Singapore legislation

Regulation 14

of Environmental Protection and Management (Hazardous Substances) Regulations

Regulation 14

Supervision of vehicles carrying hazardous substances

Subregulation 1

The driver of a vehicle used to transport any hazardous substance shall ensure that the vehicle when not driven is —

(a)

parked in a safe place; or

(b)

supervised at all times by him or by some other competent person above the age of 18 years.

Subregulation 2

Paragraph (1) shall not apply where any carrying tank of a road tanker, tank container or compartment thereof which had contained a hazardous substance is nominally empty.

Subregulation 3

In paragraph (2), “nominally empty”, in relation to a carrying tank of a road tanker, tank container or compartment thereof, means —

(a)

that as much of the hazardous substance as is reasonably practicable has been discharged or unloaded from it; and

(b)

that such hazardous substance remaining within the carrying tank of the road tanker, tank container or compartment thereof is not sufficient to create a risk to the health and safety of any person.