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Dangerous Goods Classification Guide

This document provides a classification guide for dangerous goods, dividing them into 9 classes based on their hazardous properties. Class 1 covers explosives, Class 2 covers gases, Class 3 covers flammable liquids, and so on up to Class 9 for miscellaneous dangerous substances. Each class has divisions that specify the type of risk, such as flammability or toxicity. Examples are given for common dangerous goods that fall into each division. Dangerous goods are also grouped into packing groups that indicate their relative danger levels.

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Dangerous Goods Classification Guide

This document provides a classification guide for dangerous goods, dividing them into 9 classes based on their hazardous properties. Class 1 covers explosives, Class 2 covers gases, Class 3 covers flammable liquids, and so on up to Class 9 for miscellaneous dangerous substances. Each class has divisions that specify the type of risk, such as flammability or toxicity. Examples are given for common dangerous goods that fall into each division. Dangerous goods are also grouped into packing groups that indicate their relative danger levels.

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DANGEROUS GOODS CLASSIFICATION GUIDE

CLASS 1 CLASS 2 CLASS 3


Divisions 1.1–1.6 Division 2.1 Division 2.2 Division 2.3
FLAMMABLE NON-FLAMMABLE FLAMMABLE
EXPLOSIVES TOXIC GASES
GASES NON-TOXIC GASES LIQUIDS
eg. Anfo eg. Acetylene eg. Nitrogen eg. Chlorine eg. Petrol

CLASS 4 CLASS 5
Division 4.1 Division 4.2 Division 4.3 Division 5.1 Division 5.2
SPONTANEOUSLY
FLAMMABLE DANGEROUS OXIDISING ORGANIC
COMBUSTIBLE
SOLIDS WHEN WET SUBSTANCES PEROXIDES
SUBSTANCES
eg. Sulfur eg. Zinc Dust eg. Calcium Carbide eg. Silver Nitrate eg. Benzoyl Peroxide

CLASS 6 CLASS 7 CLASS 8 CLASS 9


Division 6.1 Division 6.2 MISCELLANEOUS
TOXIC INFECTIOUS RADIOACTIVE CORROSIVE DANGEROUS
SUBSTANCES SUBSTANCES SUBSTANCES SUBSTANCES GOODS
eg. Sodium Cyanide eg. Anthrax eg. Uranium eg. Hydrochloric Acid eg. Asbestos

DANGEROUS GOODS PACKING GROUPS I: Great Danger II: Medium Danger III: Minor Danger
DG Classification Guide v4 23/10/2019

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