DANGEROUS GOODS
REGULATIONS
BY MOUAFAK BRIGHECH
What are Dangerous Goods?
Definitions
IATA: International Air Transportation Association
ICAO: International Civil Aviation Organization
FIATA: International Federation of Freight
Forwarders Association
DGR: Dangerous Goods Regulations
Definitions
OVERPACK: An enclosure such as a box or bag
which is used by a single consignor to contain one or
more packages in one handling unit for convenience
of handling, stowage and carriage
HANDLING: means loading, unloading,
packaging or unpacking dangerous goods for the
purposes of (transportation, and storing)
Definitions
CONSIGNOR = (Shipper)
CARRIER = (Airline)
CONSIGNEE = (Receiver)
CONSIGNMENT = The package of goods
being transported
examples of Dangerous Goods
Gasoline
Bleaches
Aerosols
examples of Dangerous Goods
Lithium batteries
Wet batteries
Dry Ice
Dangerous Goods Check
Packaging Paperwork
Inner Packing MSDS
Outer Packing C/O & C/I & P/L
Labels SLI
Marking AWB
Overpack DGD
DG Check List NOTOC
Dangerous Goods Check
the Packaging must meets the safety standards
Dangerous Goods Check
UN specification marking.
Shipper’s Responsibilities
Compliance
Training Documented
Shipper’s
Responsibilities marked/
Classified
labeled
Identified Packaged
Operator’s Responsibilities
Acceptance
Loading/
Inspection
Storage
Operator’s
Responsibilities POI/
Reporting
ERAP
Training Retention of
Records
IATA Dangerous Goods Regulations
The manual DGR is based on :
The requirements of Annex 18 to the Chicago
Convention 1944, and
the ICAO Technical Instructions
for the Safe Transport of
Dangerous Goods by Air
CLASSIFICATION & IDENTIFICATION
The NINE HAZARD CLASSES are assigned according
to the TYPE OF DANGER they present.
Packing Groups assigned according to the
Degree of DANGER within a class/division.
CLASSIFICATION & IDENTIFICATION
Class 1 – Explosives
Division 1.1, Dynamite ديناميت
1.2, Flares مشاعل
1.3, Display Fireworks األلعاب النارية
1.4, Ammunition الذخيرة
1.5, 1.6 Explosive Devices األجهزة المتفجرة
CLASSIFICATION & IDENTIFICATION
Class 2 – Gases
Division 2.1 – Flammable Gas Propane البروبان
Division 2.2 – Non – flammable, Non -toxic gas Helium
الهيليوم
Division 2.3 – Toxic Gas Fluorine, Compressed ،فلور
مضغوط
CLASSIFICATION & IDENTIFICATION
Class 3- Flammable Liquids
Class 3 has NO divisions
,…..example:
Gasoline البنزين
CLASSIFICATION & IDENTIFICATION
Class 4 – ;
Division 4.1 – Flammable Solids Ammonium Picrate,
wetted
Division 4.2 – Substances Liable to Spontaneous
Combustion White Phosphorus الفوسفور األبيض
Division 4.3 – Substances Which, in Contact with Water
, Emit Flammable Gases Sodium الصوديوم
CLASSIFICATION & IDENTIFICATION
Class 5 – Oxidizing substances and Organic
peroxides
Division 5.1 – Oxidizer Ammonium Nitrate
نترات األمونيوم
Division 5.2 – Organic Peroxide
CLASSIFICATION & IDENTIFICATION
Class 6 – Toxic and Infectious Substances
Division 6.1 – Toxic Substances Potassium Cyanide سيانيد
البوتاسيوم
Division 6.2 – Infectious Substances Anthrax Virus فيروس
الجمرة الخبيثة
CLASSIFICATION & IDENTIFICATION
Class 7 – Radioactive Material
Uranium اليورانيوم
– Low level radiation (I)
– Medium level radiation (II)
– High level radiation (III)
- Fissile Material
CLASSIFICATION & IDENTIFICATION
Class 8 – Corrosives
Class 8 has NO divisions
,…..example:
Battery Fluid
سائل البطارية
CLASSIFICATION & IDENTIFICATION
Class 9 – Miscellaneous dangerous goods
RMD are articles and substances which
during air transport present a danger
not covered by the other classes.
,…..example:
Polychlorinated Biphenyls(PCB)
ثنائي الفينيل متعدد الكلور
Handling Labels
Handling labels are providing us with more
information on how to handle a package containing
dangerous goods.
These handling labels may be used either alone or in
combination with the hazard labels.
Documentation / Air waybill
The Air Waybill (AWB) should mention the inclusion
of DGD.
Documentation / DGD
Shipper’s Declaration
for dangerous Goods
or (DGD).
Two fully completed
and originally signed
paper copies of this
DGD
Dangerous Goods Carried by Passengers and
Crew
There are goods may be permitted to be carried by
passengers and crew either on:
The person pocket,
The checked baggage or
The carry-on baggage,
(always in controlled quantities).
Contains 3000
List Of Articles and
Dangerous
Goods Subsec. Substance to be
4.2 shipped by Air
Packing Groups
Packing Group I – high danger
Packing Group II – medium danger
Packing Group III – low danger
Methods of Packing
There are two methods of packing dangerous goods:
Single Packagings
Combination Packagings
*Combination Packagings
Combination packaging = (inner) + (Outer)
*Single Packaging
Single packagings are:
Packagings which do not require any inner
packagings in order to perform their containment
function during transport.
Overpacks
Combination and/or Single packagings may
be enclosed to form a single handling unit,
called an overpack.
UN Codes for Type of Packaging
Types of Packaging:
1 — Drums/Pails
2 — Barrels
3 — Jerricans
4 — Box
5 — Bag
6 — Composite packaging
UN Codes for Type of Packaging
Materials of Construction
A — Steel
B — Aluminum
C — Natural wood
D — Plywood
F — Reconstituted wood
G — Fiberboard
H — Plastic material
L — Textile
M — Paper, multi-wall
N — Metal (other than steel or aluminum)
P — Glass, porcelain or stoneware (not used in these regulations)
Types of Markings
Labelling - Types
There are two types of labels:
Hazard Label
Handling Label
Labelling - kinds
Two kinds of Hazards labels:
Hazard Label
Hazard Placards
2-Hazard Label & PLACARDs:
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Examples of Marking and Labelling
Dangerous Goods Regulations
