Packaging violations cause fire accidents, and the industry screams: illegal shipments of insurance powders cannot be tolerated

On the evening of July 20, about 54 kilometers away from the Guangsui direction of the Sui-Guang section of the Sichuan Guanghong Expressway, a trailer full of 32 tons of dangerous goods sodium dithionite (commonly known as insurance powder) caught fire in the middle
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The investigation confirmed that this batch of insurance powder was packaged in non-compliant woven bags

This batch of insurance powder was packaged in non-compliant woven bags

The Insurance Branch of China Inorganic Salt Industry Association issued a warning again, advocating that the insurance powder industry must do packaging self-discipline, implement metal barrel packaging in accordance with laws and regulations, prevent illegal woven bag packaging of insurance powder in the logistics storage market, and avoid accidents that should not occur.

The Inorganic Salt Association stated that on July 7th half a month before the accident, the association’s just-convened insurance powder branch working meeting had issued a warning: “There have been many violations of woven bag packaging insurance powder in the logistics and warehousing market.
Companies need to inspect packaging that violates regulations on their own, and the responsibility for self-discipline and rectification lies on their shoulders
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Participants held two attitudes.
Some participating companies were not active in fulfilling their social responsibilities and had a poor sense of compliance.
Due to factors such as production costs and economic benefits, they did not hesitate to use plastic woven bags as packaging in violation of regulations, resulting in serious fires during transportation.
Accident
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Another part of the companies stated that the insurance powder companies must implement the "Sodium Dithionite Packaging Safety Requirements", the "Sodium Dithionite (Sodium Dithionite) Product Quality Standards" and other industry standards and the national standards of AQ3011-2007 "Sodium Dithionite Packaging Safety Requirements".

It is understood that China's insurance powder production accounts for more than 70% of the world's total production, and its technology is generally more than one generation ahead of its foreign counterparts, and it has the absolute right to speak in the industry
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However, in recent years, transportation safety accidents have occurred frequently, plastering the proud national brand products, making insurance powder uninsured, and becoming a checkpoint for illegal packaging, road accidents, and fire pollution

Industry insiders strongly urge that illegal packaging of insurance powder must be corrected in accordance with the law
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The illegal packaging of insurance powder must be corrected in accordance with the law

　　The "Amendment to the Criminal Law of the People's Republic of China (11)" shall come into force on March 1, 2021
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The "Criminal Law" emphasizes that serious accidents have not been rectified and formally penalized.

It is recommended that the emergency management department and local emergency management departments strengthen supervision in accordance with the law, continue and effectively promote the replacement of all insurance powder product packaging with metal drums, ensure that they use legal and compliant packaging to pack the insurance powder, strengthen the source control of hazardous chemicals, and ensure the essence of the product Safe

The insurance powder industry must establish a safety system for the entire industrial chain of production, packaging, transportation, and warehousing.

The insurance powder product ignites spontaneously when wet, and must be packaged in metal drums in accordance with laws and regulations