Med hensyn til transportsikkerhed har Rådetvedtaget et direktiv, som går ud på, at virksomheder, der udfører transport af farligt gods medjernbane, ad vej eller indre vandveje, senest den31. december 1999 skal udpege en eller flere behørigt kvalificerede sikkerhedsrådgivere, derskal bistå med forebyggelse af de risici for personer, værdier eller miljøet, som er forbundetmed transport af farligt gods.
On the subject of transport safety, the Counciladopted a directive providing that undertakingsinvolved in the transport by road, rail and inland waterway of dangerous goods or loading orunloading operations associated with suchtransport must appoint, no later than 31Decem-ber 1999, one or more duly qualified safety advisers for the transport of dangerous goods,with responsibility for helping to prevent therisks to persons, property and the environmentinherent in the transport of dangerous goods.