Accidents involving dangerous goods
If a vehicle carrying petrol, heating fuel or acid is in an accident, you should:
- keep well clear of the scene,
- if possible, position yourself to make sure that the wind is not blowing
from the accident towards you, - warn other road users about the danger,
- give as much information as possible about the marking labels on the
vehicle when summoning help, and - let the emergency services do any rescuing.
The signs for vehicles carrying hazardous chemicals are shown below
If you would like to know more about transporting dangerous goods by road,
you can contact the Health and Safety Authority (www.hsa.ie) for a guide to the
Carriage of Goods by Road Act 1998 and the regulations made under it.