❓ WA Parliamentary Question on Notice regarding the transport of ammonium nitrate, revealing no designated routes and an increasing number of reported incidents involving trucks carrying the substance.
AnsweredQoN 953Legislative Assembly
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(1) Are there designated routes for the bulk transport of ammonium nitrate in: (a) the metropolitan area; and (b) regional areas? (2) What are the reporting requirements when a truck carrying ammonium nitrate is involved in an incident, be that a fire or traffic accident? (3) How many incidents (fire or traffic accident) have there been involving trucks carting ammonium nitrate in: (a) 2020; (b) 2021; (c) 2022; and (d) 2023?
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Answered
12 March 2024
Responded by
Minister for Mines and Petroleum
Response time
7 days
(1)
(a) No.
(b) No.
(2) Section 9 of the Dangerous Goods Safety Act 2004 requires they are reported to the Department of Energy, Mines, Industry Regulation and Safety (DEMIRS) A dangerous goods incident report form must be lodged with DEMIRS within 21 days of an incident.
(3) The number of reported dangerous goods transport incidents involving ammonium nitrate products is listed as:
(a) 2020 – 2
(b) 2021 – 5
(c) 2022 – 7
(d) 2023 – 13
(a) No.
(b) No.
(2) Section 9 of the Dangerous Goods Safety Act 2004 requires they are reported to the Department of Energy, Mines, Industry Regulation and Safety (DEMIRS) A dangerous goods incident report form must be lodged with DEMIRS within 21 days of an incident.
(3) The number of reported dangerous goods transport incidents involving ammonium nitrate products is listed as:
(a) 2020 – 2
(b) 2021 – 5
(c) 2022 – 7
(d) 2023 – 13
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