Rail security exemptions updated: engine/machinery and marine pollutant rules reference new TDG Regulation sections

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Several exemptions from the rail security rules for dangerous goods have been updated to reference new or renumbered sections in the Transportation of Dangerous Goods Regulations. The exemption for engines or machinery containing dangerous goods now points to section 1.52 of those Regulations instead of the old special provision 154. The marine pollutant exemption has been tightened to apply only to substances defined as marine pollutants under section 1.4 of those Regulations that are also classified in Class 9. The lithium battery exemption has been simplified so that all conditions in special provision 34 apply, removing the previous split between installed and non-installed battery conditions. Two schedule entries (special provisions 95 and 96) have been repealed. Rail carriers, shippers, and security plan holders should review whether the goods they transport are still covered by the same exemptions under the updated cross-references.

Who this affects: rail carriers transporting dangerous goods · shippers of engines or machinery containing dangerous goods · shippers of lithium batteries by rail · shippers of marine pollutants by rail · dangerous goods security plan holders