Dangerous cargos
Substances and things which can provoke a blast, a fire or damages of other consignments, equipment, buildings, constructions and mutilations, poisoning, birns or irradiation of people are dangerous cargos. In accordance with GOST 19433-88 “Dangerous cargos. Classification and marking” dangerous cargos are divided into classes:
Class 1. Explosives
Category 1.1. Substances and products which are characterized with an explosive hazard in mass, i.e. a danger of a blast which bounds the whole charge instantly.
For example: trotyl, turbular electric heating element, nitroglycerine, ammonal, granitole.
Category 1.2. Substances and products characterized with a danger of spraying but do not make the danger of blast in mass.
Example: hand grenades, rockets, shells, ammunition, detonating fuse, detonators, detonating caps, air bombs, torpedoes, mines.
Category 1.3. Substances and products characterized with a danger of inflammation and either a minor danger of blast or a minor danger of spraying, or both but not characterized with the danger of blast in mass.
Example: powder, powder accelerators, solid-propellant rockets, fireworks, pyrotechnic compounds, igniting fuse.
Category 1.4. Substances and products which are not significantly dangerous only if inflammation or initiating action during transportation.
Example: small arms ammunition, industrial charges, igniting primers, pyrocartridges, capsules.
Category 1.5. Low-sensitive substances characterized with an explosive hazard in mass.
Category 1.6. Extremely low-sensitive products which are not characterized with an explosive hazard in mass.
Class 2. Gases
Category 2.1. Highly inflammable gases.
Gases which in combination with air in some proportions form highly inflammable compounds.
Example: gas lighters, compressed and liquid gases in balloons or Dewar vessels: hydrogen, propane, butane, varnishes and deodorants in spray cans.
Category 2.2. Non-inflammable and non-toxic gases.
Non-inflammable and non-toxic gases or gases under low temperature.
Example: compressed and liquid cooled gases in balloons or in Dewar vessels: air, carbon dioxide, nitrogen,oxygen.
Category 2.3. Toxic gases.
These gases are so toxic that they are dangerous for the health of people.
Example: chlorine, yperite.
Class 3. Highly inflammable liquids
Liquids or liquid compounds and liquids containing solid substances in an exhaling solution or a suspension, highly inflammable in a closed vessel under temperature not more than 60o C or in an open vessel under temperature not more than 65.5o C. The main danger is a possibility of high fire development.
Example: benzene, kerosene, dissolvents, acetone, dichloroethane, varnishes, oil-base paints, nitro paints, primers, printing paints, ink for printers, polishes, siccatives, washings-off, solvents, fragrances for alcohol drinks, liqueurs, sealants, ethers, glues based on organic solvents, cosmetic lotions, colognes, perfumes, toilet water, nail polishes, fir oil.
Class 4. Highly flammable solid substances
Category 4.1. Highly flammable and solid substances.
a) Highly inflammable solid substances can easily begin to burn and provoke fire as a result of friction.
Example: any metallic powders, aluminum powder with a cover, magnesium, matches, Bengal lights.
b) Self-reacting solid substances – not heat-proof substances liable to hard exothermal decay even with lack of oxygen.
c) Solid desensitized explosives – explosives which are damped with water or spirits or diluted by other substances to make a homogeneous solid compound.
Category 4.2. Substances capable of self-ignition.
a) Pyrophoric substances – substances including mixes and solutions which even in small quantities inflame when contact with air for 5 minutes.
b) Self-heating substances – substances excluding pyrophoric ones which can self-heat when contact with air without external energy.
Example: white or yellow phosphor, napalm, fish flour, coal, activated coal, cotton.
Category 4.3. Substances isolating highly inflammable gases when contact with water.
These gases can make explosive mixtures when contact the air.
Example: calcium carbide, sodium, aluminum powder without a cover.
Class 5. Oxidizing agents and organic peroxides
Category 5.1. Oxidizing agents.
Substances which can provoke inflammation of other substances or to promote their inflammation or a blast by release of oxygen.
Example: ammoniac and saltpeter fertilizer, ammonium nitrate, saltpeter, calcium chlorate, bleachers, hydrogen peroxide.
Category 5.2. Organic peroxides.
Organic substances which can decompose with a blast either to burn quickly or dangerously react with other substances.
Example: tret-butyl hydroperoxide, components of white paint, some hardeners.
Class 6. Toxic and infectious substances
Category 6.1. Poisonous substances.
Liquid or hard substances representing the danger of poisoning.
Example: nicotine, cyanide, strychnine, pesticides, arsenic.
Category 6.2. Infectious substances.
Substances containing viable microorganisms in relation of which it is known or there are sufficient grounds to think that they provoke illness of human beings and animals.
Example: viruses, bacteria, diagnostic patterns, biological products, medical and clinic wastes.
Class 7. Radioactive materials
Products and substances which emit ionized radiation spontaneously and constantly.
Example: isotopes for diagnostic and treatment purposes, heads of inspection equipment, calibration sources, devices of gamma ray logging.
Class 8. Corrosive substances
Substances which can provoke visible affection of skin and any living matter or to harm other cargos.
Example: accumulators, electrolytes, sulfuric, hydrochloric, acetic, and other acids, food acids, drink concentrates, fruit essences, caustic soda, caustic potash, mercury, laboratory test systems.
Class 9. Other dangerous substances and products
Substances and products representing danger during air transportation which cannot be referred to other classes of dangerous cargoes.
Example: asbestos, garlic sauce, life rafts, internal combustion engines, grass mowers, mini-tractors, motorcycles, scooters, boat engines, snowmobiles, wave runners, cars and trucks, food additives, extracts, lithium batteries, polymer granules, hard carbon dioxide (dry ice), magnetized material, magnetrons, unscreened constant magnets (without set anchors, acoustic speakers of variety sound-amplifying devices.
PONY EXPRESS takes for shipment only some classes of dangerous cargos. Some substances can be admitted as dangerous ones even they are not as such.
Terms of shipment of dangerous cargos by PONY EXPRESS:
- 1. The consignor shall inform PONY EXPRESS about the cargo in good time (not later than 24 hours ) and send an “Order form” and a safety certificate to the nearest PONY EXPRESS office by fax or by e-mail.
- 2. The consignor shall indicate the fact of sending of dangerous cargo in the PONY EXPRESS consignment note (forwarding agent’s receipt) and mark the “Danger cargo” box.
- 3. As an obligatory procedure the consignor shall execute a declaration of a consignor for dangerous cargo which is an addendum to the consignment note.
- 4. Dangerous cargos shall be packed, marked and have appropriate labels according to the standards or technical instances for these products and GOST 26319-84 “Dangerous cargos. Packing”.
Recommendations for packing of dangerous consignments.
Dangerous cargos shall be shipped in tare and packing depending on the class of danger of the cargo. Tare and packing shall be hard, in good order, wholly exclude leakage and spilling of the cargo, provide it intact and safely transported. Materials of production shall be absolutely inert in relation to the content.
- The substances presented by the consignor for shipment in glass package shall be packed in firm boxes (wooden, polymeric, metal ones) with filling of broad space by appropriate flame-retardant and absorbing materials.
- It is allowed to pack cargos in retail package, transported as non-dangerous, in boxes made of corrugated cardboard. The boxes shall have infillings, partitions, grids, linings, shock absorbers.
- Walls of the boxes shall be higher than of stopped bottles and jars by 5 cm. When shipping small consignments the dangerous cargos in glass package shall be packed in wooden solid boxes with covers.
- Substances presented by the consignor for shipment in metal or polymeric jars, cans or canisters shall be additionally packed in wooden boxes or grating.
- When shipping small consignments cargos in sacks shall be packed in transportation firm packing (metal or veneer drums, barrels, wood or metal boxes).
- When shipping liquid dangerous cargos the tare shall be filled up to the norm introduced by standards or technical instaces for these products. (Example: filling with liquid gas shall be not more than 85% of the tare volume).
- Joint package of goods in one cargo place is allowed only for cargos which are allowed for joint transportation. At that each substance shall be packed separately in accordance with the standards or technical terms for this substance. After that the packages are put into a wooden solid box with sockets. The bottom of a box, wide spaces in the sockets and free space under the cover shall be filled with appropriate soft not-inflammable materials. The box shall be firmly closed by a cover.
- • Dangerous cargos allowed to be transported in containers shall be packed similarly.
The consignor is responsible for the quality of package, marking and presence of all accompanying documents and certificates for the dangerous cargo.
Transportation of irregularly packed dangerous cargos or irregular transportation of dangerous cargos entails certain risks. If these cargos are concealed, have irregular declaration or are not declared at all, packed or marked with violations of the current norms there arises a threat to life and safety of people.
Regulatory documents.
- GOST 19433-88 “Dangerous cargos. Classification and marking”
- GOST 26319-84 “Dangerous cargos. Packing”
- “Technical Instructions for the Safe Transport of Dangerous Goods by Air, ICAO, Doc 9284 AN/905 (ICAO TI)”
- “Regulations for Railway Transport of dangerous Goods”
- “Regulations for Automobile Transport of dangerous Goods”
- “The Air Code of the Russian Federation”