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TT Talk publication seeks to cut risks of transporting dangerous goods
A recent TT Talk publication entitled ‘Dangerous goods: advancing risk
management’ seeks to provide guidance to mitigate the risks associated with transporting dangerous goods through the global supply chain. While the series of catastrophic containership fires experienced during 2019 has, happily, not been repeated this year, there is no room for complacency. The incidence of lesser fires and emergencies arising from the carriage of dangerous goods – whether declared, mis- declared or undeclared – persists. These risks can be actively managed through a number of steps including: • Screening controls, • Inspection, • Condition monitoring, • Regulatory competence.
be aware of the risks and their responsibilities in relation to the prevention of emergencies. The full TT Talk article can be read at:
www.ttclub.com/news-and-resources/news/tt- talk/2021/tt-talk---dangerous-goods---advancing - risk-management/
Forwarders, hauliers and all other parties in the supply chain have their part to play and need to
By air – Warsaw Convention (17 SDR): £17.53 per kg
By sea – Hague Visby rules (2 SDR): £2.06 per kg £687.58 per package
BIFA STC: (2 SDR): £2.06 per kg
By road – CMR (8.33 SDR): £8.59 per kg
(The SDR rate on 17 September 2021, according to the IMF website, was 1.03137)
By air – Montreal Convention (22 SDR): £22.69 per kg
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