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The carriage of dangerous goods
1990The shipment of all dangerous goods by sea from the United Kingdom, including roll on/roll off ferry services, is governed by The Merchant Shipping (Dangerous Goods) Regulations 1981, which are enforceable by law. They refer to detailed requirements in two publications, the International Maritime Dangerous Goods (IMDG) Code and minimum ancillary or ...
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Transportation of Dangerous Goods by Ship
1996Ship and barge transport on lakes and waterways present some risk to the environment, people and to fixed installations and buildings. The greatest risk arises from explosion of a flammable gas (propane/butane, gasoline, solvents) cloud escaping from tanker-ship damaged by a collision. Non-combustible gases, such as chlorine or ammonia, can escape from
Michel Nicolet-Monnier +1 more
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Toxicology in Seafaring — Dangerous Goods
1984Serving as the basis for the development of shipboard toxicology for the last two decades has been the increasing importance of chemical factors in relation to a) the characteristics of work and rest of seagoing personnel of modern ships of all types and descriptions, and b) environmental pollution. Shipboard toxicology is part of preventive toxicology,
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On the Risks of Transporting Dangerous Goods
1998Hazardous materials (hazmats) pose a danger to the environment and to human health due to their toxic chemical ingredients. They include explosives, flammables, oxidizing materials, poisonous and infectious substances, radioactive materials, corrosive substances, and hazardous wastes. Most hazmats are not used at their point of production, and they are
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The dangers and deprivations of too-good mothering
Journal of Child Psychotherapy, 1996Abstract The paper explores Winnicott's ideas on the detrimental effects of mothering which is too well adapted to infant needs. Winnicott claimed that such too-good mothering, when pursued beyond the baby's earliest months, led to two possible outcomes: the child would either reject the mother or would remain in a state of arrested development, merged
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The Dangerous and the Good? Developmentalism, Progress, and Public Schooling
American Educational Research Journal, 1999In light of numerous critiques of developmentalism, this article examines whether developmentalism has been a dangerous way to think about human life. It traces the emergence of different kinds of developmental discourse, locates the discursive preconditions for developmentalism's dominance in education, and examines the conjuncture between ...
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Dangerous Goods and Hazardous Materials
1999Dangerous goods are capable of posing a significant risk to health, safety, or property when transported. Hazardous materials is the term applied to dangerous goods in the United States and some other countries. In 1956, the United Nations published its first recommendations (Recommendations on the Transport of Dangerous Goods (ROT)) designed to ...
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Expert System for Handling Dangerous Goods
1994There exist several computer data bases containing information on dangerous goods. As a rule they contain a description of the most of substances which can appear as a part of any consignment transported onboard ship, road vehicle or stored in a warehouse. Highest priority problems which may arise when handling dangerous substances are those related to
Wlodzimierz Filipowicz +2 more
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Dangerous Goods Transport Problems in Lithuania
2019Dangerous goods are a specific part of all goods. About 50% of cargoes are considered dangerous when they are transported in the Republic of Lithuania. Anyone transporting or storing dangerous goods must solve two additional problems: choose the mode of transport and reduce the risk of accidents and the potential damage to people and the environment ...
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