Product Movement

Executive Summary -- Mar. '98

It is when products are in movement that they pose the greatest risk of injury or damage. This is true whether the movement is on the shop floor (occupational safety concerns), through communities (public health and environmental concerns), across borders (the same concerns plus whether the placarding or labelling meets the requirements of the receiving jurisdiction, or whether the product is admissible at all), or towards final disposal (for environmental reasons).

This module explains guiding principles and outlines an effective management system for the safe movement of products, a management system which includes:

written policies, standards and procedures to satisfy all laws, regulations and codes of practice;
established criteria for carrier selection, optimizing modes and routes of transpiration;
clear understanding of local, national and international regulations concerning classification, labelling and container requirements;
emergency preparedness, prevention and response plans; and
procedures for training.

Four basic types of regulations related to movement are noted:
transportation regulations with product classification, packaging, labelling, placarding and spill clean-up requirements;
workplace regulations with hazard identification and Material Safety Data Sheet requirements;
import/export regulations which may restrict or prohibit certain shipments;
national and international regulations concerning toxic release reporting or the control of unwanted materials.

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