155Telephone advisory service

155 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 (which is 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) A prime contractor or rail operator must not, if a telephone advisory service is not available during the journey, transport a load of—

(3) A person must not, if a telephone advisory service is not available during the journey, consign a load of—

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