Abstract
In more advanced countries, the sustainable development concept was accepted both by the politicians and the industrial sector as the underlying philosophy for the preparation of development strategies, practically in all fields. This means using the natural resources within the limits of their renewability, and seeing that the resulting emissions have no negative impact on the environment. The development of Environmental Management Systems (EMS) commenced as a response to global environmental issues and as recognition of awareness that sustainable development is prerequisite for keeping the natural system in proper balance. Road transport of dangerous goods is a very complex activity representing a major potential danger to people and environment. For that very reason, the introduction of certain system tools (standardization of operations), that was a step forward to a safer and more effective operation of the carriers of dangerous goods by road was so welcome. However, this policy requires adequate business environment to be prepared, which is based on transparency and smooth operations as an important marketing advantage that has a bearing on every company’s economic performance. KEY WORDS: sustainable development, road transport of dangerous goods, Environmental Management System (EMS), Responsible Care (RC), ISO 140001, Safety and Quality Assessment System (SQAS).
Highlights
Road transport is a very manifold business, consisting of various activities which are subject to different types of goods transported
This means using the natural resources within the limits of their renewability, and seeing that the resulting emissions have no negative impact on the environment
The efforts by the EFTCO aim to reduce unnecessary trouble in the process of transport, at the same time highlighting the ecologic issues: the operators of wash facilities should perform their services under the procedure and with such technology that is compatible with the environmental protection requirements
Summary
Road transport is a very manifold business, consisting of various activities which are subject to different types of goods transported. Any carrier engaged in dangerous goods transport operates in a given environment that reaches beyond the carrier’s employees, their wishes and interests, and floats in an interplay of complicated interaction relations of the fleet holders, social environment institutions and civil society initiatives Harmonizing such a diversity of interests is a great challenge for the carrier, especially when it wishes, with its pro-active involvement or conduct, to address the governmental authorities in order to direct the development of a specific business environment within the normativistic sphere of the law. A special approach of the research is the fact that during the period under study, the author was actively involved in the actual processes as a director of the largest company for the transportation of dangerous goods in Slovenia He directly applies his personal professional experience to the science and evaluates them uniquely
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