Common use of Filler Clause in Contracts

Filler. In the context of 1.4.1, the filler has the following obligations in particular: (a) He shall ascertain prior to the filling of tanks that both they and their equipment are technically in a satisfactory condition; (b) He shall ascertain that the date of the next test for tank-vehicles, battery-vehicles, demountable tanks, portable tanks, tank-containers and MEGCs has not expired; (c) He shall only fill tanks with the dangerous goods authorized for carriage in those tanks; (d) He shall, in filling the tank, comply with the requirements concerning dangerous goods in adjoining compartments; (e) He shall, during the filling of the tank, observe the maximum permissible degree of filling or the maximum permissible mass of contents per litre of capacity for the substance being filled; (f) He shall, after filling the tank, ensure that all closures are in a closed position and that there is no leakage; (g) He shall ensure that no dangerous residue of the filling substance adheres to the outside of the tanks filled by him; (h) He shall, in preparing the dangerous goods for carriage, ensure that the placards, marks, orange-coloured plates and labels are affixed on the tanks, on the vehicles and on the containers for carriage in bulk in accordance with Chapter 5.3; (i) (Reserved); (j) He shall, when filling vehicles or containers with dangerous goods in bulk, ascertain that the relevant provisions of Chapter 7.3 are complied with.

Filler. In the context of 1.4.1, the filler has the following obligations in particular: (a) He shall ascertain prior to the filling of tanks that both they and their equipment are technically in a satisfactory condition; (b) He shall ascertain that the date of the next test for tank-vehicles, battery-vehicles, demountable tanks, portable tanks, tank-containers and MEGCs tanks has not expired; (c) He shall only fill tanks with the dangerous goods authorized for carriage in those tanks; (d) He shall, in filling the tank, comply with the requirements concerning dangerous goods in adjoining compartments; (e) He shall, during the filling of the tank, observe the maximum permissible degree of filling or the maximum permissible mass of contents per litre of capacity for the substance being filled; (f) He shall, after filling the tank, ensure that all closures are in a closed position and that there is no leakage; (g) He shall ensure that no dangerous residue of the filling substance adheres to the outside of the tanks filled by him; (h) He shall, in preparing the dangerous goods for carriage, ensure that the placards, marks, orange-coloured plates and labels are affixed on the tanks, on the vehicles and on the containers for carriage in bulk in accordance with Chapter 5.3;. (i) (Reserved)He shall ascertain, prior to loading, that the vehicles, wagons and containers, and if necessary their equipment, are technically in a satisfactory condition and that the carriage in bulk of the dangerous goods in question is authorized in these vehicles, wagons or containers; (j) He shall ensure after loading that the orange plates and placards or labels prescribed are affixed in accordance with the requirements of Chapter 5.3 applicable to such vehicles, wagons or containers; (k) He shall, when filling vehicles vehicles, wagons or containers with dangerous goods in bulk, ascertain that the relevant provisions of Chapter 7.3 of RID or ADR are complied with. (l) (Reserved); (m) He shall complete his section of the checklist referred to in 7.2.4.10 prior to the loading of the cargo tanks of a tank vessel; (n) He shall only fill cargo tanks with the dangerous goods accepted in such tanks; (o) He shall, when necessary, issue a heating instruction in the case of the carriage of substances whose melting point is 0 °C or higher; (p) He shall ascertain that during loading the trigger for the automatic device for the prevention of overfilling switches off the electric line established and supplied by the on-shore installation and that he can take steps against overfilling; (q) He shall ascertain that the landside installation is equipped with one or two means of evacuation from the vessel in the event of an emergency; (r) He shall ascertain that, when prescribed in 7.2.4.25.5 and when explosion protection is necessary according to column (17) of Table C of Chapter 3.2, there is a flame-arrester in the vapour return piping to protect the vessel against detonations and flame-fronts from the landward side; (s) He shall ascertain that the loading flows conform to the loading and unloading instructions referred to in 9.3.2.25.9 or 9.3.3.25.9 and that the pressure at the connecting-point of the vapour return piping and the venting piping is not greater than the opening pressure of the pressure relief valve/high velocity vent valve; (t) He shall ascertain that the joints provided by him for the connecting flange of the ship/shore connections of the loading and unloading piping consist of a material which is not susceptible to be damaged by the cargo or causes a decomposition of the cargo nor forms harmful or dangerous components with it; (u) He shall ascertain that during the entire duration of loading a permanent and appropriate supervision is assured. (v) When special provision 803 applies, shall guarantee and document, using an appropriate procedure, that the maximum permissible temperature of the cargo is not exceeded and shall provide instructions to the master in a traceable form; (w) He shall only load the vessel with dangerous goods the bulk carriage of which is authorized in that vessel; (x) He shall ascertain that the landside installation is equipped with one or two means of evacuation from the vessel in the event of an emergency.