Regulations for the Safe Transport of Radioactive Material 1996 Ed. (As Amended 2003)

These Regulations establish standards of safety which provide an acceptable level of control of the radiation, criticality and thermal hazards to persons, property and the environment that are associated with the transport of radioactive material. These Regulations utilize the principles set forth in both the 'Radiation Protection and the Safety of Radiation Sources', IAEA Safety Series No. 120 and the 'International Basic Safety Standards for Protection against Ionizing Radiation and for the Safety of Radiation Sources', IAEA Safety Series No. 115, jointly sponsored by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, the IAEA, the International Labour Organisation, the OECD Nuclear Energy Agency, the Pan American Health Organization and the World Health Organization. Thus, compliance with these Regulations is deemed to satisfy the principles of the Basic Safety Standards in respect of transport. This Safety Standard is supplemented by a hierarchy of Safety Guides and Safety Practices including 'Advisory Material for the IAEA Regulations for the Safe Transport of Radioactive Material (1996 Edition)', IAEA Safety Standards Series No. TS-G-1.1 (ST-2), 'Planning and Preparing for Emergency Response to Transport Accidents Involving Radioactive Material', IAEA Safety Standards Series No. TS-G- 1.2 (ST-3), 'Compliance Assurance for the Safe Transport of Radioactive Material', IAEA Safety Standards Series No. TS-G-1.4 and 'Quality Assurance for the Safe Transport of Radioactive Material', IAEA Safety Standards Series No. TS-G-1.3. In certain parts of these Regulations, a particular action is prescribed, but the responsibility for carrying out the action is not specifically assigned to any particular legal person. Such responsibility may vary according to the laws and customs of different countries and the international conventions into which these countries have entered. For the purpose of these Regulations, it is not necessary to make this assignment, but only to identify the action itself. It remains the prerogative of each government to assign this responsibility.