It is essential to know the regulations, guidelines, and dangers related to transporte de productos químicos, whether on-site or off-site if you must move chemicals safely.To reduce the risk of accidents related to the transportation of hazardous substances, a robust legislative infrastructure needs to be put in place to reduce financial, environmental, and health risks.In order to carry dangerous goods by road, rail, sea, or air, the following international directives and regulations must be followed:

• As part of the European agreement called the ADR, dangerous goods are transported by road
• As part of the Convention Covering International Carriage by Rail, Appendix C regulates the international transportation of hazardous substances by rail. The Transportable Pressure Equipment Regulations 2009 govern the carriage and use of hazardous goods within the U.K.
• Sea transportation of dangerous goods is covered by the International Maritime Dangerous Goods (IMDG) code
• An international agreement known as the ICAO Technical Instructions served as the foundation for IATA’s Dangerous Goods Regulations

You just need to know the rules and regulations for dangerous goods to get started. Additionally, you need to know all the hazards associated with transporte de productos químicos, both on-site and off-site. You also need to use best practices to reduce the risk of an accident.

The best ways to transport chemicals on-site

If you’re on a university campus or factory site, you’re likely to move chemicals from room to room or between buildings on the same site. There’s a chance of an accident over such short distances, but you still must take special precautions. Here are some best practices for bringing hazardous substances on-site:

• Hazardous goods should be transported on-site with proper personal protective equipment
• Whenever you move chemicals on-site, make sure you use secondary containment by putting them in a tray or another carrier
• Make sure you’re using the right equipment, like laboratory carts, when handling trays with hazardous chemicals
• If a leak or spill happens, never put incompatible chemicals in the same container
• If there’s an accident, you’ll be able to respond quickly if you have a spill management kit
• Unless you know what, you’re doing or what’s spilled, don’t attempt to clean up a spill without help

Transport of chemical products in the external environment

The quantities of chemicals transported externally tend to be larger than those transported on-site, thus making external chemical transport potentially more hazardous.In order to transport chemicals externally, some best practices should be followed:

• Make sure you always have a spill kit. Make sure you get one that’s right for the chemicals you’re carrying. It’s for acid spills, solvent spills, and other ‘aggressive’ chemicals that you use hazmat kits. It’s for water or hydrocarbon spills. It’s for oil spills only