Environmental Protection and Waste Handling
Environmental duties
The driver must prevent spills from reaching soil, drains and watercourses. Spills must be contained with the absorbent material carried, and reported. Waste from cleanup must be collected and disposed of as hazardous waste. Traps: washing a spill into a drain, and leaving contaminated absorbent at the roadside.
Waste transport
Waste dangerous goods are often carried under the same ADR rules, sometimes with additional national requirements. The transport document must identify the waste. Traps: assuming waste is exempt because it is waste, and failing to label waste packages.
Worked rule of thumb
For any spill: stop the source, contain with absorbent, protect drains, report, and bag the waste for hazardous disposal. Never hose it away.