Hazardous Goods
This table can be used as a guideline to see which classes cannot be stowed together for despatch by Sea or Ferry. Individual substances may have more stringent restrictions or fall within the 18 IMDG Segregation Groups.
| Class | 1.1, 1.2, 1.5 | 1.3, 1.6 | 1.4 | 2.1 | 2.2 | 2.3 | 3 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 5.1 | 5.2 | 6.1 | 6.2 | 7 | 8 | 9 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Explosives | 1.1, 1.2, 1.5 | |||||||||||||||||
| Explosives | 1.3, 1.6 | |||||||||||||||||
| Explosives | 1.4 | |||||||||||||||||
| Flammable Gases | 2.1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Non-toxic, non-flammable gases | 2.2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Toxic gases | 2.3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Flammable Liquids | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Flammable solids (including self-reactive substances and solid desensitized explosives) | 4.1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Substances liable to spontaneous combustion | 4.2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Substances which, in contact with water, emit flammable gases | 4.3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Oxidising substances(agents) | 5.1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Organic peroxides | 5.2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Toxic substances | 6.1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Infectious substance | 6.2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Radioactive material | 7 | |||||||||||||||||
| Corrosive substance | 8 | |||||||||||||||||
| Miscellaneous dangerous substances and articles | 9 | |||||||||||||||||
| Class | 1.1, 1.2, 1.5 | 1.3, 1.6 | 1.4 | 2.1 | 2.2 | 2.3 | 3 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 5.1 | 5.2 | 6.1 | 6.2 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
Classes and their definitions
Class 1: Explosives
- 1.1: substances and articles which have a mass explosion hazard
- 1.2: substances and articles which have a projection hazard not a mass explosion hazard
- 1.3: substances and articles which have a fire hazard and either a minor blast hazard or a minor projection hazardor both, but not a mass explosion hazard
- 1.4: substance and articles which present no significant hazard
- 1.5: very insensitive substances which have a mass explosion hazard
- 1.6: extremely insensitive articles which do not have a mass explosion hazard
Class 2: Gases
- 2.1: flammable gases
- 2.2: non-flammable, non-toxic gases
- 2.3: toxic gases
Class 3:Flammable liquids
Class 4:Flammable solids; substances liable to spontaneous combustion; substances which, in contact with water, emit flammable gases
- 4.1:flammable solids, self-reactive substances and desensitized explosives
- 4.2:substances liable to spontaneous combustion
- 4.3:substances which, in contact with water, emit flammable gases
Class 5:Oxidizing substances and organic peroxides
- 5.1:oxidizing substances
- 5.2:organic peroxides
Class 6: Toxic and infectious substances
- 6.1: toxic substances
- 6.2: infectious substances
Class 7: Radioactive material
Class 8: Corrosive substances
Class 9: Miscellaneous dangerous substances and articles
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