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1.4 All Relevant Statutory Documents are Carried and Placed in the Designated Space
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Designated Space
A designated space of orange colour indicating or displaying the words “DOCUMENTS” shall be fitted to each vehicle in an easily accessible position and in a manner that it can be removed from the cab, during an emergency.
Vehicles shall, in the designated space, carry the following documents:
a. A transport emergency card, in the form of a TREMCARD or TREC for each dangerous goods item.
b. One or more dangerous goods declaration(s) [DGD] to cover all the goods that comprise the load.
c. Confirmation of classified waste, if applicable.
d. Container packing certificate, if applicable (see SANS 10231).
e. A nominally empty packaging certificate (see SANS 10406), if applicable.
f. Route and delivery instructions.
Specified container to store transport documents.
- All Dangerous Goods Carriers must be fitted with a “Designated Space” in the cab to be visible from the exterior on 3 sides.
- It must be orange, and marked “DOCUMENTS”.
- It must be fixed in place while in motion.
- Available in vinyl bags or steel boxes.
- All relevant documents, e.g. Permits, Tremcards and DGD’s must be placed here whilst en route with a load.