The transportation of aerosol cans more than 32,000kg has resulted in a driver, consignor and transport company being fined thousands of dollars.
The NSW Traffic and HIghway Patrol Command stated that officers attached to Hawkesbury Highway Patrol stopped a B-double heavy vehicle travelling east on Windsor Road, Vineyard, about 12:35am on Sunday, August 26.
“The combination was carrying 36 pallets of various types of aerosol can dangerous goods weighing 32,020kg,” the statement said. “Police identified issues in relation to the load, the dangerous goods placarding, the transport documentation and the drivers work diary.”
A 55-year-old male from Victoria was directed to rectify the safety issues before continuing the journey.
The driver was charged with making a false entry in a work diary, driving a class two vehicle without complying authorisation, detaching a trailer containing placard load of dangerous goods not in accordance with code, not recording information after starting work, and driving a heavy vehicle that did not comply with loading requirements (substantial breach).
He was convicted at Windsor Local Court on September 19 and fined a total of $2,500.
“As a result of a joint investigation by Hawkesbury Highway Patrol and NSW Environment Protection Authority, police … took action against the corporations involved in the transport of the goods [on October 26],” police stated.
The consignor of the goods was issued four penalty notices, for consigning goods without compliant transport documentation ($1,300), consigning goods for transport not restrained as per code ($2,000), employing a person for task without instruction or training ($4,000), and consigning for transport dangerous goods, not appropriately placarded ($4,000).
The transport company contracted to carry the dangerous goods was issued with two penalty notices for the offences of employing a person for task without instruction or training ($4,000), and being a contractor transporting dangerous goods falsely or misleadingly placarded ($4,000).
