LTA suspends company from transporting dangerous goods

LTA suspends company from transporting dangerous goods

By Swastika Singh
31/03/2016
The truck that veered off the road carting dangerous goods.

A heavy haulage company cannot be involved in any carting of dangerous goods on Fiji roads for a period of 12 months after the Land Transport Authority found the company guilty of breaching the conditions of the Dangerous Goods Permit.

The Authority suspended the permit after the company allowed its driver to cart hazardous material, sodium cyanide knowing that the driver did not hold a valid Dangerous Goods License.

The truck carrying the consignment of sodium cyanide veered off the road in Wainibuka and went into a stream on the 1st of this month.

LTA’s Chief Executive Officer Naisa Tuinaceva said the Authority will not condone any irresponsible behavior and take harsh action against any company or driver that fails to comply with the law.

Tuinaceva highlighted that if the chemical had spilled, the effect would have been catastrophic.

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