On January 2, 2019, China MOT issued a notice, announcing the launch of 11 transport industry standards, revisions to Urban Bus and Tram Basic Emergency Procedures (JT/T 999-2015), as well as the removal of four other transport industry standards.
Set to take effect on March 1 this year, the 11 new standards are listed below:
Standard No. | Standard Name | Previous Version |
JT/T 1234-2019 | Rules for Road Cold-Chain Transport Services | / |
JT/T 1235-2019 | Operational and Performance Requirements, Test Methods, and Required Test Results for Earth Stations of Inmarsat Fleet F77 | / |
JT/T 1236-2019 | Requirements for Setting Emergency Exits on Road Sound Barriers | / |
JT/T 1237-2019 | Open Diving Bells | / |
JT/T 1238-2019 | Cement-based Grouts Used in Semi-flexible Mixtures | / |
JT/T 1239-2019 | Technical Conditions for Anti-freezing Coating Materials on Asphalt Pavements | / |
JT/T 531-2019 | Aramid Fiber Textiles (Plates) for Bridge Structures | JT/T 531-2004 |
JT/T 532-2019 | Carbon Fiber Textiles (Plates) for Bridge Structures | JT/T 532-2004 |
JT/T 678-2019 | Vehicle Bearing Road Video Damage Detecting System | JT/T 678-2007 |
JT/T 702-2019 | Specifications for Correcting Notices for Waterway Charts in Coastal Ports | JT/T 702-2007 |
JT/T 876-2019 | External Prestressing Tendons of Filled Epoxy-coated Strand | JT/T 876-2013 |
Probably in response to recent accidents involving passengers deliberately grabbing the steering wheels of moving buses to cause accidents, MOT added a new clause into JT/T 999-2015 to specify emergency procedures for handling the problem. For example, bus drivers in such cases are required to pull over immediately, call the police and report the situation to their company.
Four transport industry standards have been repealed, including the Regulation of Automobile Transportation of Dangerous Goods (JT 617-2004), the Rules of Transportation, Loading and Unloading of Dangerous Goods by Automobiles (JT 618-2004), Shore-to-ship Power Supply System Technical Conditions – Part 1: High Voltage (JT/T 814.1-2012), and Shore-to-ship Power Supply System Technical Conditions – Part 2: Low Voltage (JT/T 814.2-2012). The former two standards were removed because the new JT/T617, the Regulation on Road Transportation of Dangerous Goods, has come into force on December 1, 2018 (for an overview of JT/T 617 Series Regulations, please click here).
