Dangerous goods Flashcards
What are dangerous goods defined as?
Articles or substances capable of posing a risk to health, safety, property or environment.
What is a shipper?
Person responsible for packing and shipping DG.
What is a UN number?
Serial number (4-digit) assigned to the article under the UN classification system.
What is a proper shipping name?
Given to each type of DG. Using these names they are listed in alphabetical order in the IATA blue pages.
What is a class?
Different DGs pose different risks so are divided into 9 different classes. Sometimes they are sub-divided to identify their risk within that class.
What is subsidiary risk/hazard?
DG may have two or more hazards. Any secondary hazards are shown in brackets after the main one. When shipping DGs, label should reflect main and subsidiary risks.
What are hazard labels? What are their dimensions?
Packages containing DGs are identified with hazard labels to alert you of the risk of the contents.
Hazard labels are in the shape of a diamond, minimum dimensions of 100x100mm.
What are handling labels? Give an example
Provide handling information (e.g. Cargo aircraft only)
What is the IATA DGR? When is it used?
IATA Dangerous Goods Regulations
Easy to use manual publishes by IATA, based on technical instructions from ICAO.
Used an an everyday reference.
What is the ERG? Where is it located?
Emergency Response Guidance
General info on the factors that may need to be considered when dealing with a DG incident. Provides specific emergency response drill codes.
Located in the flight deck
What is an ERG code?
Emergency Response Guidance drill code.
What is a packing group?
Each DG is given a packing group, referring to the level of hazard involved in transporting it by air.
What are packing instructions? Where are they found?
Special instructions that must be followed when packing specific DGs.
Can be found on the IATA DGR blue pages, which refers to specific instructions on IATA DGR yellow pages.
What is a NOTOC?
NOtification TO Captain
Captain must be notified about any DGs being transported via a NOTOC form.
What is a NOTOC form?
Contains information on DGs being transported, including their; UN number, proper shipping name, class, weight and ERG code.
What is meant by excepted quantities?
Certain DGs, when shipped in small and packed in user-tested packaging, are subjected to less stringent regulations. In some cases the package may be exempt from marking, packaging and labelling requirements.