Hazardous Material

Classes

Source: Developing A Toolkit For Hazardous Materials Transportation Education by Marty Lipinski, Michael Bronzini Mark Abkowitz, Malcolm Baird Janey Camp, Tom Corsi, Research Symposium Madison, Wisconsin, August 21, 2014.
Hazmat Classification System
• Class 1: Explosives
• 1.1 Mass explosion hazard
• 1.2 Projection hazard
• 1.3 Predominately a fire hazard
• 1.4 No significant blast hazard
• 1.5 Very insensitive explosives;
blasting agents
• 1.6 Extremely insensitive detonating
substances
• Class 2: Gases
• 2.1 Flammable gas
• 2.2 Non-Flammable compressed gas
• 2.3 Poisonous gas
• Class 3: Flammable and Combustible L
iquids
• Class 4: Flammable Solids
• 4.1 Flammable solid
• 4.2 Spontaneously combustible
material
• 4.3 Dangerous when wet material
• Class 5: Oxidizing Agents & Organic Pe
roxides
• 5.1 Oxidizer
• 5.2 Organic peroxide
• Class 6: Toxic & Infectious Substances
• 6.1 Poisonous materials
• 6.2 Infectious substance (Etiologic
agent)
• Class 7: Radioactive Material
• Class 8: Corrosive Material
• Class 9: Miscellaneous Hazardous Mat
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Class 1 - Explosives

1.1 Mass explosion hazard

(dynamite, TNT)
1.2 Projection hazard
(aerial flares, detonating cord)
1.3 Predominately a fire hazard
(liquid fueled rocket motors, propellant explosives)
1.4 No significant blast hazard
(practice ammunition, signal cartridges)
1.5 Very insensitive explosives; blasting agents
(pilled ammonium nitrate fertilizer-fuel oil mixtures)
1.6 Extremely insensitive detonating substances
(items with a negligible probability of accidental initiation or propagation)
Source: Defense Ammunition Center, April 2011.; NFPA 472, Jan 2013.
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Class 2 - Gases
2.1 Flammable gases
(methyl chloride, propane)
2.2 Non-flammable compressed gases
(anhydrous ammonia, carbon dioxide, compressed
nitrogen)
2.3 Poisonous gases
(chlorine, arsine, methyl bromide)

Source: Defense Ammunition Center, April 2011.; NFPA 472, Jan 2013. 4
Class 3 – Flammable and Combustible Liquids

Flammable - Flashpoint at
or below 60oC (140oF)
(acetone, gasoline)

Combustible – Flashpoint
above 60oC (140oF) and
below 93 °C (200 °F)
(No. 6 fuel oil, mineral oil)

Source: Defense Ammunition Center, April 2011.; NFPA 472, Jan 2013.
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Class 4 – Flammable Solids

4.1 Flammable Solids

(magnesium pellets, nitrocellulose)
4.2 Spontaneously Combustible
(charcoal briquettes, phosphorous)
4.3 Dangerous When Wet
(magnesium powder, sodium hydride)

Source: Defense Ammunition Center, April 2011.; NFPA 472, Jan 2013.
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Class 5 – Oxidizing Agents & Organic Peroxides

5.1 Oxidizers
(ammonium nitrate, calcium hypochlorite)
5.2 Organic Peroxides
(dibenzoyl peroxide, peroxyacetic acid)

Source: Defense Ammunition Center, April 2011.; NFPA 472, Jan 2013.
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Class 6 – Toxic & Infectious Substances

6.1 Toxic or Poison

(arsenic compounds, carbon tetrachloride, tear gas)
6.2 Infectious Substance (Etiologic Agent)
(anthrax, botulism, rabies, tetanus)

Source: Defense Ammunition Center, April 2011.; NFPA 472 , Jan 2013.
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Class 7 – Radioactive Materials

Examples
cobalt
uranium hexafluoride
“yellow cake”

Source: Defense Ammunition Center, April 2011.; NFPA 472, Jan 2013.
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Class 8 – Corrosive Materials

Examples
Acids
(nitric acid, sulfuric acid, batteries)
Alkalis
(sodium hydroxide)

Source: Defense Ammunition Center, April 2011.; NFPA 472, Jan 2013.
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Class 9 – Miscellaneous Hazardous Materials
A material which presents a hazard
during transportation but which
does not meet the definition of any
other hazard class, including:
Elevated Temperature Material
Hazardous Substance
Hazardous Waste
Marine Pollutant
Examples
Lithium batteries
Hot liquid asphalt
PCBs
Molten sulfur
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