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The Dangerous Goods NoteThis is a brief guide to the completion of the key information in the body (box 12) of the Dangerous Goods Note/Transport document.General guidance may be found by visiting www.sitpro.com covering Maritime, Road and Rail, or more specifically in connection with road www.unece.org chapter 5.4.IMPORTANT NOTE – for combined sea and road/rail transport, consignments that fully meet the requirements of the IMDG code shall be accepted for carriage under ADR/RID, and a statement shall be included the transport document as follows: “Carriage in accordance with 1.1.4.2.1”.If you would like assistance on completion, or wish to check the compatibility of your load and check your Dangerous Goods Note is completed correctly, please fax a copy of the documents to 0870 460 1257, or email dgsa@ital-logistics.com. |
Consignment Information required:A) The UN Number, preceded by the letters “UN”. (Note: for road or rail transport under ADR or RID, the letters ‘ADR’ or ‘RID’ are no longer required)B) The Proper Shipping Name supplemented when applicable with the technical name. This is normally required when the proper Shipping name is an ‘N.O.S’ entry. Note that trade names alone are not acceptable.C) The Hazard Class followed by any subsidiary hazard shown in brackets.D) The Packing Group, where assigned, for the substance which may be preceded with the letters “PG” (e.g. PG II)E) The Sequence of the Information, for example:“UN1098, ALLYL ALCOHOL, 6.1 (3), I”F) The Number and Kind of Packages e.g. 2 x 250 L steel drums; 3 x fibreboard boxes each containing 48 kg. (There is no need to specify details of inner receptacles or inner packagings, although when shipping as Limited Quantities it is advisable to do so)G) Additional Information - it is necessary to provide supplementary information in certain circumstances These are detailed in Chapter 5.4 of the IMDG Code, ADR/RID and also shown on the reverse of the DGN.There are some differences between the road, rail and sea regulations.• For Sea only - Limited Quantities, Marine Pollutants, and Flashpoint• For Road or Rail only - Exempted Quantities, Tanks, IBCs, Piggyback transport by rail. |
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