UN Recommendations on the Transport of Dangerous Goods

The UN Recommendations on the Transport of Dangerous Goods (German: UN Recommendations for the Transport of Dangerous Goods ) are part of the UN Model Regulations and are compiled by the subcommittee of experts on the transport of dangerous goods of the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations . They include all forms of transport of dangerous goods except for transport by tanker . They are not legally binding for individual states, but have a high level of international recognition as they are the basis for international agreements and many national laws.

"Dangerous goods" (also "hazardous substances") can be pure chemical substances (e.g. trinitrotoluene (TNT), nitroglycerin ), mixtures (e.g. dynamite , black powder ) or manufactured articles (e.g. ammunition , fireworks ) . The dangerous goods are divided into nine classes, which are divided into further groups. The most common dangerous goods are assigned a four-digit UN number that identifies them internationally. Less common substances are transported under generic codes such as “UN1993: Flammable Liquid, Not Elsewhere Specified”.

The UN recommendations do not cover the manufacture, use and release of dangerous goods.

history

Box made of double-layer corrugated cardboard with dividers for the transport of four bottles with corrosive liquid, UN 4G, certified for packaging group III

The first version of the Recommendations on the Transport of Dangerous Goods was issued by ECOSOC in 1956. Since 1996 the Recommendations have been divided into two parts: The Model Regulations , which represent a proposal for laws on the transport of dangerous goods, and the Manual of Tests and Criteria , which contains information on test procedures for the hazardousness of substances. The twenty-first edition of the Recommendations was published in 2019.

The requirements for containers include material and construction properties, but tests are also required. The packaging tests depend on the packaging group, the content, the amount of material and the container type.

The UN Recommendations are implemented by the competent authorities of the individual states, such as Transport Canada , the United States Department of Transportation , etc. However, some freight forwarders have more extensive requirements.

See also

• European Agreement concerning the International Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Road
• IMDG code

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ST / ECA / 43-E / CN.2 / 170
2. ^ SL Umstead: Performance-Oriented Packaging . In: Army Sustainment . May 2003. Retrieved July 22, 2010.
3. ^ How to Comply with Federal Hazardous Materials Regulations . US DoT.

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• UN Recommendations on the Transport of Dangerous Goods. Manual of Tests and Criteria (Fourth revised edition), New York and Geneva: United Nations, 2002, ISBN 92-1-139087-7 , ST / SG / AC.10 / 11 / Rev.4
• UN Recommendations on the Transport of Dangerous Goods. Model Regulations (Fifteenth Edition), New York and Geneva: United Nations, 2007, ISBN 978-92-1-139120-6 , ST / SG / AC.10 / 1 / Rev.15
• ASTM D4919 - Standard Specification for Testing of Hazardous Materials Packaging
• ASTM D7387 - Standard Test Method for Vibration Testing of Intermediate Bulk Containers (IBCs) Used for Shipping Liquid Hazardous Materials (Dangerous Goods)
• ISO 16104 - 2003: Packaging - Packaging for the transport of dangerous goods - Test methods
• W. Soroka: Fundamentals of Packaging Technolog , IoPP, 2002, ISBN 1-930268-25-4
• KL Yam: Encyclopedia of Packaging Technolog , John Wiley & Sons, 2009, ISBN 978-0-470-08704-6

Web links

• Dangerous Goods on the website of the Economic Commission for Europe