DANGEROUS GOODS CLASSIFICATION
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1.1 Explosives with a mass explosion hazard example TNT, dynamite, nitroglycerine. |
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1.2 Explosives with a severe projection hazard. |
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1.3 Explosives with a fire, blast or projection hazard but not a mass explosion hazard. |
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1.4 Minor fire or projection hazard (includes ammunition and most consumer fireworks). |
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1.5 Blasting agents. |
Class 2 : Gases | |
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2.1 Flammable gas – gases which ignite on contact with an ignition source example acetylene, hydrogen. |
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2.2 Non flammable gases – gases which are neither flammable nor poisonous example oxygen, nitrogen, neon. |
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2.3 Poisonous gases – gases liable to cause death or serious injury to human health if inhaled example fluorine, chlorine, hydrogen cyanide. |
Class 3 : Flammable liquids | |
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3.1 Highly flammable liquids with a boiling point below 35 degree Celsius example diethyl ether, carbon disulfide. |
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3.2 Flammable liquids with a flashpoint of less than 23 degree Celsius and boiling point above 35 degree Celsius example petrol, acetone. |
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3.3 Liquids with a flashpoint above 23 degree Celsius but not exceeding 61 degree Celsius and a boiling point greater than 35 degree Celsius example kerosene. |
Class 4 : Flammable solids | |
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4.1 Flammable solids which are easily ignited and readily combustible example nitrocellulose, magnesium, safety or strike-anywhere matches. |
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4.2 Spontaneously combustible substances example aluminium alkyls, white phosphorus. |
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4.3 Substances which emit a flammable gas when wet or react violently with water example sodium, calcium, potassium . |
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5.1 Oxidising agents other than organic peroxides example calcium hypochlorite, ammonium nitrate , hydrogen peroxide. |
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5.2 Organic peroxides ,either in liquid or solid form example benzoyl peroxides, cumene hydroperoxide. |
Class 6 : Poisonous toxic and infectious substances | |
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6.1 Poisonous substances which are liable to cause death or serious injury to human health if inhaled, swallowed or by skin absorption example potassium cyanide, mercuric chloride, hydrofluoric acid. |
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6.2 Biohazardous substances example virus cultures, pathology specimens, used intravenous needles. |
Class 7 : Radioactive substances | |
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7 Radioactive substances comprise substances or a combination of substances which emit ionizing radiation example uranium, plutonium. |
Class 8 : Corrosive substances | |
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8.1 Acids example sulfuric acid, hydrochloric acid . |
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Class 9 : Miscellaneous dangerous substances | |
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9 Hazardous substances that do not fall into the other categories example asbestos, air-bag inflators, self inflating life rafts, dry ice. |