Classification under dangerous goods transport law is concerned with consigning a substance or object to a class on the basis of its properties.
1. Classes
The entire Section 2 of the RID/ADR deals with classification. It defines, together with the "Handbook on Tests and Criteria", how a substance is to be classified and which class it belongs to.
Class | Description |
1 | Explosive substances and articles |
2 | Gases |
3 | Flammable liquids |
4.1 | Flammable solids, self-reactive substances and solid desensitized explosives |
4.2 | Substances liable to spontaneous combustion |
4.3 | Substances which, in contact with water, emit flammable gases |
5.1 | Oxidizing substances |
5.2 | Organic peroxides |
6.1 | Toxic substances |
6.2 | Infectious substances |
7 | Radioactive material |
8 | Corrosive substances |
9 | Miscellaneous dangerous substances and articles |
2. Contact
Questions on packaging
Dipl.-Ing. Bernd-Uwe Wienecke
Tel.: +49 30 8104 - 1312
E-Mail: bernd-uwe.wienecke@bam.de
Dipl.-Ing. Alexander Nieruch
Tel.: +49 30 8104 - 3946
E-Mail: alexander.nieruch@bam.de