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