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BOS 518-1: 2013
P490.20
Transport of dangerous goods — Emergency information systems — Part 1: Emergency information system for road transport
Description
1.1 This part of BOS 518 covers requirements for emergency information systems, such as requirements for hazard class diamonds, placards and emergency information documents.1.2 The emergency information system as documented in this part of BOS 518 is intended to assist emergency services response teams in the mitigation of an incident that involves dangerous goods.NOTE BOS 518-3, is based on the information contained in this part of BOS 518 and forms an integral component of the emergency information system as it gives the recommended action to be taken by the first responder who arrives at the scene of an incident and by the emergency services during the first stage of response.