Guidebook 3

For Consolidators and Shipping Container Packers: Managers & Supervisors

This is Guidebook 3 in the series “Book it right and pack it tight: Shipping containerised dangerous goods by sea”. The series is intended to provide basic safety critical guidance for those engaged in all the stages of preparing dangerous goods for carriage by sea, from booking the cargo, to packing the shipping container.

Guidebook 3 is intended as a short guide to managers and supervisors of organisations that receive dangerous goods from shippers and pack them into shipping containers for carriage by sea. It briefly covers documentation, but concentrates on guidance for packing containers. Guidebook 1 is available if more detailed information is required on documentation. Guidebook 4 is intended as a practical guide to fork lift operators and others who physically pack shipping containers.

Contents: PART A – Operational procedures 1 Activities of cargo consolidator / shipping container packer covered by this guide 2 Duty to train employees to use the IMDG Code 3 Security of dangerous goods 4 Receiving dangerous goods for packing into shipping containers 5 Booking the cargo with the shipping line 6 Dangerous goods details to be provided by the shipper 7 The document for the shipper’s dangerous goods declaration 8 The packing certificate 9 Additional certification 10 Importance of UN-approved packaging for dangerous goods 11 Marking and labelling of packages 12 Segregation – Prohibited mixed loading of dangerous goods 13 Packing limited quantities into shipping containers 14 Preparations for loading dangerous goods into a shipping container 15 Loading the shipping container 16 Drums in shipping containers 17 Solid-frame intermediate bulk containers (IBCs) 18 Loading dangerous goods on pallets 19 Adding fumigant tablets during loading 20 Securing the cargo 21 Placards for dangerous goods shipping containers 22 Ensure 100% of dangerous goods are declared to the shipping line Conclusion PART B – Reference and classification of dangerous goods Introduction 1 What are dangerous goods? 2 International Maritime Dangerous Goods (IMDG) Code 3 Classification 4 Classification by hazard class 5 Subsidiary risks (sub-risks) 6 UN Numbering system 7 Proper Shipping Name 8 Packing groups 9 Limited quantities 10 Flashpoint 11 Marine pollutants 12 Emergency schedule numbers (EmS) 13 Empty tank containers 14 Control and emergency temperatures 15 Compatibility group (explosives only) 16 Net explosive content (NEC) 17 Fumigated units (containers shipped under fumigation) 18 Special provisions of the IMDG Code 19 Aerosols: UN 1950 20 Dangerous goods safety advisers 21 Segregation groups 22 Dangerous Goods List display Appendix This comprises three checklists to photocopy and use: Shipper’s dangerous goods declaration checklist Consolidator’s dangerous goods training and procedure checklist Dangerous goods container packer’s checklist Click Here to view a sample of the IMDG Code reference section provided in each guidebook in the series (284 Kb).

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