Hazardous substances and goods
The term dangerous substances and goods ( GSG for short ) subsumes dangerous substances , i.e. dangerous chemical substances (substances) per se, and dangerous goods , the transport- related term for dangerous goods , which also include objects (such as fireworks), physical aspects (such as hot liquid metals) , as well as biological hazards (such as infectious microorganisms). Most of the hazardous substances are also classified as dangerous goods when being transported.
According to the regulations, dangerous goods are understood to be substances and objects that can pose a risk to people, animals, property and the environment in the event of accidents or improper handling during transport. The hazardous substances , however, ensures essentially that people who work with the substances in question, do not come to harm.
The two aspects of hazardous substances and hazardous goods are regulated in different legal sources, for Europe, for example, in addition to international agreements, various hazardous substance directives (in particular Regulation (EC) No. 1272/2008 (CLP) for labeling and packaging) or ADR (road) and similar ones Convention, and the labeling was recently standardized in the Globally Harmonized System for Classification and Labeling of Chemicals (GHS), so that labeling of hazardous substances and labels are consistent. Since then, the collective term has spread in practice, especially in disaster / civil protection .
In accidents involving dangerous substances and goods special use funds of exist because of the special challenges and threats, fire departments and related emergency services .
See also
literature
- Gisbert Rodewald, Reiner Heuschen: Hazardous substances and goods (= reference book series fire protection ). 2nd Edition. Kohlhammer, Stuttgart 2000, ISBN 978-3-17-014914-4 .