| Hazard
Label |
Name/Division
Cargo IMP Code
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Description
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Comments
and/or
Examples
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| Class
1 Explosive |
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Explosive
Division 1.1
REX
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Articles
and ubstances having a mass explosion hazard
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These explosives
are normally forbidden for carriage by air
e.g. TNT,Dynamite or Torpedoes, etc.
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Explosive
Division 1.2
REX
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Articles
and substances having a projection hazard
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Explosive
Division 1.3

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Articles and substances
having a fire hazard and either a minor
blast or minor projection hazard or both
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Explosive
Division 1.4
REX
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Artcles and
substances which present no significant
hazard
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Explosive
Division 1.5
REX
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Very insensitive
substances which have a mass explosion hazard
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Extremely
insensitive articles which do not have a
mass explosion hazard
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Explosives
RXB
RXC
RXD
RXE
RXG
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Compatibility
Group Assignment according to DGR Table
3.1.A
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Distress
signals, Fuse igniters, etc.
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Articles and substances
which present no significant hazard. Effect
from accidental functioning is confined
within the package
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Ammunition
for hand
weapons, for signals, Safety Fuses, certain
types of Fireworks, etc.
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| Class
2 Gas |
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Flammable Gas
Division 2.1
RFG
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Any compressed
gas which, when mixed with air in certain
proportions, forms a flammable mixture.
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Butane, Hydrogen,
Propane, Acetylene,
Lighters
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Non-Flammable non-toxic
gas Division 2.2
RNG
RCL
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Any non-flammable,
non-
toxic compressed gas.
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Carbon dioxide,
Neon, Fire Extinguisher, or low- temperature
liquified gas such as liquified Nitrogen
or Helium
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Toxic Gas
Division 2.3
RPG
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Gases known
to be toxic or corrosive to humans and known
to pose a health risk
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Most toxic
gases are
forbidden for carriage by air; some are
permitted, e.g. aerosols of low toxicity,
tear gas devices.
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| Class
3 Flammable Liquid |
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Flammable Liquid
Class 3
RFL
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Any liquid
having a closed- cup flash point of 60.5¡ÆC
or below (DGR Appendix A).
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Certain Paints,
Varnishes, Alcohols, some Adhesives, Acetone,Petrol,
etc.
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| Class
4 Flammable solid |
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Flammable solid Division
4.1
RFS
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Any solid material, which
is readily combustible,
or may cause or contribute to fire through
friction.
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Matches, sulphur, Celluloid,
Nitronaphthalene
Note:
Some are self- reactive.
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Spontaneously
Combustible
Division 4.2
RSC
|
Such substances
are liable to spontaneous heating or to
heating up in contact with air and then
liable to catch fire.
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White or
Yellow phosphorus, Magnesium diamide
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Dangerous When
Wet
Diviision 4.3
RFW
|
Substances
which, by interaction with water, are liable
to become spontaneously flammable or give
off flammable gases.
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Calcium carbide,
sodium
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| Class
5 Oxidizer |
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Oxidizer
Division 5.1
ROX
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A substance
that yields oxygen readily to stimulate
the combustion of other material.
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Ammonium
nitrate fertilizer, calcium chlorate, bleaches
|
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Organic
Peroxide
Division 5.2
ROP
|
An
organic material (liquid or solid) that
can be ignited readily by external flame
and then burns with an accelerating rate:
some substances react dangerously with others.
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tert-Butyl
hydroperoxide, listed in Appendix C of the
DGR
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| Class
6 Toxic Substance |
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Toxic Substance
Division 6.1
RPB
|
Liquids or
solids which are dangerous if inhaled, swallowed
or absorbed through the skin.
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Arsenic, Nicotine, Cyanide,
Pesticides, Strychnine.
Note:
Some are totally forbidden,e.g. Bromoacetone
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Infectious
Substance
Division 6.2
RIS
|
Substances
which are known or reasonably expected to
contain pathogens and cause disease in humans
or in animals.
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Virus, Bacteria,
such as HIV (AIDS), Rabies, some diagnostic
speci- mens and Medical and Clinical waste
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| Hazard
Label |
Name
Class
Category
Cargo IMP Code
|
Maximum
Surface Radioactive Level in
¥ìSv/h (mvem/h) Trasport Index (TI)
|
Comments
and/or
Examples
|
| Class
7 Radioactive |
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Radioactive
Class 7
Category I-White
RRW
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Radionuclides
or isotopes for medical or industrial purposes,
such as Cobalt 60, Caesium 131 and lodine
132.
|
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Radioactive
Class 7
Category II-Yellow
RRY
|
> 5
(0.5) ¡Â 500 (50)
TI = > 0 < 1
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Radioactive
Class 7
CategoryIII-Yellow
RRY
|
> 500
(50) ¡Â 2000 (200)
TI = > 1 ¡Â 10
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| Hazard
Label |
Name/Division
Cargo IMP Code
|
Description
|
Comments
and/or
Examples
|
| Class
8 Corrosive |
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Corrosive
Material
Class 8
RCM
|
A
liquid or solid that causes full thickness
destruction of intact skin tissue or has
a severe corrosion rate on other materials.
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Battery
acids, sulphuric and other acids, sodium
hydroxide, potassium hydroxide, Mercury
|
| Class
9 Miscellaneous |
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Miscellaneous
dangerous goods
Class 9
RMD
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Any substance which presents a danger during
air transportation that is not covered by
other classes. These include Aviation regulated
solids or liquids, where materials may have
an irritating, noxious or other properties
which could cause extreme annoyance or discomfort
to crew members preventing them from performing
their duties.
|
Asbestos,
Garlic Oil, Life Rafts, Internal Combustion
Engines, Vehicles
|
Polymeric beads
Class 9
RSB
|
Semi-processed
polymeric articles, impregnated with a flammable
gas or liquid as a blowing agent; may evolve
small quantities of flammable gas.
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Carbon
dioxide,
solid (Dry Ice)
Class 9
ICE
|
Carbon dioxide, solid/dry ice has a temperature
of -79¡ÆC. On sublimation it produces a gas
heavier than air which in an enclosed area
and in larger quantities can lead to suffocation.
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Magnetized
material
Class 9
MAG
|
These
materials have relatively high magnetic
field strength.
|
Magnetrons
and non-shielded permanent magnets without
keeper bars installed.
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