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What it regulates
Regulates admission, handling and storage of dangerous goods in ports. This sheet selects information exchange, preventive organisation, emergency coordination and training of personnel involved in operations.
Who it applies to
OSH selection from articles 12, 29–31 and 123–135 and appendices IV and VI. It does not develop every admission, transport or goods-classification rule; older references require checking against legislation applicable today.
Key provisions
Article 12 provides for an emergency control centre to coordinate action. Port authority, maritime administration and operator functions must be integrated with current plans and organisational arrangements.
Article 12The operator needs sufficient information about the goods and their hazards before intervening. Articles 29–31 connect information, advance checks and preventive measures at the ship–terminal interface.
Article 29Article 31 provides for written communication on readiness and preventive measures before operations, following the checks in article 30. Checks must relate to the actual operation and remain consistent with port and vessel conditions.
Article 31Articles 123–128 organise self-protection, the internal emergency plan and coordination with external response, covering foreseeable hazards and instructions for unforeseen contingencies. Response requires trained personnel and coordinated command.
Article 123Article 131 provides for the harbour master to give arriving masters a plan for crew action in an emergency; article 132 addresses basic response resources. Coordination does not remove each employer’s preventive duties towards its personnel.
Article 131Articles 133–135 require specific training for operators and port personnel working with dangerous goods. The Order of 30 May 1990 develops programmes, access and providers: operators receive at least 35 teaching hours and 5 practical hours; the separate port-personnel programme has at least 6 teaching hours.
Article 133History and versions
Initial publication: 13/02/1989 · Initial entry into force: 13/05/1989
BOE-A-1989-3496Published on 13 February 1989 and effective from 13 May 1989. The record lists one subsequent relationship: training development through the Order of 30 May 1990. That relationship list does not establish that technical references in the original text remain unaffected by all subsequent legislation.
Order of 30 May 1990: minimum conditions for specific dangerous-goods handling and storage courses, implementing title VII.
BOE-A-1990-12736Text versions of the selected OSH provisions
| Publication | Effective date | Official reference | Affected provisions |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13/02/1989 | 13/05/1989 | BOE-A-1989-3496 | Article 12, Article 29, Article 30, Article 31, Article 123, Article 124, Article 125, Article 126, Article 127, Article 128, Article 129, Article 130, Article 131, Article 132, Article 133, Article 134, Article 135, Appendix IV, Appendix VI |
Transitional provisions and application notes
Original plan-preparation deadlines are not new grace periods in 2026. Check the port’s current plan and revisions, applicable civil-protection rules and coordination between businesses.
Article 123Absence of total repeal in the record does not itself validate every 1989 technical limit or institutional designation. References to radiation, chemicals or asbestos must be read with later legislation; this sheet does not reproduce former limits as current limits.
Article 29Specific port training complements job training, information about cargo and emergency preparedness. Transitional access routes from 1990 and endorsement of older courses are not presented as indefinite options.
Article 133
Official BOE legal relationships
This record covers the history of the selected occupational safety and health provisions. The official analysis also provides the relationships affecting other subjects in the legislation.
Official BOE legal relationships
