Transport Operations (Road Use Management—Dangerous Goods) Regulation 2018
sec.15Meaning of bulk container
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sec.15 Meaning of bulk container
A bulk container is a system for containing solid substances, including any liner or coating, that— is designed for transporting solid substances which are in direct contact with the system; and is of a permanent character suitable for repeated use; and is designed to facilitate the transport of solid substances by 1 or more modes of transport, without the need for the substances to be unloaded and reloaded when transferred from one mode to another; and is fitted with devices that permit ready handling; and has a capacity of not less than 1m ³ . freight containers, offshore bulk containers, skips, bulk bins, swap bodies, trough-shaped containers, roller containers, load compartments of vehicles and flexible containers However, an IBC, large packaging or a portable tank is not a bulk container. s 15 sub 2023 SL No. 24 s 19 (sec.15-ssec.1) A bulk container is a system for containing solid substances, including any liner or coating, that— is designed for transporting solid substances which are in direct contact with the system; and is of a permanent character suitable for repeated use; and is designed to facilitate the transport of solid substances by 1 or more modes of transport, without the need for the substances to be unloaded and reloaded when transferred from one mode to another; and is fitted with devices that permit ready handling; and has a capacity of not less than 1m ³ . freight containers, offshore bulk containers, skips, bulk bins, swap bodies, trough-shaped containers, roller containers, load compartments of vehicles and flexible containers (sec.15-ssec.2) However, an IBC, large packaging or a portable tank is not a bulk container.
- (a) is designed for transporting solid substances which are in direct contact with the system; and
- (b) is of a permanent character suitable for repeated use; and
- (c) is designed to facilitate the transport of solid substances by 1 or more modes of transport, without the need for the substances to be unloaded and reloaded when transferred from one mode to another; and
- (d) is fitted with devices that permit ready handling; and
- (e) has a capacity of not less than 1m ³ . Examples of bulk containers— freight containers, offshore bulk containers, skips, bulk bins, swap bodies, trough-shaped containers, roller containers, load compartments of vehicles and flexible containers