AS 2809.1-1999

1 - AS 2809.1-1999 ROAD TANK VEHICLES FOR DANGEROUS GOODS - GENERAL REQUIREMENTS
4 - PREFACE
5 - CONTENTS
6 - SECTION 1 SCOPE AND GENERAL
6 - 1.1 SCOPE
6 - 1.2 APPLICATION
6 - 1.3 OBJECTIVE
6 - 1.4 NEW DESIGNS AND INNOVATIONS
6 - 1.5 INTERPRETATIONS
6 - 1.6 REFERENCED DOCUMENTS
7 - 1.7 DEFINITIONS
10 - SECTION 2 VEHICLE DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION
10 - 2.1 BASIC DESIGN
10 - 2.1.1 Design mass
10 - 2.1.2 Stability
10 - 2.1.3 Stability of tank container
10 - 2.1.4 Road clearance
10 - 2.1.5 Tank attachment
10 - 2.1.6 Cabin-to-tank clearance
11 - 2.1.7 Rear impact protection
11 - 2.1.8 Guarding
11 - 2.1.9 Tail shafts
11 - 2.1.10 Vehicle rollover device
11 - 2.1.11 Drive away protection
11 - 2.1.12 Spillage hazards
11 - 2.2 TRAILERS AND SEMITRAILERS
12 - 2.3 FIRE EXTINGUISHERS
12 - 2.3.1 Requirements for fire extinguishers
12 - 2.3.2 Installation
12 - 2.3.3 Number and types
12 - 2.4 PUMPS
12 - 2.4.1 General
12 - 2.4.2 Pressure regulation
13 - 2.5 ENGINES
13 - 2.5.1 General
13 - 2.5.2 Engine intake and exhaust
13 - 2.6 SAFETY
13 - 2.6.1 Safety equipment
13 - 2.6.2 Battery
13 - 2.6.3 Operator instructions
13 - 2.6.4 Pressure testing
13 - 2.7 SIGNS, NOTICES AND MARKINGS
13 - 2.7.1 Placarding
13 - 2.7.2 Valve operation
13 - 2.8 HEATING DUCTS
14 - SECTION 3 VEHICLE INSPECTION
14 - 3.1 INSPECTION
14 - 3.2 ITEMS
14 - 3.3 REPAIRS
15 - APPENDIX A - LIST OF REFERENCED DOCUMENTS
16 - APPENDIX B - ROAD TANK VEHICLE STABILITY
16 - B1 INTRODUCTION
16 - B2 CENTRE OF GRAVITY
16 - B3 TYRE TRACK
16 - B4 TYPE OF SUSPENSION
16 - B5 EFFECT OF PRIME MOVER
16 - B6 STEERING GEOMETRY AND AXLE ALIGNMENT
16 - B7 TYRES
17 - B8 BRAKES

Specifies general requirements for vehicles that are designed and manufactured specifically as tankers and conventional vehicles that are provided with transportable tanks. It is intended to serve as a reference Standard for the various authorities administering regulations for the handling and transport of dangerous goods.

SCOPE This Part 1 of this Standard specifies general requirements for design, construction, testing, maintenance and inspection that are common to all road tank vehicles, irrespective of the cargo, that are intended for the road transportation of dangerous goods. The Standard deals with vehicles that are designed and constructedspecifically as road tank vehicles, and with conventional vehicles that are provided with transportable tanks and tank containers or IBCs which are filled or emptied whilst on the vehicle and are subsequently used as road tank vehicles. The general vehicle and safety requirements are regulated by the Australian Design Rules (ADR) issued by the Federal Office of Road Safety and these rules are not within the scope of this Standard but must be complied with. Throughout this Standard, the term 'road tank vehicle' is used and this term has the same meaning as tanker.Road tank vehicles intended for the transport of dangerous goods shall comply with Part 1 of this Standard, and with such other Part as is relevant to the special needs of the particular cargo. Where a cargo has two characteristics, e.g. toxic and flammable, or where a road tank vehicle is switched from one cargo to another, therequirements of all relevant Parts shall apply.

First published as AS 2016-1977.
AS 2090.1 first published 1979.
Second edition AS 2016-1982.
AS 2090.1-1979 and AS 2016-1982 in part revised, amalgamated and redesignated as AS 2809.1-1985.
Second edition 1999.