Hampshire and Isle of Wight has a large strategic road network and there are a significant number of vehicles that carry high consequence goods. There are safe working practices that mean an accident involving these vehicles is a low likelihood.
Dangerous goods may include corrosive, flammable, explosive, oxidising or spontaneously combustible substances.
If there was a road traffic collision involving a vehicle carrying such goods, it could result in an explosion or fire. An accident involving high consequence dangerous goods could impact people’s health, result in road closures for several days, potentially damage local infrastructure (Road, buildings, and bridges) and have environmental impacts.
Very High
There is regulation in place (the Carriage of Dangerous Goods and Use of Transportable Pressure Equipment Regulations 2009 ) to ensure that substances are transported safety. To learn more about the regulation click the button below
Within the partnership, we work with partners to plan and test arrangements to respond to an accident involving high consequence dangerous goods. We also have well established relationships with local authority highways departments and National Highways.
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