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Location of Documents - Road
  1. The Regulations State,

    "The driver of a power unit (for example, a tractor) that is attached to or is part of the cargo unit of a road vehicle transporting dangerous goods must ensure that a copy of the shipping document is kept, as follows:

    • if the driver is in the power unit, in a pocket mounted on the driver's door or within the driver's reach; or

    • if the driver is out of the power unit, in a pocket mounted on the driver's door, on the driver's seat or in a location that is clearly visible to anyone entering through the driver's door."
  1. After unloading the dangerous goods or disconnecting a cargo unit (for example, a trailer) from a power unit, the carrier must place the shipping document in a waterproof receptacle that is securely attached to or near the means of containment containing the dangerous goods, at a readily identifiable and accessible location, when the dangerous goods are in transport if:

    • they are left in an unsupervised area:

      (i) after being unloaded from a means of transport,

      (ii) after the cargo unit of a road vehicle containing them has been disconnected from the power unit, or

      (iii) when the railway vehicle containing them is no longer part of a train; and

    • possession of the dangerous goods has not been transferred to another person