Flight attendants are trained for getting passengers off a crashed plane but are told if their life is in danger they must run away.When doing my Adr training and the truck is involved in an incident i was told by the tutor we are to stay on scene and wait for the fire brigade and give the load paper work to them so they know what nasty stuff is on and how to deal with it and while waiting mop up any leakages and keep it away from drains and water courses and keep the public safe by directing them away from direction of the wind if leaking fatal gas or chemicals in the air and my point here if it is that bad run away and dial.treble nine and let them sort it as my wage do not pay me to ben incident commander.
Do you think you could live with yourself if you knew that you could have prevented someone’s death or disfigurement but you were too selfish to stay and help?
You have a valid point but a gas tanker died helping passers by to leave the scene as he had crashed his tanker down a deep embankment and the gas was lower than air so he died in the ditch.
It’s not about being selfish, its about looking at the bigger picture.
The ADR driver will need to make a judgement call based upon his detailed understanding of the risks and hazards presented by his load. If he were to stay on scene knowing he is likely to die but in the process saves a couple of other motorists that’s all well and good until the greater numbers of motorists and emergency services arrive and walk into the same hazard without the driver there to earn them.
I thought that you had to tell the operator on the phone whats involved so that they can despatch crews with the right equipment?
When the driver makes the call to the fire brigade the fire cheif will.know what the danger is and how to deal with it as if you go back to to chemistry classes at school and mixing nasty stuff to make a light show of toxic gasses and explosions and by giving the numbering and lettering of the adr load on what was once called the trem card all the info is on there and if to use water or foam or let the trailer and load burn out on its own.
toby1234abc:
You have a valid point but a gas tanker died helping passers by to leave the scene as he had crashed his tanker down a deep embankment and the gas was [album]lower than air [/album]so he died in the ditch.
Assuming you mean “heavier than air”, then it’s highly likely we’re talking CO2 rather than anything else. Cl2 and other heavy gases are highly unlikely I would have thought.
N2, and flammable gases are all lighter than air, so wouldn’t be doing anything other than dispersing after impact. 
Thats the one and the driver was not hurt in the crash but dird from the Co 2 inhalation.
Winseer:
toby1234abc:
You have a valid point but a gas tanker died helping passers by to leave the scene as he had crashed his tanker down a deep embankment and the gas was [album]lower than air [/album]so he died in the ditch.Assuming you mean “heavier than air”, then it’s highly likely we’re talking CO2 rather than anything else. Cl2 and other heavy gases are highly unlikely I would have thought.
N2, and flammable gases are all lighter than air, so wouldn’t be doing anything other than dispersing after impact.
It could have been butane.
It was a Calor gas tanker.