New guidelines for safe transport of dangerous goods
The guidelines, known as ‘IS 18149:2023 – Transportation of Dangerous Goods – Guidelines’, are expected to set a new benchmark for the safe handling and transportation of hazardous materials.
The guidelines, known as ‘IS 18149:2023 – Transportation of Dangerous Goods – Guidelines’, are expected to set a new benchmark for the safe handling and transportation of hazardous materials.
In 2017 a massive fire that broke out from a Kolkata port warehouse near the Armenian Ghat, caused several explosions with firemen having to battle for hours to douse the flames while tall columns of black smoke engulfed the Howrah Bridge.