The industrial bodies of the shipping safety group expand their fears related to shipping that can ignite and cause great damage and losses under certain circumstances. The circumstances created by the alignment of errors, oversight, or failed controls can convert a simple incident into a major event.
After determining it for “anxiety shipments”*, the shipping safety group (the group) is now focusing on issues that may usually be subjected to safety by starting or spreading fire under certain circumstances.
It is recognized that many goods in this category, called “interactive risks”, are already within the range of dangerous goods. These regulations start from the hypothesis that the transportation of dangerous goods is prohibited, except according to the details of the regulations.
However, accidents still occur frequently; As the judge explained in one of the huge claims, disasters are rare only because there is “no ideal storm similar to events and simple good wealth.” All that is required is to align errors, censorship or failed controls. The group suffers to explain the risks associated with these charges and strongly confirm that dependence only on strong care or the accurate response to the emergency prevents many minor accidents from becoming major victims.
Moreover, the group generates more awareness in general and urges attention to the need for strict compliance with mandatory regulations, such as the IMDG code, and the adoption of good practices in the industry, as it is found in the CTU.
These include interactive risk goods:
Calcium hypochloriteStrong oxidation, vulnerable to rapid decomposition. In low concentrations, chlorine content is used as a water cleaner and antiseptic, such as home bleaching and swimming pool maintenance. The decomposition – which occurs constantly at a very slow rate is accelerated – due to high temperatures and pollution. The latter can be unexpected because it requires strict controls on the raw materials used and the entire manufacturing process.
coal Fears include other charcoal for burning on barbecue parties, shisha tubes, etc. – sometimes they were treated with the accelerators to help ignite. There was a lengthy debate in IMO to organize a revised monotheistic safety framework, which would become compulsory from January 2026. This will remove an unreliable test system and require that coal is always declared in the name of DG.
Cotton and wool, fish and caramel and seed cake It may be less in the eyes of the audience, but it is also vulnerable to self -heating and fire, as integrity and care are required to ensure compliance and maintain safety during transportation.
Li -ion battery The risks have become known, but many of them are emerging, not the least of which is the science of global energy transmission. Several incidents so far included new batteries; The risks will only double with age and deteriorate the condition. Although this will challenge the recycling industry, the fact is that all of these products, whether new, are used, are used, damaged, or the end of life, will affect the transportation and storage industries for decades to come.
The group calls for a comprehensive research in all risks provided by the Li -Ion batteries and approved devices. Regardless of the fire, incidents revealed the risks of toxic gases and steam bangs that can be decisive in transportation and storage.
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