Vocabulary notes:

shipper – грузоотправитель

to ship – отправлять груз (различными видами транспорта)

shipping manifest – грузовая декларация

Did you know?

Commodity is a good for which there is demand, but which is supplied without qualitative differentiation across a market. Goods is merchandise when transported, esp. by rail (chiefly British).

Exercise 6. Read the passage below, title it and render in English.

Выбирая вид транспорта, надо учитывать, что каждый из них обладает своей спецификой и особенностями. Для железнодорожных перевозок:

1. наибольшая эффективность в использовании достигается при перевозках на расстояние более 200 км;

2. относительная дешевизна по отношению к автомобильным перевозкам доставки;

3. возможность доставки «до двери» за счет строительства подъездных путей к предприятиям;

4. способность перевозить самую широкую гамму различных грузов; независимость от климатических условий.

К генеральным грузам относятся штучные грузы; т. е. в упаковке и без нее, принимаемые к транспортировке по счету грузовых мест. Делятся по виду тары или упаковки на тароупаковочные грузы (в мешках, коробках, ящиках, бочках и т. д.). Грузы в крупных грузовых и транспортных единицах (пакетах, на поддонах, трейлерах, контейнерах, в ликтерах) и рутинные грузы без тары и упаковки (трубы, подвижная техника, металлоконструкции).

Разделяются по размерам на обычные, длинномерные (свыше 3-х м) и не габаритные; по массе – легковесные и тяжеловесные (масса свыше 5 тонн). Транспортные документы выписываются грузоперевозчиком в удостоверение того, что товар принят им к перевозке.

Listening

Exercise 1. Before you watch a video about railway safety, try to predict the answers to these questions.

1. Who is a tracks’ passer?

2. How many accidents involving tracks’ passers do usually happen on railway property across Canada? Do you know Russian statistics?

Exercise 2. Watch the video. Clap your hands when listen the following words.

railway property, accident, tracks’ passers

Exercise 3. Watch again. In the following script differentiate the logic parts and put punctuation marks.

Somepeoplemaythinktheycannotbebeatenbyoncomingtrainbutalocomotivethat

seemsfarawaydownthetrackswillbeapartnerwithinsecondsTrainscannotstopquickly

andcannotswervetoavoidpeopleonthetracksandrailwaycarsthatseemtobesitting

quietlycansuddenlystarttomovewithoutwarningTrainscancomefromanydirectionandanytrackandanytimeTracks’passersarepouringtheirlivesonaline.

Exercise 4. Check what you remember. Put the statements below in the correct order.

1. Two years ago we have 92 accidents involving tracks’ passers on railway property across Canada.

2. Susan Petrol often comes across children and teenagers playing on or around freight cars.

3. Last year the number rose to one hundred. Over 90% of these accidents were resulted in serious injuries or fatality.

4. For those people the Chief has a strong message of Zero-tolerance.

5. It’s a place where hundreds of tons of fast moving steel can kill in a split second. Serge Meloche has seen too much of these.

6. Trains cannot stop quickly and cannot swerve to avoid people on the tracks, and railway cars that seem to be sitting quietly can suddenly start to move without warning.

7. Some people may think they cannot be beaten by oncoming train, but a locomotive that seems faraway down the tracks will be a partner within seconds.

8. Trains can come from any direction and any track and any time.

Language spot

Phrase, Compound and Participle prepositions

Exercise 1. Read the following passage quickly to find Phrase prepositions. What other Phrase prepositions do you know?

The large quantities of hazardous material could cause serious problems of exposure of personnel and environment. Dangerous goods are often shipped subject to chemical regulations. In spite of their use, no amount of preparation for a worst-case accident is ever enough. In consequence of that, minimizing risk of an accident is imperative. In the event of accident, loss of containment occurs and the contents of the car or shipping container spill onto the ground. In conformity with emergency instructions, all of the groups in a rail organization are involved in transportation accidents. Thanks to equipment maintainers, the damage repairs and the car put back on the track, if possible. However, in view of dangerous situation, the track under the derailed car may have been destroyed. Due to this, repair or replacement of track occurs next (U.S. Encyclopedia of Occupational Health and Safety).

Exercise 2. Look at the word combinations given and consider only those which have Compound prepositions.

A single-track rail tunnel without shuttle terminals (1), transporting oil and gas products by truck (2), road traffic comes under the jurisdiction of the TDG Act

the UN number is inside the label (3), the labels are visible from the outside of the vehicle (4), the shipping document must accompany the consignment throughout its journey (5), the quantity of dangerous goods initially loaded into the container (6), Combined European regulations for the combined transportation of dangerous goods on roads and rails (7), the goods inside or outside of the calculation of the width of more than locomotives and rolling stock gauge (8).

Exercise 3. Read the following sentences. Fill in the gaps using Participle prepositions from the box below.

during including concerning regarding following accepting excepting notwithstanding

1. Most goods are not considered sufficiently dangerous to need special precautions ___________ transport.

2. Packages used to transport radioactive material must meet the standards laid down in RAMRoad, RAMRail and the ARCRR ___________, where required, obtaining approval(s) from the Department of Environment, Transport and the Regions (DETR).

3. Ensure the preparation of an annual report on your activities ___________ the transport of dangerous goods

4. Do I need to make a report ___________ an accident or emergency?

5. In the European Union (EU) there are obligations ___________ dangerous goods security procedures.

6. Loaded hazardous material shipments must be forwarded within 48 hours (excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays) after ___________ them at the shipper’s facility or receiving them in any yard, transfer station, or interchange point.

7. Dangerous goods may only be carried in goods trains, ___________ dangerous goods which are carried as hand luggage.

8. ___________with preceding paragraphs, Member States may lay down specific safety requirements for the international carriage of dangerous goods by rail, in so far as RID does not cover that area.

Exercise 4. Write an instruction to a shipper of flammable liquids (60-80 words). Use Phrase, Compound and Participle prepositions.

WebProject

Mitigating the risks associated with hazardous materials may require the application of safety precautions during their transport, use, storage and disposal. Most countries regulate hazardous materials by law, and they are subject to several international treaties as well. Find information about English speaking countries.

The following sites may help:

1. Transportation of Dangerous Goods Regulations from Transport Canada http://www.tc.gc.ca/eng/tdg/clear-tofc-211.htm

2. Recommendations on the Transport of Dangerous Goods (Model Regulations) from United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) http://live.unece.org/trans/welcome.html

3. Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals (GHS) from United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) http://live.unece.org/trans/danger/publi/ghs/ghs_welcome_e.html

4. Free Online Hazmat/Hazchem Guide from The National Chemical Emergency Centre (NCEC) U.K. http://the-ncec.com/hazchem/

5. Hazardous Materials Regulations from U.S. Department of Transportation http://phmsa.dot.gov/hazmat

Supplementary reading