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DANGEROUS GOODS

HAZARDOUS CLASSES

Class Number	Hazard Class Information
Class 1	Explosive (We do not carry Class 1 goods)
1.1	Substances with a mass explosion hazard
1.2	Substances which present a projection hazard but no mass explosion hazard
1.3	Substances which present both a fire hazard and a minor blast or projection hazard (or both) but not a mass explosion hazard
1.4	No significant hazard
1.5	Very insensitive substances with a mass explosion hazard
1.6	Very insensitive articles with no mass explosion hazard
Class 2	Gases
2.1	Flammable gases. Gases which ignite on contact with an ignition source, such as acetylene and hydrogen.
2.2	Non-flammable, non-toxic gases. Gases which are neither flammable nor poisonous.
2.3	Toxic gases. Gases liable to cause death or serious injury to human health if inhaled, examples are fluorine, chlorine, and hydrogen cyanide.
Class 3	Flammable liquids
Packing Group I	If they have an initial boiling point of 35°C or less at an absolute pressure of 101.3 kPa.
Packing Group II	If they have an initial boiling point greater than 35°C at an absolute pressure of 101.3 kPa and a flash point less than 23°C, such as petrol and acetone.
Packing Group III	If the criteria for inclusion in Packing Group I or II are not met, such as paraffin and diesel.
Class 4	Flammable solids (*We do not carry Class 4.2 goods)
Class 4.1	Flammable solids, self-reactive substances and solid desensitised explosives that are easily ignited and readily combustible (nitrocellulose, magnesium, matches).
Class 4.2	Materials liable to spontaneous combustion*
Class 4.3	Solid substances that release flammable gases or react violently in contact with water (sodium, calcium, potassium, calcium carbide).
Class 5	Oxidizing substances and organic peroxides
Class 5.1	Oxidizing agents other than organic peroxides (calcium hypochlorite, ammonium nitrate, hydrogen peroxide).
Class 5.2	Organic peroxides, either in liquid or solid form (benzoyl peroxides).
Class 6	Toxic and infectious substances
Class 6.1	Toxic substances which are liable to cause death or serious injury to human health if inhaled, swallowed or by skin absorption.
Class 6.2	Infectious and Biohazardous substances. Category A: Infectious; and Category B: Samples (virus cultures, pathology specimens, used intravenous needles).
Class 7	Radioactive substances and articles (We do not carry Class 7 goods)
Class 8	Corrosive substances.
Class 8.1	Corrosive substances that can dissolve organic tissue or severely corrode certain metals. Acids: sulphuric acid, hydrochloric acid.
Class 8.2	Alkalis: potassium hydroxide, sodium hydroxide.
Class 9	Miscellaneous dangerous substances and articles. Class 9 includes items such as asbestos, automotive airbags, lithium batteries and environmentally hazardous substances which don't fit into any of the other 8 classes.

The numerical order of the classes and divisions does not indicate the degree of danger.

Marine Pollutants
Many of the substances assigned to classes 1 to 9 are deemed as being marine pollutants. Certain marine pollutants have an extreme pollution potential and are identified as severe marine pollutants.

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