottles in the closed containers.

- Holds containing LPG bottles must be equipped the system of automatic fire alarming and the water spraying system.

Safety in transport of LPG-containing bottles by railway: When transporting bottles containing LPG by railway, provisions on dangerous goods transport of railway sector must be implemented fully.

More details can be found in Circular 41/2011/TT-BCT, which comes into force from February 1, 2012.

Thuy Tram

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