UN/DOT Hazard Regulations 7 UN/DOT Hazard Regulations

Hazardous Substance By DOT definition, a hazardous substance is: “A substance or material, including a hazardous substance, hazardous waste, marine pollutant, or elevated temperature material which has been determined by the Secretary of Transportation to be capable of posing an unreasonable risk to health, safety, and property when transported in commerce and which has been so designated.”

HAZARD CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM Class Number Class Description 1 Explosives 2 Compressed Gases 3 Flammable Liquids 4 Flammable Solids 5 Oxidizers and Organic Peroxides 6 Poisons 7 Radioactive 8 Corrosives 9 Miscellaneous

HAZARD CLASS 1 Explosives Division 1.1 - Mass explosion hazard Division 1.2 - Projection hazard but no mass explosion hazard Division 1.3 - Fire hazard and either a minor blast hazard or a minor projection hazard or both Division 1.4 - Minor explosion hazard Division 1.5 - Very insensitive explosives but mass explosion hazard Division 1.6 - Extremely insensitive articles and no mass explosion hazard

HAZARD CLASS 2 Compressed Gases Division 2.1 - Flammable gas Division 2.2 - Non-flammable, non-poisonous compressed gas Division 2.3 - Gas poisonous by inhalation Non-liquefied compressed gas means entirely gaseous at 68 F. Liquefied compressed gas means partially liquid at 68 F. Compressed gas in solution is a non-liquefied compressed gas that is dissolved in a solvent. Cryogenic liquid means a refrigerated liquefied having a boiling point colder than –130 F at 14.7 psia.

HAZARD CLASS 3 Flammable Liquids A Flammable Liquid means a liquid having a flash point of not more than 141 F A Combustible Liquid means any liquid that does not meet the definition of any other hazard class and has a flash point above 141 F and below 200 F.

HAZARD CLASS 4 Flammable Solids Division 4.1 - Desensitized explosives or readily combustible solids Division 4.2 - Spontaneously Combustible Material, ie. pyrophoric materials or self-heating materials Division 4.3 - Dangerous when wet material

HAZARD CLASS 5 Oxidizers and Organic Peroxides An oxidizer means a material that may, generally by yielding oxygen, cause or enhance the combustion of other materials An organic peroxide is any organic compound containing oxygen (0) in the bivalent -00- structure and which may be considered a derivative of hydrogen peroxide, where one or more of the hydrogen atoms have been replaced by organic radicals

HAZARD CLASS 6 Poisons Division 6.1 - Materials, other than gases, which are known to be toxic to humans during a transportation incident Division 6.2 - An infectious substance, meaning a viable microorganism, or its toxin that causes or may cause disease in humans or animals

HAZARD CLASS 7 Radioactive Materials Radioactive material means any material having a specific activity greater than 0.002 microcuries per gram HAZARD CLASS 8 Corrosive Materials A corrosive material means a liquid or solid that causes full thickness destruction of human skin at the site of contact within a specified period of time. A liquid that has a severe corrosion rate on steel or aluminum.

HAZARD CLASS 9 Miscellaneous Materials A material which presents a hazard during transportation but which does not meet the definition of any other hazard class. This class includes: Any material which has an anaesthetic, noxious or other similar property which could cause extreme annoyance or discomfort to a flight crew member; or, Any material that meets the definition for an elevated temperature material, a hazardous substance, a hazardous waste, or a marine pollutant.