Ethanol and gasoline mixture – classification and emergency response

This bulletin explains the requirements for the classification of ethanol and gasoline mixtures, as well as emergency response measures in the case of an incident. It does not change, create, amend or suggest deviations to the Transportation of Dangerous Goods Regulations (TDG Regulations). For specific details, consult Part 2 of the TDG Regulations.

Study Objective, Summary of findings, Regulatory Consideration

2. STUDY OBJECTIVE

The objective of the study was to investigate the relative safety offered to children of different ages by compartmentalization and by child restraints in the context of travelling in school buses. Testing on an acceleration sled using dummies representing children of different ages, mass and heights was performed in order to achieve this.

3. SUMMARY OF FINDINGS

This study has demonstrated that: