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Under the UN Dangerous Goods classification, explosive hazard Divisions are awarded using the UN Manual of Criteria and Tests, by following the process flow chart '10.3 Procedure for assignment to a division of the class of explosives' and conducting the appropriate tests either UN series 5, series 6, or series 7 tests. [3]
The example above shows an explosive with a compatibility group "A" (shown as 1.1A). The actual letter shown would depend on the specific properties of the substance being transported. For example, the Canadian Transportation of Dangerous Goods Regulations provides a description of compatibility groups. 1.1 Explosives with a mass explosion hazard
"Dangerous goods" (also known as "hazardous materials" or "HAZMAT" in the United States) may be a pure chemical substance (e.g. TNT, nitroglycerin), mixtures (e.g. dynamite, gunpowder) or manufactured articles (e.g. ammunition, fireworks). The transport hazards that they pose are grouped into nine classes, which may be subdivided into divisions ...
4 Compatibility Table. 5 Packing Groups. 6 References. Toggle the table of contents. HAZMAT Class 3 Flammable liquids. Add languages. ... Load and Segregation Chart
A United States placard showing the UN number 1814, indicating potassium hydroxide solution, on a railroad tank car.. A UN number (United Nations number) is a four-digit number that identifies hazardous materials, and articles (such as explosives, flammable liquids, oxidizers, toxic liquids, etc.) in the framework of international trade and transport.
An organic peroxide is any organic compound containing oxygen (O) in the bivalent -O-O- structure and which may be considered a derivative of hydrogen peroxide, where one or more of the hydrogen atoms have been replaced by organic radicals, unless any of the following paragraphs applies:
US Army trucks laden with ammunition, displaying a Class 1.1D Explosives placard on the front.. Hazmat Class 1 are explosive materials which are any substance or article, including a device, which is designed to function by explosion or which, by chemical reaction within itself is able to function in a similar manner even if not designed to function by explosion.
Class 9A: Lithium batteries. The miscellaneous hazardous material is a material that presents a hazard during transportation but which does not meet the definition of any other hazard class.