- Home
- 1. Introduction and Purpose
- 2. Production Information and Product Characteristics
- 3. Health Aspects
- 4. Environmental Aspects
- 5. Design and construction of transport and storage equipment
- 6. Transport, Loading and Storage Operations
- 6.1. Training
- 6.2. Operating Instructions and Regulations
- 6.3. Inspections
- 6.4. Loading Operations for Rail and Road Transport
- 6.5. Unloading Operations for Rail and Road Transport
- 6.6. Vapour Control
- 6.7. Previous Cargoes and Cleanliness
- 6.8. Blanketing
- 6.9 Road Specific Operations
- 6.10 Intermodal Transport
- 6.11 Ferries Selection
- 6.12 Rail Specific Operations
- 6.13 Operations Common to Barges and Dea
- 6.14 Barge Specific Operations
- 6.15 Sea Specific Operations
- 6.16 Tank Storage Operation
- 6.17 Customer Collection
- 7. Emergency procedures
- 8. Personal protection, first aid and medical treatment
- 9. Styrene: REACH Consortium
- Appendices
- Bibliography
6. Transport, Storage and Handling Operations
6.14 Barge Specific Operations
6.14.1. Barge selection
It is recommended that all suppliers involved in the transport of styrene should undertake inspections of barges or participate in a common inspection scheme. This will enable each supplier to satisfy himself of the suitability of barges employed and ensure that appropriate safety standards are maintained. Double-hull barges are preferred. By participating in the EBIS scheme the inspection reports are readily available.6.14.2. Loading/unloading procedures
These operations should be carried out according to the latest edition of the ADNR checklist.6.14.3. Board-to-board trans-shipments
If a board to board ship transfer is required, this should be subject to the authorization of the PORT AUTHORITY. If the PORT AUTHORITY permits ship to ship transfer, it should impose conditions such as special safety check lists and control of the place where the operation may be undertaken, taking into account the particular hazards involved.
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