HC Deb 24 February 1986 vol 92 cc460-1W
Mr. Gareth Wardell

asked the Secretary of State for Transport if benzylamine has been (a) approved as a dangerous substance that is permitted for conveyance by road and (b) classified for the purpose of assigning a hazard warning sign on transporting vehicles.

Mr. Peter Bottomley

Benzylamine is classified as a corrosive liquid under the Dangerous Substances (Conveyance by Road in Road Tankers and Tank Containers) Regulations 1981 and an appropriate hazard warning panel must be displayed by the vehicle concerned.

This substance is used as a pesticide. It is regarded as "corrosive" for the purposes of supply and use under the Classification, Packaging and Labelling Regulations 1984, and packages must also be marked to indicate that the contents may cause burns and that, in the case of contact with eyes, rinse immediately with plenty of water and seek medical advice. No further package marking is required for transport purposes.

Hazard warning panels are required only for carriage by road in tank vehicles or large tank containers. For the purposes of the Dangerous Substances (Conveyance by Road in Road Tankers and Tank Containers) Regulations the substance meets the criteria for classification as a corrosive liquid and a full hazard warning panel with the "corrosive" diamond and substance identification No. 1760 should be displayed.

Mr. Gareth Wardell

asked the Secretary of State for Transport if aminotriazole, has been (a) approved as a dangerous substance that is permitted for conveyance by road and (b) classified for the purpose of assigning a hazard warning sign on transporting vehicles.

Mr. Peter Bottomley

These substances are not regarded as dangerous in transport and vehicles carrying them are not required to display hazard warning panels.

These liquid agricultural herbicides are regarded as "harmful" for the purposes of supply and use under the Classification, Packaging and Labelling Regulations 1984, and packages must be marked with a number of appropriate risk and safety phrases. The substances fall below the toxicity level for transport purposes which is less stringent than that for supply and use.

Hazard warning panels are required only for carriage by road in tank vehicles or large tank containers, but these substances do not fall within the classification criteria for the Dangerous Substances (Conveyance by Road in Road Tankers and Tank Containers) Regulations 1981.

Mr. Gareth Wardell

asked the Secretary of State for Transport if butanediol diglycidl ether has been (a) approved as a dangerous substance that is permitted for conveyance by road and (b) classified for the purpose of assigning a hazard warning sign on transporting vehicles.

Mr. Peter Bottomley

I refer the hon. Gentleman to the reply that I gave him on Friday 21 February 1986, at column 323.