scope:

This document provides guidance for emergency situations involving transportation by road of bulk LNG on public highways.

Note 1: It does not give advice for emergency situations involving LNG being used as a vehicle fuel supply, except where the bulk transport vehicle also happens to be fuelled by LNG.

Note 2: It does not give advice for emergency situations on private sites, filling stations or areas already covered by operator's on-site emergency response plans.

This document is applicable to LNG transport in the United Kingdom.

Pressures quoted are gauge pressures unless otherwise stated.

Italicised text is informative and does not represent formal requirements.

Appendices are informative and do not represent formal requirements unless specifically referenced in the main sections via the prescriptive terms "must", "shall" or "should".