Annex 12

(Art. 3)

Measures for transport routes

When adopting general safety measures, the person responsible for a transport route must:

1. design the transport route in such a way that no additional serious effects arise as a result of the stresses to be expected in the event of a major accident;
2. install the necessary safety equipment and take the necessary structural, technical and organisational protective measures;
3. install adequate warning and alarm systems;
4. monitor equipment and the operation of safety-critical elements of the transport route and carry out regular servicing;
5. take the necessary traffic management or control measures for the transport of dangerous goods;
6. collect, assess and pass on to the staff concerned any information available on the transport of dangerous goods;
7. in cooperation with the emergency services, draw up an emergency plan for major accidents and carry out periodic exercises on the basis of this plan.