162Telephone advisory service

162 Telephone advisory service

(1)  In this regulation –

telephone advisory service, for the transport of dangerous goods, means a service providing access, by a continuously monitored telephone not located on the carrying vehicle or train, to a person competent to give advice about –

(a) the construction and properties of the receptacles in which the dangerous goods are being transported; and

(b) the use of equipment on vehicles on which the dangerous goods are being transported; and

(c) the properties of the dangerous goods; and

(d) methods of safely handling the dangerous goods; and

(e) methods of safely containing and controlling the dangerous goods in a dangerous situation.

(2)  If a telephone advisory service is not available during the journey, a prime contractor or rail operator must not transport a load that contains –

(a) dangerous goods in a receptacle with a capacity of more than 500 litres; or

(b) more than 500 kilograms of dangerous goods in a receptacle.

Penalty:  In the case of –

(a) a body corporate, a fine not exceeding 170 penalty units; or

(b) an individual, a fine not exceeding 35 penalty units.

(3)  If a telephone advisory service is not available during the journey, a person must not consign a load that contains –

(a) dangerous goods in a receptacle with a capacity of more than 500 litres; or

(b) more than 500 kilograms of dangerous goods in a receptacle.

Penalty:  In the case of –

(a) a body corporate, a fine not exceeding 170 penalty units; or

(b) an individual, a fine not exceeding 35 penalty units.

(4)  A telephone advisory service may be provided by the prime contractor, rail operator or consignor, or another person on behalf of the prime contractor, rail operator or consignor.