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What are Dangerous Goods?

 

Dangerous goods are articles or substances that are capable of posing a significant risk to health, safety or property when transported by air and which are classified/regulated in the IATA Dangerous Goods Regulations (D.G.R.).

For example, paint, dry ice, batteries, automobiles, etc., are regulated as dangerous goods when transported by air.

Offering Dangerous Goods for Air Transport

For air transport safety, a shipper who knows best about his/her articles or substances must ensure that the articles or substances must be properly identified, classified, packed, marked, labeled and documented in accordance with IATA D.G.R

Special Handling of Dangerous Goods by Korean Air

All acceptable dangerous goods are handled with the utmost of special care by our experienced cargo staff, whose members are highly knowledgeable and trained in accordance with IATA D.G.R.

CLASSFICATION

Class 8 Corrosive

Class 9 Miscellaneous

Class 7 Radioactive

Class 6 Toxic Substance

Class 5 Oxidizer

Class 4 Flammable Solid

Class 3 Flammable Liquid

Class 2 Gas

Class 1 Explosive

Hazard Label

Name/Division

Cargo IMP

Code

Description

Comments and/or

Examples

Hazard Label

Name Class Category Cargo IMP Code

Maximum Surface Radioactive Level In Sv/h (mvem/h) Trasport Index (TI)

Comments and/or

Examples

Hazard Label

Name /Division

Cargo IMP

Code

Description

Comments and/or

Examples

Explosive

Division 1.1

REX

Explosive

Division 1.2

REX

Explosive

Division 1.4

REX

Explosive

Division 1.5

REX

Division 1.6

REX

Explosives

RXS

Flammable Gas

Division 2.1

RFG

Toxic Gas

Division 2.3

RPG

Flammable Liquid

Class 3

RFL

Flammable solid Division 4.1

RFS

Spontaneously

Combustible

Division 4.2

RSC

Oxidizer

Division 5.1

ROX

Organic Peroxide

Division 5.2

ROP

Radioactive

Class 7

Category I-White

RR

Toxic Substance

Division 6.1

RPB

Radioactivce Class 7

Category II-Yellow RRy

Radioactivce

Class 7

Category III-Yellow RRy

Corrosive Material

Class 8

RCM

Miscellaneous

dangerous goods

Class 9

RMD

Infectious

Substance

Division 6.2

RIS

Dangerous When

Wet

Diviision 4.3

RFW

Non-Flammable non-toxic gas Division 2.2

RNG

RCL

Explosives

RXB

RXC

RXD

RXE

RXG

Articles and substances having a mass explosion hazard

Articles and substances having a projection hazard

Articles and substances which present no significant hazard

Very insensitive substances which have a mass explosion hazard

Extremely insensitive articles which do not have a mass explosion hazard

Compatibility Group Assignment according to DGR Table 3.1.A

Articles and substances which present no significant hazard. Effect from accidental functioning is confined within the package

Any compressed gas which, when mixed with air in certain proportions, forms a flammable mixture.

Any non-flammable, non-

toxic compressed gas.

Gases known to be toxic or corrosive to humans and known to pose a health risk

Any liquid having a closed- cup flash point of 60.5C or below (DGR Appendix A).

Any solid material, which is readily combustible, or may cause or contribute to fire through friction.

Such substances are liable to spontaneous heating or to heating up in contact with air and then liable to catch fire.

Substances which, by interaction with water, are liable to become spontaneously flammable or give off flammable gases.

A substance that yields oxygen readily to stimulate the combustion of other material.

5 (0.5)

TI = 0

Liquids or solids which are dangerous if inhaled, swallowed or absorbed through the skin.

Substances which are known or reasonably expected to contain pathogens and cause disease in humans or in animals.

An organic material (liquid or solid) that can be ignited readily by external flame and then burns with an accelerating rate: some substances react dangerously with others.

A liquid or solid that causes full thickness destruction of intact skin tissue or has a severe corrosion rate on other materials.

 

Any substance which presents a danger during air transportation that is not covered by other classes. These include Aviation regulated solids or liquids, where materials may have an irritating, noxious or other properties which could cause extreme annoyance or discomfort to crew members preventing them from performing their duties.

Distress signals, Fuse igniters, etc.

Ammunition for hand

weapons, for signals, Safety Fuses, certain types of Fireworks, etc.

These explosives are normally forbidden for carriage by air e.g. TNT,Dynamite or Torpedoes, etc.

 

Butane, Hydrogen,

Propane, Acetylene,

Lighters

Carbon dioxide, Neon, Fire Extinguisher, or low- temperature liquified gas such as liquified Nitrogen or Helium

Most toxic gases are

forbidden for carriage by air; some are permitted, e.g. aerosols of low toxicity, tear gas devices.

Certain Paints, Varnishes, Alcohols, some Adhesives, Acetone,Petrol, etc.

Matches, sulphur, Celluloid, Nitronaphthalene

Note: Some are self- reactive.

White or Yellow phosphorus, Magnesium diamide

Calcium carbide, sodium

Radionuclides or isotopes for medical or industrial purposes, such as Cobalt 60, Caesium 131 and lodine 132.

 

Battery acids, sulphuric and other acids, sodium hydroxide, potassium hydroxide, Mercury

Asbestos, Garlic Oil, Life Rafts, Internal Combustion chnines, Vehicles

 

Magnetrons and non-shielded permanent magnets without keeper bars installed.

Virus, Bacteria, such as HIV (AIDS), Rabies, some diagnostic speci- mens and Medical and Clinical waste

Ammonium nitrate fertilizer, calcium chlorat

tert-Butyl hydroperoxide, listed in Appendix C of the DGR

 

Arsenic, Nicotine, Cyanide, Pesticides, Strychnine.

Note: Some are totally forbidden,e.g. Bromoacetone

Articles and substances having a fire hazard and either a minor blast or minor projection hazard or both

Explosive

Division 1.3

REX

RCX

RGX

when

permitted

}

> 5 (0.5) 500 (50)

TI = > 0 <

> 500 (50)2000 (200)

TI = > 1 10

 

 

Poymeric beads

Class 9

RSB

Magnetized

material

Class 9

MAG

Semi-processed polymeric articles, impregnated with a flammable gas or liquid as a blowing agent; may evolve small quantities of flammable gas.

Carbon dioxide, solid/dry ice has a temperature of -79C. On sublimation it produces a gas heavier than air which in an enclosed area and in larger quantities can lead to suffocation.

These materials have relatively high magnetic field strchnth.

 

Marking

For the purpose of safe transport and emergency handling, markings are required on the outside of packages.

 

Essential markings

- Proper Shipping Name : Standard names used in the transport

  dangerous goods

- UN or ID Number : Specific number for dangerous good

- Full name and address of shipper and consignee

Labeling

All labels, hazard labels and handling labels must be affixed to packages of dangerous goods to ensure proper handling.

Shipper's Declaration for Dangerous Goods

1. Proper Shipping Name

- Standard names used in the transport of dangerous goods

2. Class or Division

- Type of hazard

3. UN or ID No.

- Specific number for dangerous goods

4. Pacing Group : The applicable degree of danger within

   the class

- Subsidiary Risk

- Subsidiary Risk (Main rish expressed Class or Division)

5. Quantity and Type of Packaging

- Packaging, quality, quantity, number, etc.

6. Packing Instruction

- Guidance of packing

7. Cargo Air Craft Only or NOt?

8. Radio Active Material or NOt?

Acceptance checklist for Dangerous

Goods

Special Load Notification to Captain