New rules for vehicles carrying explosives

Title

New rules for vehicles carrying explosives

Genre

News report; Parliamentary debate

TX Date

23 Mar 1989

Year of production

1989

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Duration

00:03:09

Description

Peter Spencer reports on Transport Minister Peter Bottomley announcing new rules for vehicles carrying explosives following the death of a fireman at Peterborough from not knowing a van had explosives on board. Includes Commons speeches by Shadow Transport Minister Joan Ruddock asking for changes to be immediate and replies by Bottomley.

Contributors

Peter Spencer; Peter Bottomley; Joan Ruddock

Keywords

Deaths; Dangerous materials; Fires; Lorries; Safety; Fire fighters; Explosions; Explosives; Peterborough; Vehicles; By-laws

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