Safety in the transport of dangerous goods

The paper provides a characterization of basic information regarding the transport of dangerous goods across various modes of transport. At the beginning of the paper, the concept of transport and its classification are described. Subsequently, legal regulations in the field of dangerous goods transport are characterized within the framework of individual transport modes. Another topic addressed in the further part of the paper is packaging and its role in the transport of the analyzed goods. In addition to explaining the functions and classification of packaging, the authors paid special attention to the importance of packaging in the transport of dangerous goods. The study concludes with a brief summary of the content included in the paper.SAFETY IN TRANSPORT OF DANGEROUS GOODS
A paper constitutes characterization of basic information about transport of dangerous goods by different branches of transport. At the beginning of it description of transport’s mean and its classification have been done. Further, authors characterized rules of law in area of transport of dangerous goods in the framework of different branches of transport.
Another theme mentioned in the paper concerns packages and their role in transport of analyzed goods. Authors except of explanation of functions and divisions of packages, put emphasis on meaning of packages in transport of dangerous goods. The paper is finished by short summary of content described in it.
1. THE CONCEPT OF TRANSPORT
Transport is an activity aimed at overcoming space. In economic terms, this activity consists of providing paid services, the result of which is the movement of people and cargo, as well as auxiliary services directly related to this [5].
Transport in the national economy can be considered as both a donor and a recipient. On one hand, transport benefits from the production of individual branches of the national economy (e.g., metal, wood, materials industry, etc. (…)

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