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Name/Division
Cargo IMP Code |
Description |
Comments and/or
Examples |
| Class 1 Explosive |
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Explosive
Division 1.1
REX |
Articles and ubstances having a mass explosion hazard |
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 |
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 |
Artcles and substances which present no significant hazard |
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Explosive
Division 1.5
REX |
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 |
Compatibility Group Assignment according to DGR Table 3.1.A |
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 |
Ammunition for hand
weapons, for signals, Safety Fuses, certain types of Fireworks, etc. |
| Class 2 Gas |
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Flammable Gas
Division 2.1
RFG |
Any compressed gas which, when mixed with air in certain proportions, forms a flammable mixture. |
Butane, Hydrogen,
Propane, Acetylene,
Lighters |
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Non-Flammable non-toxic gas Division 2.2
RNG
RCL |
Any non-flammable, non-
toxic compressed gas. |
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 |
Gases known to be toxic or corrosive to humans and known to pose a health risk |
Most toxic gases are
forbidden for carriage by air; some are permitted, e.g. aerosols of low toxicity, tear gas devices. |
| Class 3 Flammable Liquid |
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Flammable Liquid
Class 3
RFL |
Any liquid having a closed- cup flash point of 60.5°C or below (DGR Appendix A). |
Certain Paints, Varnishes, Alcohols, some Adhesives, Acetone,Petrol, etc. |
| Class 4 Flammable solid |
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Flammable solid Division 4.1
RFS |
Any solid material, which is readily combustible, or may cause or contribute to fire through friction. |
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. |
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. |
Calcium carbide, sodium |
| Class 5 Oxidizer |
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A substance that yields oxygen readily to stimulate the combustion of other material. |
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. |
tert-Butyl hydroperoxide, listed in Appendix C of the DGR |
| 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. |
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. |
Virus, Bacteria, such as HIV (AIDS), Rabies, some diagnostic speci- mens and Medical and Clinical waste |
| Hazard Label |
Name Class
Category
Cargo IMP Code |
Maximum Surface Radioactive Level in
μSv/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) ≤ 500 (50)
TI = > 0 < 1 |
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Radioactive
Class 7
CategoryIII-Yellow
RRY |
> 500 (50) ≤ 2000 (200)
TI = > 1 ≤ 10 |
| 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. |
Battery acids, sulphuric and other acids, sodium hydroxide, potassium hydroxide, Mercury |
| Class 9 Miscellaneous |
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Miscellaneous
dangerous goods
Class 9
RMD |
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.
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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°C. 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. |
