This article describes the main nuances of the transportation of mineral
fertilizers by road.
Any farm needs mineral fertilizers. Before the sowing season, the demand
for agrochemistry increases, and therefore the level of transportation of
mineral fertilizers increases dramatically. Motor transport is used to deliver
mineral fertilizers to farm warehouses.
Agrochemistry refers to dangerous goods. An accident of a vehicle
transporting toxic cargoes can lead to serious negative consequences
(environmental pollution and intoxication of the driver). Harmful pesticides
can get into the soil or pond, leading to environmental disaster. Therefore,
the process of transportation of mineral fertilizers should be organized as
efficiently as possible.
When transporting mineral fertilizers, it is important to comply with
safety regulations and sanitary regulations, to ensure the safety of mineral
fertilizers and to maximize the use of cargo capacity and carrying capacity of
vehicles.
Agrochemistry can be transported by tare and unpacked methods in vehicles
with an onboard platform, dump trucks, tank trucks or other special vehicles.
Dry fertilizers are transported in covered, dry and clean cars. Liquid
substances, such as aqueous ammonia, are delivered in tank trucks (there are
special ammonia trucks).
Pesticides and other potent chemicals must be packaged in shipping
containers: paper, polymer bags, boxes, barrels. The transport container should
be marked with the name, concentration, mass of the substance and other
information.
Dust fertilizers are delivered in tank trucks with mechanical or pneumatic
loading and unloading. In this case, the carrier is obliged to seal up the
cracks and connections of the floor and sides of the body tightly and provide
the car with a tarpaulin to protect the cargo from being sprayed during
transportation and exposure to precipitation.
Mineral fertilizers transported in shipping containers must be packaged in
accordance with all standards, regulatory and technical documents for a
particular type of fertilizer.
When loading and unloading mineral fertilizers, the driver must leave the
cab and close it tightly. All loading and unloading operations should be
carried out in a mechanized way. Agrochemistry is accepted for transportation
and is delivered to the consignee by weight or number of packages.
The consignee is obliged to clean and wash the body of the vehicle carrying
mineral fertilizers.
It is forbidden to transport mineral fertilizers with foodstuffs,
industrial and food products of national consumption in one body.
Since many types of mineral fertilizers are dangerous goods, during their
transportation should have a full list of necessary documents.
The vehicle must have a permit for the carriage of dangerous goods. The
driver must pass special training and get admission.
It should carefully consider the route of movement. It is desirable that it
does not pass through populated areas or densely populated areas of the city.
If this is not possible, one should move along less busy roads (with the least
intensity), excluding schools, kindergartens, hospitals, parks, recreation
areas, etc.
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