Equipment of vehicles carrying dangerous goods

One of the priority and effective areas of control and preventive work aimed at increasing the safety level of dangerous goods transportation is the implementation of technical (technological, verification) measures (hereinafter referred to as measures) jointly with the traffic police officers of the Beshenkovichi District Department of Internal Affairs concerning vehicles transporting dangerous goods on public roads. Based on the results of the conducted measures, the most common violation is the incomplete equipment of vehicles.
According to clauses 160, 164, 165 of the Rules for ensuring the safety of dangerous goods transportation by road transport in the Republic of Belarus, drivers of motor vehicles engaged in the transportation of dangerous goods by road transport must ensure that vehicles are equipped with:
1. Fire extinguishers:
a minimum of two fire extinguishers, one of which has a minimum charge mass of 2 kg, suitable for extinguishing fires in the engine compartment or cabin, and the capacity of additional fire extinguishers is determined as follows:
for transport units with a technically permissible maximum mass exceeding 7.5 tons, the minimum total charge mass of additional fire extinguishers must be 10 kg, provided that one of them has a minimum charge mass of 6 kg. The minimum total charge mass of all fire extinguishers on a transport unit must be 12 kg;
for transport units with a technically permissible maximum mass from 3.5 tons to 7.5 tons, the minimum total charge mass of additional fire extinguishers must be 6 kg, provided that one of them has a minimum charge mass of 6 kg. The minimum total charge mass of all fire extinguishers on a transport unit must be 8 kg;
for transport units with a technically permissible maximum mass of up to 3.5 t, the minimum total mass of the charge of additional fire extinguishers must be 2 kg; it is permissible to use several additional portable fire extinguishers, provided that one of them has a minimum charge mass of 2 kg. The minimum total mass of the charge of all fire extinguishers on the transport unit must be 4 kg.
vehicles for the transport of dangerous goods, packaged in limited or excepted quantities, as well as transported in accordance with paragraph 1.1.3.6 of Annex A to the ADR agreement in packages, are equipped with one fire extinguisher with a charge mass of at least 2 kg, suitable for extinguishing a fire in the engine or cabin of the vehicle.
2. At least two wheel chocks for each vehicle (road train unit), the dimensions of which correspond to the diameter of the wheels.
3. Two warning triangles.
3. A first-aid kit for equipping vehicles (automotive).
4. A high-visibility vest for each crew member.
5. Portable lighting devices for each crew member.
6. A fire blanket (when transporting dangerous goods with hazard placards No. 2, 3, 4.1, 4.2, 4.3).
7. A shovel, a drainage trap to prevent hazardous substances from entering the sewage system, a box with dry sand weighing 25 kg (when transporting dangerous goods with hazard placards No. 3, 4.1, 4.3, 8, 9). Special coverings, rubber coverings or tarpaulin mats with dimensions of at least 1x1 m can be used as drainage traps.
8. Two autonomous power lanterns with flashing or steady orange lights.
9. Two "Danger" signs with their own support.

10. In cases provided for in written instructions, the substance's safety data sheet, the vehicle shall be equipped with means for neutralizing the dangerous substance being transported and personal protective equipment for the driver and accompanying personnel.
11. Eye protection and eye-washing fluid in accordance with clause 8.1.5.2 of Annex B to the ADR Agreement are absent.
In the past year 2025, no accidents or incidents were registered in the Beshenkovichi district.