DANGEROUS GOODS

REGULATIONSBY 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

Inner Packing

Outer Packing

Labels

Marking

Overpack

DG Check List

Paperwork

MSDS

C/O & C/I & P/L

SLI

AWB

DGD

NOTOC

Dangerous Goods Check

the Packaging must meets the safety standards

Dangerous Goods Check

UN specification marking.

Shipper’s Responsibilities

Shipper’s

Responsibilities

Compliance

Documented

marked/

labeled

Packaged Identified

Classified

Training

Operator’s Responsibilities

Operator’s

Responsibilities

Acceptance

Inspection

POI/

ERAP

Retention of Records

Training

Reporting

Loading/

Storage

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 األبيضالفوسفور

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).

List Of Dangerous

Goods Subsec. 4.2

Contains 3000 Articles and

Substance to be 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:

.

Examples of Marking and Labelling

Dangerous Goods Regulations