ABSTRACT
The issue of transportation of dangerous goods is addressed in international law since 1957, when international agreements on transport of dangerous goods by road ADR was created in Geneva. Directive SEVESO was put into practice in 1982, because occurrence of severe accidents involving dangerous substances in 70 s. Directive SEVESO was step by step more particularized according to practice and regulation REACH was added in 2007. Both legislation lays down requirements for handling with hazardous substances from the manufacture, transportation and storage through to their use. Series of agreements on the transport of dangerous goods to another means of transport followed. All agreements dealing with carriage of hazardous substance have one thing in common. Dangerous substances are treated as goods and all responsibility is bear by carrier. Critical evaluation of the existing rules and traffic accidents with hazardous substances shows that in practice there are missing tools, which would: effectively reduce the distortions of security measures that arise on the part of carriers; to ensure rapid response and the protection of other road users on the roads and railways; protecting people and environment around the place of traffic accident; and the recovery of the territory afflicted by impact of road traffic accidents with hazardous substance. Analysis of a database of accidents involving dangerous substances shows number of examples where the recovery of territory after accident with hazardous goods carried more than 10 years. Therefore, we must create system tools for coping with those risks. Basic strategy in response has to be prepared at national level for major accident during the transport of dangerous substances. Local governments need to determine critical points, places with protected assets and dangerous goods transportation. Risk management and response plans need to be prepared for critical points. The article shows tools, which is being tested in practice.
