Little Proon2016-01-07
Class 1 dangerous goods are explosive substances and articles. There are 6 sub-divisions:
See Also
34 Mailability by Hazard Class- Division 1.1: Substances and articles which have a mass explosion hazard
- Division 1.2: Substances and articles which have a projection hazard but not a mass explosion hazard
- Division 1.3: Substances and articles which have a fire hazard and either a minor blast hazard or a minor projection hazard or both
- Division 1.4: Substances and articles which present no significant hazard; only a small hazard in the event of ignition or initiation during transport with any effects largely confined to the package
- Division 1.5: Very insensitive substances which have a mass explosion hazard
- Division 1.6: Extremely insensitive articles which do not have a mass explosion hazard
Class 1 Dangerous Goods Examples & Labels
Commonly transported Class 1 Dangerous Goods include ammunitions, fireworks, air bag inflactors and fuse, etc.
Class 1 Dangerous Goods Label
The picture below shows the hazard symbols (label) for Class 1 dangerous goods. More info about the marking and labelling of dangerous goods can be found here.
More Dangerous Goods Classes
- Class 1 Explosives
- Class 2 Gases
- Class 3 Flammable Liquids
- Class 4 Flammable solids; substances liable to spontaneous combustion; substances which, in contact with water, emit flammable gases
- Class 5 Oxidizing substances and organic peroxides
- Class 6 Toxic and Infectious substances
- Class 7 Radioactive material
- Class 8 Corrosive substances
- Class 9 Miscellaneous dangerous substances and articles, including environmentally hazardous substances
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