What is the first thing you should do in case of leakage of dangerous substances from a vehicle?
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Correct answer
A. Save life and health of people.
Explanation
In the photo you can see the back of a white tanker with an orange warning plate - it is a vehicle carrying a dangerous substance, which may leak out. First of all, you save people's life and health - the answer is A.
The Road Traffic Act requires a person involved in an accident to ensure safety at the scene of the incident, give the necessary help to the victims and call the emergency services; the Criminal Code punishes failing to help a person in danger. In rescue work there is a clear order: first people's life and health, then the environment, and finally property. When a dangerous substance is leaking, this means warning people and evacuating them from the danger area upwind, calling the fire brigade and not entering the contaminated zone without protective equipment. Protecting groundwater (answer B) and stopping the leak (answer C) are important, but they are the job of specialised services - a driver without protective clothing and without knowledge of the substance will only add another victim. You give the UN number and the details from the plates on the vehicle to the dispatcher.
Legal basis: Art. 44 para. 1 point 2 and para. 2 point 1 of the Road Traffic Act (Prawo o ruchu drogowym); Art. 162 § 1 of the Criminal Code