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On 6 September 2018, China MOT officially published the Regulation on Road Transportation of Dangerous Goods (JT/T 617). Apart from JT/617, there are an additional 27 industrial standards regulating transportation. 8 standards were revoked.
Earlier in June, Chemlinked forecasted the release of JT/617 which regulates road transport of dangerous goods. According to statistics, China has 11,500 enterprises, 375,000 vehicles and 1,500,000 employees involved in road transport of dangerous goods, accounting for at least 60% of the total volume of all dangerous goods related activities in China.
JT/617 is China’s first comprehensive standard regulating road transport of dangerous goods, integrating UN TDG, ADR and Chinese standards. The revised JT 617 will be over 700 pages. The new standard comprehensively specifies stakeholder responsibility throughout the logistical chain of custody to ensure safe transport of dangerous goods, including carriage, transportation and delivery. It also includes occupational requirements for employees, environmental protection, and labor protection. For more details please see table below.
Part | Content | Implementation date | |
1 | General Provisions | Including responsibilities of consignors and carriers, exemption rules, safety requirements and personnel training | 2018-12-1 |
2 | Classification | Regulating classification of dangerous goods throughout lifecycle. Also includes classifications of dangerous goods and their corresponding hazards, and packaging. | |
3 | Trade Name And Transportation Requirements Index | Regulating general rules for trade name, requirements index for dangerous goods, special rules, and transport rules of excepted quantity and excepted quantity | |
4 | Requirements On Transport Package | Including packaging rules for dangerous goods, and requirements on vehicle tanks. | |
5 | Shipping Requirements | Including requirements on labels of the vehicle tanks, and documentation. | |
6 | Operation Requirements On Loading And Unloading | Including requirements on vehicles, operational requirements during loading and unloading process, etc. | |
7 | Operation Requirements On Transportation | Including personnel training, emergency aids, transportation facilities, etc. |
