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The document outlines 9 classes of hazardous materials with descriptions of subclasses. Class 1 covers explosives divided into subclasses based on type of explosion hazard. Class 2 covers gases divided into flammable, non-flammable, and poisonous. Classes 3 through 8 cover flammable liquids, flammable solids, oxidizing agents, toxic and infectious substances, radioactive materials, and corrosives respectively. Class 9 is a catch-all for miscellaneous hazardous materials. Additional symbols are listed for other hazardous materials labels.

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Hazardous

The document outlines 9 classes of hazardous materials with descriptions of subclasses. Class 1 covers explosives divided into subclasses based on type of explosion hazard. Class 2 covers gases divided into flammable, non-flammable, and poisonous. Classes 3 through 8 cover flammable liquids, flammable solids, oxidizing agents, toxic and infectious substances, radioactive materials, and corrosives respectively. Class 9 is a catch-all for miscellaneous hazardous materials. Additional symbols are listed for other hazardous materials labels.

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Hazardou Hazardous Hazardous

s Materials Materials
Materials
Class 1.1: Class 1.2:
Class 1:
Explosives Explosives
Explosives

Mass Explosion Hazard Blast/Projection Hazard


Hazardou Hazardous Hazardous
s Materials Materials
Materials Class 1.5:
Class 1.4:
Class 1.3: Blasting
Explosives
Explosives Agents

Minor Blast Hazard Major Fire Hazard Blasting Agents


  Hazardous  
Materials

Class 1.6:
Explosives

Extremely Insensitive
Explosives
Class 2: Gases

Hazardou Hazardous Hazardous
s Materials Materials
Materials Class 2.2: Class 2.3:
Class 2.1: Nonflammabl Poisonous
Flammable e Gas Gas
Gas
Hazardou Hazardous  
s Materials
Materials Class 2.3:
Class 2.2: Inhalation
Oxygen Hazard
(Alternate (Alternate
Placard) Placard)
Class 3: Flammable Liquids

Note: For further details, check the Dangerous Goods Transportation Regulations of the
country of interest.
Hazardou Hazardous Hazardous
Class 3: Class 3:
Class 3:
Combustible Fuel Oil
Flammable
(Alternate (Alternate
Liquids
Placard) Placard)

  Hazardous  
Materials
Class 3:
Gasoline
(Alternate
Placard)
Class 4: Flammable Solids
Hazardou Hazardous Hazardous
s Materials Materials
Materials Class 4.2: Class 4.3:
Class 4.1: Spontaneousl Dangerous
Flammable y when Wet
Solids Combustible
Solids 4.3 Dangerous when Wet:
4.1 Flammable Solids: Solid substances that emit a
Solid substances that are 4.2 Spontaneously flammable gas when wet or
easily ignited and readily Combustible: Solid react violently with water
combustible substances that ignite (sodium, calcium, potassium,
(nitrocellulose, spontaneously (aluminium calcium carbide).
magnesium, safety or alkyls, white phosphorus).
strike-anywhere matches).
Class 5: Oxidizing Agents and Organic Peroxides
Hazardou Hazardous  
s Materials
Materials Class 5.2:
Class 5.1: Organic
Oxidizing Peroxide
Agent Oxidizing
Agent
5.1 Oxidizing agents other
than organic peroxides 5.2 Organic peroxides, either
(calcium hypochlorite, in liquid or solid form
ammonium nitrate, (benzoyl peroxides, cumene
hydrogen peroxide, hydroperoxide).
potassium permanganate).
Class 6: Toxic and Infectious Substances
Hazardou Hazardous  
s Materials
Class 6.1: Class 6.2:
Poison Biohazard

 6.1a Toxic  6.2 Biohazardous


substances which substances; the World
are liable to cause Health Organization
death or serious (WHO) divides this
injury to human class into two
health if inhaled, categories: Category
swallowed or by A: Infectious; and
skin absorption Category B: Samples
(potassium cyanide, (virus cultures,
mercuric chloride). pathology specimens,
used intravenous
 6.1b (Now PGIII) needles).
Toxic substances
which are harmful
to human health
(N.B this symbol is
no longer
authorized by the
United Nations)
(pesticides,
methylene
chloride).
Class 7: Radioactive Class 8: Corrosive
Class 9: Miscellaneous
Substances Substances
Hazardou Hazardous Hazardous
s Materials Materials
Materials Class 9:
Class 8:
Class 7: Miscellaneou
Corrosive
Radioactiv s
e
Corrosive substances are Hazardous substances that do
Radioactive substances substances that can dissolve not fall into the other
comprise substances or a organic tissue or severely categories (asbestos, air-bag
combination of substances corrode certain metals: inflators, self inflating life
which emit ionizing rafts, dry ice).
radiation (uranium,
plutonium).

[edit] Other hazardous materials labels (CHIP)


Hazardous Hazardou Hazardous
Materials s Materials
Hazard Materials Hazard
Symbol: Hazard Symbol:
C/Corrosive Symbol: F/Flammabl
E/Explosiv e
e
Hazardous Hazardous Hazardous
Materials Materials Materials
Hazard Hazard Hazard
Symbol: Symbol: Symbol:
N/Environment O/Oxidizin T/Toxic
al Hazard g
Hazardous
Materials
Hazard
Symbol:
Xn/Harmful;
Xi/Irritant

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