Rajeev, Dumka. The death of trailer driver Santosh Kumar and assistant Umesh Kumar in the incident of fire that broke out in four vehicles after a trailer laden with chips hit a container loaded with cigarette gas lighter from behind on Wednesday evening on the Ring Road passing near Dumka Railway Station, has raised a big question on the set safety standards.
Carrying cigarette gas lighters commercially by road falls under the transportation of dangerous goods because it contains flammable gas or liquid fuel butane. Therefore it is classified as dangerous goods in Category 2 (Gas).
Classification and labeling required
There are strict rules for its transportation under the Central Motor Vehicles Rules 1989 and IS 18149:2023 guidelines issued by BIS. Under this it is necessary to classify and label it.
Class 2 lighters use the flammable gas UN 1057. In the labeling, it is necessary to have a danger symbol of flammable on each package. It is necessary to have a certificate related to Dangerous Goods Declaration during transportation. There are also rules for packaging for this.
It is necessary to have safety equipment
Lighters are to be packed in boxes that can prevent leakage. A lighter should not contain more than 10 grams of liquefied petroleum gas. Packaging must be able to withstand pressure and shock during travel. Whereas the category of vehicles for transportation of such goods is also fixed.
It is especially important for such vehicles to have fire safety equipment. The vehicle should be leak proof. Signs prohibiting the carrying of hazardous substances must be displayed on the vehicle at the front and rear. Apart from this, it is also necessary to have many necessary documents in which the driver should have
This includes providing valid license of heavy vehicle, commercial fitness certificate of the vehicle, tram card i.e. transport emergency card and complete details of the goods. The driver of this vehicle must have knowledge and training in carrying dangerous goods.
There is a ban on the import of cigarette lighters costing less than Rs 20.
The central government has banned the import of cigarette lighters priced below Rs 20. Therefore, checking the legality of import before carrying such items is the most important part. The Central Government has also taken this decision keeping in mind the unprecedented increase in the number of youth taking drugs.
The government has banned the import of cigarette lighters priced below Rs 20. In a notification issued from the Directorate General of Foreign Trade, it has been said that the import policy of cigarette lighter has been revised from 'free' to 'restricted' category.
However if the cost, insurance and freight value is Rs 20 per lighter or more then it will be import free.
Imports come from these countries
CIF value is used to determine the total value of imported goods in international trade. The ban has been imposed on pocket lighters, gas lighters, lighters with ‘refill’ or without ‘refill’.
Pocket, gas lighters, with or without refills, are imported mainly from Spain, Turkey, UAE and China.
Container driver Abdul Sheikh said that lighters are sold for Rs 2 to 10.
According to Abdul Shaikh, the driver of container number NL01AB-9012 loaded with cigarette gas lighter, he had left for Raxaul Nepal after loading about 30 tonnes of goods from Khidirpur, Kolkata on Tuesday night and this accident took place in Dumka on Wednesday evening.
Said that the name of the owner of the container is Pawan Thakur who lives in Kolkata. According to Abdul Sheikh, the goods loaded on his container are Chinese which are easily sold for Rs 2 to 10.
By the way, the lighters found scattered on the roads after the accident are marked BAIDA in English and are manufactured by BAIDA Lighter Company Limited. This company is based in China.
Baida lighters are manufactured in Huang Pei Qiao Industrial Zone Shaoyang Hunan Province China. This manufacturing company is listed on Made in China.com under the name of Yangyonghua. In such a situation, the genuineness of the goods loaded in the container will be known only after investigation because due to fire there is no paper available in the vehicle.
Experts say that there is no factory to make cigarette gas lighter in Kolkata. The big market here in Canning Street and Khidirpur area has many wholesalers and suppliers who transport goods to cigarette gas lighter traders in different parts of the country. Obviously, transportation of this category of goods and its quality and restricted standards
Exposed after thorough investigation and investigation
The reality of the cigarette gas lighter and the real game can be revealed only after thorough investigation and investigation, but the manner in which the horrific arson incident took place on Wednesday night and two lives were lost in it, is undoubtedly pointing towards a thorough investigation and appropriate action as per the set safety standards.
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