Transport and tracking

Regulations for the transport of oil spill waste

The section will specify the general regulations for the transport of oil spill waste and if they require a specific authorization or certificate.

Existing transport companies specialized (or not) in the transport of oil spill waste

Specific requirements for the transport of oil spill waste (Declaration of authorisation, Limitations, e.g. Packaging, Labelling)

This Section will specify the specific national requirements for the transport of oil spill waste (Declaration of authorisation, Limitations, e.g. Packaging, Labelling).

The rules are very constraining in term of goods classification and labelling, characteristics required for packaging and vehicles, loading and transport procedures. If specific dispositions are not already provided in the existing national laws, or if the emergency of the situation generated by medium or major oil spill require adaptation, authorities can issue derogations to deal with OSWM constraints and define minimum safety and traceability requirements. The major points to consider are as follow:

• ensure traceability for collected waste by appropriate control measures when leaving the storage sites and on arrival in treatment or disposal sites;
• avoid spreading pollution by leaching from inappropriate transportation means or by lack of decontamination of truck wheels when necessary;
• provide authorities with recommendations on suitable routes and in some case, implement a traffic scheme to mitigate the risks and inconvenience.

Existing transport companies specialized (or not) in the transport of oil spill waste

Recommendations on oil spill waste tracking system