The Nine Classes of Dangerous Goods
The Nine Classes of Dangerous Goods
The Nine Classes of Dangerous Goods
CLASS 1 – EXPLOSIVES
1. Ammunition/cartridges
2. Fireworks/pyrotechnics
3. Flares
4. Blasting caps / detonators
5. Fuse
6. Primers
7. Explosive charges (blasting, demolition etc)
8. Detonating cord
9. Air bag inflators
10. Igniters
11. Rockets
12. TNT / TNT compositions
13. RDX / RDX compositions
14. PETN / PETN compositions
CLASS 2 – GASES
1. Aerosols
2. Compressed air
3. Hydrocarbon gas-powered devices
4. Fire extinguishers
5. Gas cartridges
6. Fertilizer ammoniating solution
7. Insecticide gases
8. Refrigerant gases
9. Lighters
10. Acetylene / Oxyacetylene
11. Carbon dioxide
12. Helium / helium compounds
13. Hydrogen / hydrogen compounds
14. Oxygen / oxygen compounds
15. Nitrogen / nitrogen compounds
16. Natural gas
17. Oil gas
18. Petroleum gases
19. Butane
20. Propane
21. Ethane
22. Methane
23. Dimethyl ether
24. Propene / propylene
25. Ethylene
1. Alkali metals
2. Metal powders
3. Aluminium phosphide
4. Sodium batteries
5. Sodium cells
6. Firelighters
7. Matches
8. Calcium carbide
9. Camphor
10. Carbon
11. Activated carbon
12. Celluloid
13. Cerium
14. Copra
15. Seed cake
16. Oily cotton waste
17. Desensitized explosives
18. Oily fabrics
19. Oily fibres
20. Ferrocerium
21. Iron oxide (spent
22. Iron sponge/direct-reduced iron (spent)
23. Metaldehyde
24. Naphthalene
25. Nitrocellulose
26. Phosphorus
27. Sulphur
1. Medical/Biomedical waste
2. Clinical waste
3. Biological cultures / samples / specimens
4. Medical cultures / samples / specimens
5. Tear gas substances
6. Motor fuel anti-knock mixture
7. Dyes
8. Carbamate pesticides
9. Alkaloids
10. Allyls
11. Acids
12. Arsenates
13. Arsenites
14. Cyanides
15. Thiols/mercaptans
16. Cresols
17. Barium compounds
18. Arsenics / arsenic compounds
19. Beryllium/ beryllium compounds
20. Lead compounds
21. Mercury compounds
22. Nicotine / nicotine compounds
23. Selenium compounds
24. Antimony
25. Ammonium metavanadate
26. Adiponitrile
27. Chloroform
28. Dichloromethane
29. Hexachlorophene
30. Phenol
31. Resorcinol
1. Radioactive ores
2. Medical isotopes
3. Yellowcake
4. Density gauges
5. Mixed fission products
6. Surface contaminated objects
7. Caesium radionuclides / isotopes
8. Iridium radionuclides / isotopes
9. Americium radionuclides / isotopes
10. Plutonium radionuclides / isotopes
11. Radium radionuclides / isotopes
12. Thorium radionuclides / isotopes
13. Uranium radionuclides / isotopes
14. Depleted uranium / depleted uranium products
15. Uranium hexafluoride
16. Enriched Uranium
CLASS 8 – CORROSIVES
1. Acids/acid solutions
2. Batteries
3. Battery fluid
4. Fuel cell cartridges
5. Dyes
6. Fire extinguisher charges
7. Formaldehyde
8. Flux
9. Paints
10. Alkylphenols
11. Amines
12. Polyamines
13. Sulphides
14. Polysulphides
15. Chlorides
16. Chlorosilanes
17. Bromine
18. Cyclohexylamine
19. Phenol / carbolic acid
20. Hydrofluoric acid
21. Hydrochloric acid
22. Sulfuric acid
23. Nitric acid
24. Sludge acid
25. Hydrogen fluoride
26. Iodine
27. Morpholine
CLASS 9 – MISCELLANEOUS DANGEROUS GOODS