Dangerous Goods

Dangerous Goods are solids, liquids, or gases that can harm people, other living organisms, property, or the environment. they are often subject to chemical regulations. dangerous goods include materials that are radioactive, flammable, explosive, corrosive, oxidizing, asphyxiating, bio hazardous, toxic, pathogenic, or allergenic. also included are physical conditions such as compressed gases and liquids or hot materials, including all goods containing such materials or chemicals, or may have other characteristics that render them hazardous in specific circumstances.

 

 Classification of Dangerous Goods

Class 1: Explosives

Label	Class or division	Description
	1.1	Articles and substances having mass explosion hazard. Prohibited to transport by air.
	1.2	Articles and substances having a projection hazard but not a mass explosion. Prohibited to transport by air.
	1.3	Articles and substances, which have a risk of deflagration (fire). Prohibited to transport on passenger flights, and only some of these articles and substances are allowed in cargo flights.
	1.4	Articles and substances presenting no significant risk. Prohibited to transport on passenger flights, and only some of these articles and substances are allowed in cargo flights.
	1.5	Articles and substances that are less sensitive but with mass explosion hazard. Prohibited to transport by air.
	1.6	Extremely insensitive articles and substances, without mass explosion hazard. Prohibited to transport by air.

 

Class 2: Gases

Label	Class or division	Description
	2.1	Flammable gases.
	2.2	Non-toxic, non-flammable gases.
	2.3	Toxic gases.

 

Class 3: Flammable Liquids

Label	Class or division	Description
	3	Includes all liquids, mixtures of liquids or liquids containing suspended solids and having a flash point of 60 ° C or less in closed crucible (e.g., paints, alcohols, solvents).

 

Class 4: Flammable Solids

Label	Class or division	Description
	4.1	Flammable solids (e.g. matches), self-reactive substances and solid, desensitized explosives (e.g., nitrocellulose solution).
	4.2	Substances liable to spontaneous combustion (e.g. wet cotton).
	4.3	Substances, when coming in contact with water, emit flammable gases (e.g. potassium).

 

Class 5: Oxidizers and Organic Peroxides

Label	Class or division	Description
	5.1	Oxidizing substances, without being self-combustible that can contribute to the combustion of other materials, releasing oxygen (e.g., Chilean nitrate, sodium nitrate).
	5.2	Organic peroxides, thermally unstable substances, sensitive to impact and temperature changes. Its molecular structure is very unstable. To be transported requires liquids or solids to desensitize or dilute (e.g. acetyl peroxide).

 

Class 6: Poisonous and Etiological Materials

Label	Class or division	Description
	6.1	Poisonous Materials: if swallowed, inhaled or come into contact with skin, can cause death or harm human health (e.g. pesticides, insecticides, rodenticides).
	6.2	Etiological Materials: those that are known or reasonably believed to contain pathogens.
	6.2	Category B biological substances: such substances are known or reasonably expected to contain pathogens and are defined as microorganisms (including bacteria, viruses, rickettsia, fungi) and other agents such as prions, which can cause disease in humans or animals.

 

Class 7: Radioactive Materials

Label	Class or division	Description
	I-White	Slightly radioactive material with a low level of radiation at the surface of the package. Transport index = 0
	II-Yellow	Radiation level higher than Class I white. Transport index > 0 <1.
	III- Yellow	Radiation level greater than the yellow category II. Transport index > 1 < 10 *.

 

* When the Transport Index is above 10, the package must be transported under condition of exclusive use.

 

Class 8: Corrosives

Label	Class or division	Description
	8	These are substances that when in contact with living tissue, by chemical action can cause severe damage or, in the event of leaks or spills, can damage and even destroy other goods or cause damage to the transportation (e.g. hydrochloric acid, mercury).

 

Class 9: Miscellaneous Hazardous Materials

Label	Class or division	Description
	9	Includes articles and substances that pose a risk not covered by other classes, such as asbestos, carbon dioxide (dry ice), chemistry sets, first aid kits, internal combustion engines, vehicles that are gas-powered or use other flammable liquid, and polymer beads, among others.
	9	Magnetized material, whose magnetic field can cause erroneous readings in the plane’s instruments.