Disposal of hazardous materials

The international hazardous material code, which lists 350 materials considered as hazardous

These materials may find future use as catalysts, superconductors, hydrogen storage materials or photovoltaics.

Special measures have also been taken at the ports to ensure surveillance of hazardous materials, whose trans shipment and storage are under the constant supervision of inspectors who are trained chemists.

Moreover, explosives and hazardous materials control units operate within the framework of the authorized security system to monitor institutions that produce and use explosives and hazardous materials.

2. States shall take effective measures to ensure that no storage or disposal of hazardous materials shall take place in the lands or territories of indigenous peoples without their free, prior and informed consent.

The transport of hazardous materials must be done under conditions suited to the type and nature of the materials.

The transport means must not carry hazardous materials of more than one type

Mr. T. Barnes Senior Environmental Officer, Hazardous Materials, Department of Environmental Affairs and Tourism

Are detection devices in place to screen passengers and cargo for weapons and hazardous materials?

Are hazardous materials segregated and secured during the movement of cargo by air and sea?

This means consolidating, securing and, when possible, eliminating hazardous materials and implementing effective export controls.

Airlines and pilots are notified of the presence of chemical materials (hazardous) on an aircraft.

Are detection devices in place to screen passengers and cargo for weapons and hazardous materials?

These directives specify the conditions for road transport of hazardous or explosive materials within the Kingdom.

Instructions concerning the required labelling of hazardous or explosive materials during transport have also been issued.

Are hazardous materials segregated and secured during the movement of cargo by air or by sea?

While there, they conducted an orientation course for the field office staff in emergency response to hazardous materials.

In addition, article 2 of the 2005 Law on the Transport of hazardous materials on public roads provides

The illegal transboundary movement of toxic materials and chemicals and hazardous waste also threatens ecosystems and human health.

Draft inter ministerial decree on the transport of hazardous and sensitive materials being finalized with the assistance of COMENA.

Article 3 of the same law imposes a number of conditions for the transport of hazardous materials, as follows

Ordnance and explosives were handled responsibly, and Israel carefully removed all hazardous materials from houses prior to their demolition.

Movement and transportation of hazardous materials have to be separated from other goods and specific guidelines need to be followed.

A likely outcome of this review is the development of a comprehensive legislative regime to regulate the storage, possession, use and transport of hazardous biological agents.

The storage sites of these materials are permanent sources of environmental and terrorist threats to all nations of the world.

Movement and transportation of hazardous cargo is categorised into groups according to hazard levels, and certain areas for loading unloading and storage are assigned for each category.

(b) The manufacture, procurement, storage, transfer or use of nuclear or other hazardous radioactive material or special devices (nuclear explosive or radiation dispersal) for the purpose of

3.6.a With respect to measures taken to ensure monitoring and follow up in respect of such products, the Department of Civil Protection is responsible for developing prevention and protection measures for the granting of permits for the production, storage and sale of explosives, pyrotechnical devices, chemicals and other hazardous materials.

3. It is anticipated that the remainder of the Base s surplus holdings of hazardous materials will be disposed of during March 1998.

Taken into account is the management of hazardous wastes, storage issues, local treatment, exportation processes, prevention and obligations under the Basel Convention, the Stockholm Convention and the Rotterdam Convention on the Prior Informed Consent Procedure for Certain Hazardous Chemicals and Pesticides in International Trade.

In close consultation with all concerned, the Department of Safety and Security has initiated a review of the existing safety programmes and those that might be required across the United Nations system in several specific areas, such as workplace and occupational safety, aviation, surface transport, or the transport and storage of hazardous materials.

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As for goods, carrier operators are responsible for their own installation of equipment to detect metal and any hazardous materials before loading into aircraft.

As noted at page 3 of the Report, Australian Federal and State jurisdictions have a considerable amount of health, safety and environmental legislation that controls access to hazardous materials, some of which may include WMD materials.

Preparing suitable areas for receiving and storing the hazardous materials and chemicals in accordance with the international port code (sea air land) that satisfy the preventive requirements for safeguarding and exercising strict control over the materials

The hazardous materials must be covered with a cover suited to the nature of the material so as to ensure its resistance to natural factors

The import, export, transport and storage of firearms and explosive materials in general is subject to particular security procedures, which can be summarized as follows

Reduced waste of imported goods and materials less spoilage, damage and pilferage caused by poor warehousing, storage conditions and stock control Quantified non financial impact

waste to landfill hazardous, non hazardous waste water discharges

A draft inter ministerial decree on the transport of hazardous and sensitive materials is being finalized in 2005 with input from the Atomic Energy Commission (COMENA).

The adoption of effective measures to strengthen control of the movements of shipments of hazardous materials and chemicals classified as explosives, in accordance with the following

A comprehensive assessment of the regulations relating to tighter control of the circulation of hazardous materials and chemicals classified as explosives, by means of the following

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