1 NBTA SEMINAR 2012 DAVE INGHAM NSW EPA

2  PART 1 – NSW EPA DANGEROUS GOODS REGULATORY PROGRAM  PART 2 – FINDINGS FROM CAMPAIGNS AND EXPECTATIONS OF INDUSTRY  PART 3 – STABILITY CONTROL PRESENTATION CONTENT PART 1 –

3 NSW EPA DANGEROUS GOODS REGULATORY PROGRAM  EPA is the regulator for transport of dangerous goods by road in NSW  Dangerous Goods (Road and Rail Transport) Act and Regulation  Roadside compliance campaigns with Roads and Maritime and NSW Police  High Risk Issues and Poor Performers PART 1 – DG REGULATORY PROGRAM

4 NSW EPA DANGEROUS GOODS REGULATORY PROGRAM  REGULATORY ACTION TAKEN FOR BREACHES  Vehicles grounded at roadside or improvement notices issued  Investigation into circumstances that lead to breach occurring  Official Cautions  Penalty Notices ~ $2000/$4000 for corporations  Unsafe Transport - $2000 for individual, $10,000 for corporation, imprisonment  Prosecution PART 1 – DG REGULATORY PROGRAM

5 NSW EPA DANGEROUS GOODS REGULATORY PROGRAM  HIGH RISK ISSUES  Prohibited routes – Sydney tunnels  Transport of clinical waste  Port Botany  Tanker Vehicle Safety Campaign  Other campaigns planned PART 1 – DG REGULATORY PROGRAM

6 NSW EPA DANGEROUS GOODS REGULATORY PROGRAM  PERSISTENT POOR PERFORMERS  Companies demonstrating persistent poor performance/systemic non-compliance  Meetings/liaison with senior management/company directors  Managerial/Directorial responsibility – DG Act S.12  Review of impediments to compliance within company  Regulatory loving! PART 1 – DG REGULATORY PROGRAM

7 FINDINGS FROM CAMPAIGNS AND EXPECTATIONS OF INDUSTRY  RECURRING BREACHES BY BULK TANKERS  TRANSPORT DOCUMENTS – failure to amend documents when load has been discharged “empty” or “residue only”. LPG tankers without printed transport docs  EMERGENCY INFORMATION PANELS – driver failure to change EIP with change of load. Emergency information number not answered  SAFETY EQUIPMENT – missing, not maintained. Fire extinguishers spent, eyewash not filled and ready PART 2 – FINDINGS AND EXPECTATIONS

8 FINDINGS FROM CAMPAIGNS AND EXPECTATIONS OF INDUSTRY  RECURRING BREACHES BY BULK TANKERS  VEHICLE MUST COMPLY WITH CHAPTER 4.4 OF ADG CODE – MUST BE SUITABLE FOR TRANSPORTING THE GOODS. Aluminium tanker used to transport caustic soda. Fuel tanker used to transport corrosives with SG of 1.8  VEHICLE MUST COMPLY WITH CHAPTER 4.4 OF ADG CODE – MUST BE FREE OF DEFECT LIKELY TO CREATE RISK. Major defect involving suspension, brakes or steering or major grounded defect = breach of clause 87 for prime contractor PART 2 – FINDINGS AND EXPECTATIONS

12 FINDINGS FROM CAMPAIGNS AND EXPECTATIONS OF INDUSTRY  RECURRING BREACHES BY BULK TANKERS  Poor maintenance of trailers – especially subcontractors. All responsibilities of prime contractors still apply.  Poor compliance in transport of ISO Tanks on flatbed trucks.  Poor compliance in transport of liquid wastes that are also dangerous goods.  Cracked compartment in B-double fuel tanker – rag placed to absorb dripping fuel. Under investigation. PART 2 – FINDINGS AND EXPECTATIONS

13 STABILITY CONTROL  2011 Coroners Inquest into fatal fuel tanker crash in 2009 near Batemans Bay PART 3 – STABILITY CONTROL

14 STABILITY CONTROL PART 3 – STABILITY CONTROL

15 STABILITY CONTROL PART 3 – STABILITY CONTROL

16 STABILITY CONTROL  One recommendation from the Inquest was that stability control should be fitted to all dangerous goods vehicles  There are various acronyms for stability control:  Electronic Stability Control (ESC), Electronic Stability Program (ESP), Dynamic Stability Control (DSC), Vehicle Stability/Swerve Control (VSC), Active Stability Control (ASC), and Dynamic Stability Traction Control. PART 3 – STABILITY CONTROL

17 STABILITY CONTROL  The principle is that ESC works in tandem with vehicle air pressures, a lateral accelerometer and the ABS to slow a vehicle approaching a potential rollover state  The EPA at this stage is seeking input from the transport industry and suppliers of this equipment on how it might affect them, what technical issues there are and possible costs PART 3 – STABILITY CONTROL

18 STABILITY CONTROL  A letter has been forwarded to EPA licensees and to various manufacturers, industry associations etc advising of the recommendation and inviting feedback  A copy is available to anyone who wishes to respond PART 3 – STABILITY CONTROL