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Australian Code for the Transport of Dangerous Goods by Road & Rail

2011 Electronic Version for Website www.ntc.gov.au Incorporating Corrigendum 1

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© Commonwealth of Australia 2007 ISBN 1 921168 57 9 First published 1980 Second edition 1982 Third edition 1984 Fourth edition 1987 Fifth edition 1992 Sixth edition 1998 Seventh edition 2007 Seventh edition (incorporating Corrigendum 1) 2011 This work is copyright. Apart from any use as permitted under the Copyright Act 1968, no part may be reproduced by any process without prior written permission from the National Transport Commission. Requests and inquiries concerning reproduction and rights should be addressed to: Chief Executive Officer National Transport Commission, Level 15, 628 Bourke Street Melbourne VIC 3000. This publication has been available for sale from October 2007 An electronic version of this publication is available on CD. This electronic version incorporating Corrigendum 1 is available only by download from the National Transport Commission website: www.ntc.gov.au Further information about this document can be obtained from: The National Transport Commission, Level 15, 628 Bourke Street, Melbourne VIC 3000. Tel: (03) 9236 5000 Fax: (03) 9642 8922 Email: [email protected]

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FOREWORD

The National Transport Commission (NTC) is a body established under an Inter-Governmental Agreement with a charter to develop, monitor, and maintain uniform or nationally consistent regulatory and operational reforms relating to road, rail and inter-modal transport. The National Transport Commission is funded jointly by the Australian Government, States and Territories. It is responsible for maintaining regulations on the transport of dangerous goods by land within Australia.

The transport of dangerous goods is a high risk activity involving heavy vehicles on the public road and rail network. The review of the 6th Edition of the Australian Dangerous Code was aimed at improving and maintaining land transport safety through revision of the technical requirements in the Australian Dangerous Goods Code and revision of the legal requirements set out in legislation for the safe transport of these substances within Australia.

The 7th Edition of the Australian Code for the Transport of Dangerous Goods by Road and Rail (the Code) is the product of this review. The Code is supported by a revised legislative framework consisting of a Model Act and a model set of regulations (or Model Subordinate Law).

The Model Act on the Transport of Dangerous Goods by Road or Rail replaces the Road Transport Reform (Dangerous Goods) Act 1995 (Commonwealth). The Model Subordinate Law on the Transport of Dangerous Goods by Road or Rail replaces the existing Road Transport Reform (Dangerous Goods) Regulations 1997 and the Rail (Dangerous Goods) Rules and underpins the Code.

Electronic copies of the Model Act and Model Subordinate law are available free of charge from the Commonwealth Government Federal Register of Legislative Instruments at www.comlaw.gov.au

The legislation provides a single comprehensive set of laws for the land transport of dangerous goods. It will be scheduled under the National Transport Commission Act 2003 for reference purposes. It will be adopted by States and Territories through either a new or existing Act of Parliament and regulations in each jurisdiction

Under the Inter-governmental Act establishing the NTC, all States and Territories have agreed to ‘use their best endeavours to implement and maintain Agreed Reforms in a uniform or nationally consistent manner.’ The Code is not implemented in a jurisdiction until legislation has been enacted or made and commenced, or the relevant power exercised, in that jurisdiction specifically adopting the 7th edition of the Australian Code for the Transport of Dangerous Goods by Road and Rail.

This Code is a reference document setting out detailed technical and procedural requirements for a range of activities performed in the day-to-day preparation for and transportation of dangerous goods by either road or rail. This Code also contains a number of non-mandatory provisions or guidelines and a small number of exemptions.

The purpose of this Code is to ensure uniformity and consistency in technical requirements across jurisdictions applying to the land transport task. This Code should be read in conjunction with the model legislation.

The 7th Edition of the Code adopts the structure, format, definitions and concepts of the United Nations Recommendations on the Transport of Dangerous Goods Model Regulations fourteenth revised edition while retaining Australian specific provisions. It fully incorporates additional provisions for the transport of infectious substances, and includes amendments accumulated since 1998 and approved by the Advisory Committee on the Transport of Dangerous Goods and by the Competent Authorities Panel.

The main benefits associated with this work are harmonisation with international inter-modal regulations, a more frequent revision cycle for the Code, a single set of laws governing the transport of dangerous goods by road and rail and additional concessions for the transport of small quantities of these substances.

This is part of the long term strategy of aligning domestic land transport requirements as closely as possible with international requirements for the safe transport of dangerous goods.

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The NTC recommends that readers of this publication contact the Competent Authority in their jurisdiction (as listed in clause 1.2.4 of Part 1) to ascertain the implementation status of the Australian Code for the Transport of Dangerous Goods by Road and Rail.

Michael Deegan

Chairman

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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

The National Transport Commission wishes to acknowledge the valuable contributions of members of the Dangerous Goods Steering Group in producing this edition of the Australian Dangerous Goods Code.

The NTC also acknowledges:

• the valuable technical assistance of Mr John Borig of Noel Arnold and Associates;

• expertise provided by the Advisory Committee on the Transport of Dangerous Goods (ACTDG);

• the contributions of the many organisations and individuals who attended the public information sessions in 2005 and who provided submissions following the public comment period; and

• the permission given by the United Nations for use of material from the Recommendations on the Transport of Dangerous Goods Model Regulations fourteenth revised edition, © United Nations, 2005.

State and Territory agencies that contributed to the development of this publication include:

Australian Capital Territory Workcover; Department of Consumer and Employment Protection, Western Australia Department of Environment and Climate Change, New South Wales; Northern Territory Worksafe; Queensland Transport; Safework, South Australia; WorkCover, New South Wales; and Worksafe, Victoria.

Commonwealth agencies that contributed to the development of this publication include:

Australian Maritime Safety Authority; Civil Aviation Safety Authority; Department of Defence; Department of Employment and Workplace Relations; and Department of Transport and Regional Services.

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REVIEW OF THE ADG CODE

The Australian Dangerous Goods Code is subject to periodic review to keep pace with international developments and local industry best practice.

Suggestions for improvements or corrections to this Code are welcomed and should be addressed in the first instance to the Competent Authorities listed in this document.

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READERS’ GUIDE

This Code has been prepared by the National Transport Commission in conjunction with representatives from the Advisory Committee on the Transport of Dangerous Goods. It has been approved by the chief executives of transport agencies and of those agencies responsible for the regulation of dangerous goods transport. It has been endorsed by the Australian Transport Council. This edition replaces the sixth edition of the Australian Code for the Transport of Dangerous Goods by Road and Rail. The Code sets out technical requirements and guidelines for the transport of dangerous goods by road and rail.

The Code only sets out requirements and guidelines relating to the transport of explosives and radioactive materials where these goods are transported together with other dangerous goods, or where the dangerous goods have a subsidiary risk of another class. For completeness and international uniformity, the Code includes the full Dangerous Goods List and the classification criteria for all classes and divisions of dangerous goods.

The Code is a safety Code and does not contain any provisions relating to security.

Provisions of this Code dealing with Class 1 (Explosives), Class 7 (Radioactive substances or articles), infectious substances and waste products should be read subject to Division 1.1 (Introduction and Application) of the Model Act on the Transport of Dangerous Goods by Road or Rail and the following:

• Requirements in this Code relating to the transport of explosives are subject to the requirements of any other law of a State or Territory or the Commonwealth relating to the transport of explosives. Rules for the transport of explosives are to be found predominantly in the Australian Explosives Code, as applied by State and Territory or Commonwealth legislation. Any provision in this Code for Class 1 should be regarded as advisory and for information purposes only, unless it is called up by other legislation. These requirements should also be read in conjunction with the legislation applicable in each jurisdiction to Security Sensitive Ammonium Nitrate.

• Requirements relating to the transport of radioactive substances are subject to any other law of a State or Territory or the Commonwealth relating to the transport of those substances, including the Code of Practice for the Safe Transport of Radioactive Substances. Any provision in this Code for Class 7 should be regarded as advisory, for information purposes only, unless it is called up by other legislation.

• Requirements relating to the transport of infectious substances are subject to the requirements of any other law of a State or Territory or the Commonwealth relating to the transport of infectious substances.

• The requirements of this Code do not apply to waste products and other environmentally hazardous substances unless those products or substances are also dangerous goods within the meaning of the Code. Enquiries concerning the transport of waste and other environmentally hazardous substances should be directed to the relevant State or Territory authority responsible for administering environment protection legislation.

The Code must be read in conjunction with the Model Act on the Transport of Dangerous Goods by Road or Rail and with the Model Subordinate Law on the Transport of Dangerous Goods by Road or Rail as in force in each State or Territory.

The technical requirements in this edition of the Code are based on provisions of the United Nations Recommendations on the Transport of Dangerous Goods, Model Regulations fifteenth revised edition and on Australian-specific content taken from the 6th Edition of the Code.

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The Model Act sets out, in general terms, the legal requirements for transporting dangerous goods by road and rail. It establishes the broad regulatory framework for the transport of dangerous goods and complements changes in the Model Subordinate Law. Neither the Model Act nor the Model Subordinate Law regulate the transport of dangerous goods of Class 1 (Explosives) or Class 7 (Radioactive substances and articles) or provide any provisions relating to security.

The Model Act now includes additional compliance and enforcement provisions from the National Transport Commission (Road Transport Legislation – Compliance and Enforcement Bill) Regulations 2006. It clarifies the role and responsibilities of the Competent Authority Panel who can grant exemptions to the regulations. It expands the powers of authorised officers to both road and rail transport of dangerous goods and sets out offences and recommended penalties for adoption by the States and Territories.

The Model Subordinate Law on the Transport of Dangerous Goods by Road or Rail sets out specific legal requirements for transporting dangerous goods by both road and rail. The Model Subordinate Law identifies the key players in the transport of dangerous goods and imposes obligations and penalties on each player in the land transport chain to ensure that dangerous goods are transported safely. The basis of the duties and responsibilities outlined in the Model Subordinate Law are the technical requirements set out in the Australian Dangerous Goods Code.

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AUSTRALIAN DANGEROUS GOODS CODE Table of Provisions

Page Foreword ............................................................................................................... iii Acknowledgments ................................................................................................................ v Review of the ADG Code .......................................................................................................... vi READERS’ GUIDE .............................................................................................................. vii Searchable 2011 electronic version incorporating corrigendum ................................................ ix

To navigate this version ................................................................................................ ix To electronically search this Code ................................................................................. x Changes and corrections in this version ........................................................................ x

List of Figures ........................................................................................................... xviii List of Tables .............................................................................................................. xx

PART 1 GENERAL PROVISIONS, DEFINITIONS AND INTERPRETATION ................ 1

Chapter 1.1 — General Provisions ....................................................................................................... 3 1.1.1 Scope and application .................................................................................................... 3 1.1.2 Dangerous goods forbidden from transport ................................................................... 4

Chapter 1.2 — Interpretation, Definitions, Units of Measurement and References ........................ 5 1.2.0 Interpretation ................................................................................................................ 5 1.2.1 Definitions ................................................................................................................ 5 1.2.2 Units of measurement .................................................................................................. 22 1.2.3 References .............................................................................................................. 24 1.2.4 Competent Authorities for road and rail transport ....................................................... 27

Chapter 1.3 — Training ................................................................................................ 29

Chapter 1.4 — Security Provisions .............................................................................. 30

Chapter 1.5 — General Provisions Concerning Class 7 ............................................. 31

PART 2 CLASSIFICATION ................................................................................................... 31

Chapter 2.0 — Introduction ................................................................................................................ 33 2.0.0 .............................................................................................................. 33 2.0.1 Classes, Divisions, Packing Groups ............................................................................ 34 2.0.2 UN Numbers and Proper Shipping Names .................................................................. 35 2.0.3 Precedence of hazard characteristics ........................................................................... 37 2.0.4 Transport of samples ................................................................................................... 39

Chapter 2.1 — Class 1 - Explosives .................................................................................................... 41 2.1.1 Definitions and general provisions .............................................................................. 41 2.1.2 Compatibility groups ................................................................................................... 43 2.1.3 Classification procedure .............................................................................................. 45

Chapter 2.2 — Class 2 - Gases ............................................................................................................ 53 2.2.1 Definitions and general provisions .............................................................................. 53 2.2.2 Divisions .............................................................................................................. 54 2.2.3 Mixtures of gases ......................................................................................................... 55

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Chapter 2.3 — Class 3 – Flammable Liquids .................................................................................... 57 2.3.1 Definition and general provisions ............................................................................... 57 2.3.2 Assignment of packing groups .................................................................................... 58 2.3.3 Determination of flash point ........................................................................................ 59

Chapter 2.4 — Class 4 - Flammable Solids; Substances liable to Spontaneous Combustion; Substances which, in contact with Water, emit Flammable Gases ........................ 61

2.4.1 Definitions and general provisions .............................................................................. 61 2.4.2 Division 4.1 - Flammable solids, self-reactive substances and

solid desensitized explosives ................................................................ 62 2.4.3 Division 4.2 - Substances liable to spontaneous combustion ...................................... 71 2.4.4 Division 4.3 - Substances which in contact with water emit flammable gases ........... 73 2.4.5 Classification of organometallic substances ................................................................ 73

Chapter 2.5 — Class 5 - Oxidizing Substances and Organic Peroxides .......................................... 75 2.5.1 Definitions and general provisions .............................................................................. 75 2.5.2 Division 5.1 - Oxidizing substances ............................................................................ 75 2.5.3 Division 5.2 - Organic peroxides ................................................................................. 77

Chapter 2.6 — Class 6 - Toxic and Infectious Substances ................................................................ 91 2.6.1 Definitions .............................................................................................................. 91 2.6.2 Division 6.1 - Toxic substances ................................................................................... 91 2.6.3 Division 6.2 - Infectious substances ............................................................................ 96

Chapter 2.7 — Class 7 - Radioactive Material ................................................................................ 103 2.7.1 Definitions ............................................................................................................ 103 2.7.2 Classification ............................................................................................................ 104

Chapter 2.8 — Class 8 - Corrosive Substances ................................................................................ 127 2.8.1 Definition ............................................................................................................ 127 2.8.2 Assignment of packing groups .................................................................................. 127

Chapter 2.9 — Class 9 – Miscellaneous Dangerous Substances and Articles ............................. 129 2.9.1 Definitions ............................................................................................................ 129 2.9.2 Assignment to Class 9 ............................................................................................... 129 2.9.3 Environmentally hazardous substances (aquatic environment) ................................. 129

PART 3 DANGEROUS GOODS LISTS, SPECIAL PROVISIONS AND LIMITED QUANTITIES EXCEPTIONS............................................................. 139

Chapter 3.1 — General ............................................................................................................... 141 3.1.1 Scope and general provisions .................................................................................... 141 3.1.2 Proper shipping name ................................................................................................ 142 3.1.3 Mixtures and solutions containing one dangerous substance .................................... 144

Chapter 3.2 — Dangerous Goods List .............................................................................................. 145 3.2.0 Introduction ............................................................................................................ 145 3.2.1 Structure of the dangerous goods list ......................................................................... 146 3.2.2 Abbreviations and symbols ........................................................................................ 147 3.2.3 Dangerous Goods List ............................................................................................... 148

UN 1000+ .................................................................................................................. 157 UN 2000+ .................................................................................................................. 184 UN 3000+ .................................................................................................................. 211

3.2.4 Alphabetical Index of Substances and Articles .......................................................... 235 3.2.5 Australian Specific [AUST.] Entries ......................................................................... 268

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3.2.6 Generic and N.O.S. Proper Shipping Names ............................................................. 271

Chapter 3.3 — Special Provisions Applicable to Certain Articles or Substances ........................ 283 3.3.1 Introduction ............................................................................................................ 283 3.3.2 UN Special Provisions ............................................................................................... 283 3.3.3 Australian Special Provisions .................................................................................... 300

Chapter 3.4 — Dangerous Goods Packed in Limited Quantities .................................................. 301

Chapter 3.5 — Dangerous Goods Packed in Excepted Quantities .......................... 303

PART 4 PACKING, TANK, CONTAINER, VEHICLE AND EQUIPMENT PROVISIONS ................................................................................. 303

Chapter 4.1 — Use of Packagings, Including Intermediate Bulk Containers (IBCS) and Large Packagings ............................................................................................. 305

4.1.1 General provisions for the packing of dangerous goods in packagings, including IBCs and large packagings ........................................................................ 305

4.1.2 Additional general provisions for the use of IBCs .................................................... 309 4.1.3 General provisions concerning packing instructions ................................................. 310 4.1.4 List of packing instructions ....................................................................................... 313

4.1.4.1 Packing instructions concerning the use of packagings (except IBCs and large packagings) .......................................................... 313

4.1.4.2 Packing instructions concerning the use of IBCs ...................................... 369 4.1.4.3 Packing instructions concerning the use of large packagings ................... 375

4.1.5 Special packing provisions for goods of Class 1 ....................................................... 378 4.1.6 Special packing provisions for goods of Class 2 ....................................................... 380 4.1.7 Special packing provisions for organic peroxides (Division 5.2) and

self-reactive substances of Division 4.1 .................................................................... 381 4.1.8 Special packing provisions for infectious substances of Category A

(Division 6.2, UN 2814 and UN 2900) ..................................................................... 383 4.1.9 Special packing provisions for Class 7 ...................................................................... 384

Chapter 4.2 — Use of Portable Tanks and Multiple-Element Gas Containers (MEGCs) .......... 385 4.2.1 General provisions for the use of portable tanks for the transport of

substances of Class 1 and Classes 3 to 9 ................................................................... 385 4.2.2 General provisions for the use of portable tanks for the transport of

non-refrigerated liquefied gases ................................................................................ 389 4.2.3 General provisions for the use of portable tanks for the transport of

refrigerated liquefied gases ........................................................................................ 390 4.2.4 General provisions for the use of multiple-element gas containers (MEGCs) .......... 392 4.2.5 Portable tank instructions and special provisions ...................................................... 393

Chapter 4.3 — Use of Bulk Containers (for Solids) ........................................................................ 405 4.3.1 General provisions ..................................................................................................... 405 4.3.2 Additional provisions applicable to bulk goods of Divisions 4.2, 4.3, 5.1, 6.2

and Classes 7 and 8 .................................................................................................... 407

Chapter 4.4 — Use of Vehicles, Tank Vehicles, Freight Containers, Equipment and Segregation Devices .......................................................................................... 409

4.4.1 General ............................................................................................................ 409 4.4.2 Use of tank vehicles ................................................................................................... 409 4.4.3 Use of freight containers ........................................................................................... 410 4.4.4 Use of equipment on vehicles .................................................................................... 410 4.4.5 Use of segregation devices ......................................................................................... 411

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PART 5 CONSIGNMENT PROCEDURES —INCLUDING LABELLING, MARKING AND PLACARDING ................... 413

Chapter 5.1 — General Provisions ................................................................................................... 415 5.1.1 Application and general provisions ........................................................................... 415 5.1.2 Use of overpacks........................................................................................................ 415 5.1.3 Empty packagings ...................................................................................................... 416 5.1.4 Mixed packing ........................................................................................................... 416

Chapter 5.2 — Marking and Labelling ............................................................................................ 417 5.2.1 Marking ............................................................................................................ 417 5.2.2 Labelling ............................................................................................................ 419

Chapter 5.3 — Placarding and Marking of Transport Units and Placardable Units .................. 429 5.3.1 General placarding requirements ............................................................................... 429 5.3.2 Marking ............................................................................................................ 437 5.3.3 Placarding placardable units ...................................................................................... 439 5.3.4 Placarding portable tanks and bulk containers .......................................................... 440 5.3.5 Placarding freight containers ..................................................................................... 440 5.3.6 Placarding road vehicles ............................................................................................ 441 5.3.7 Placarding rail wagons ............................................................................................... 444 5.3.8 placarding intermodal loads ....................................................................................... 445 5.3.9 Placard removal ......................................................................................................... 445

Chapter 5.4 ............................................................................................................... 451

Chapter 5.5 — Special Provisions for Fumigated Units ................................................................. 453 5.5.1 Application ............................................................................................................ 453 5.5.2 Documentation and identification of fumigated units ............................................... 453

PART 6 REQUIREMENTS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION AND TESTING OF PACKAGINGS, IBCs, LARGE PACKAGINGS, PORTABLE TANKS, MEGCs, BULK CONTAINERS, TANK VEHICLES, FREIGHT CONTAINERS & SEGREGATION DEVICES ................................ 455

Chapter 6.1 — Requirements for the Construction and Testing of Packagings (other than for Division 6.2 Substances) ................................................................ 457

6.1.1 General ............................................................................................................ 457 6.1.2 Code for designating types of packagings ................................................................. 458 6.1.3 Marking ............................................................................................................ 461 6.1.4 Requirements for packagings .................................................................................... 464 6.1.5 Test requirements for packagings .............................................................................. 475

Chapter 6.2 — Requirements for the Construction and Testing of Pressure Receptacles, Aerosol Dispensers, Small Receptacles Containing Gas (Gas Cartridges) and Fuel Cell Cartridges containing Liquefied Flammable Gas ......................... 483

6.2.1 General Requirements ............................................................................................... 483 6.2.2 Requirements for UN pressure receptacles ................................................................ 488 6.2.3 Requirements for non-UN pressure receptacles ........................................................ 502 6.2.4 Requirements for aerosol dispensers, small receptacles containing gas

(gas cartridges) and fuel cell cartridges containing liquefied flammable gas ............ 502

Chapter 6.3 — Requirements for the Construction and Testing of Packagings for Division 6.2 Infectious Substances of Category A ................................................. 505

6.3.1 General ............................................................................................................ 505

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6.3.2 Requirements for packagings .................................................................................... 505 6.3.3 Code for designating types of packagings ................................................................. 505 6.3.4 Marking ............................................................................................................ 505 6.3.5 Test requirements for packagings .............................................................................. 506

Chapter 6.4 — (Class 7) ................................................................................................ 511

Chapter 6.5 — Requirements for the Construction and Testing of Intermediate Bulk Containers ................................................................................ 513

6.5.1 General requirements ................................................................................................. 513 6.5.2 Marking ............................................................................................................ 516 6.5.3 Construction requirements ......................................................................................... 518 6.5.4 Testing, certification and inspection .......................................................................... 519 6.5.5 Specific requirements for IBCs ................................................................................. 520 6.5.6 Test requirements for IBCs ........................................................................................ 528

Chapter 6.6 — Requirements for the Construction and Testing of Large Packagings ............... 537 6.6.1 General ............................................................................................................ 537 6.6.2 Code for designating types of large packagings ........................................................ 537 6.6.3 Marking ............................................................................................................ 538 6.6.4 Specific requirements for large packagings ............................................................... 539 6.6.5 Test requirements for large packagings ..................................................................... 541

Chapter 6.7 — Requirements for the Design, Construction, Inspection and Testing of Portable Tanks and Multiple-Element Gas Containers (MEGCs) ...................... 547

6.7.1 Application and general requirements ....................................................................... 547 6.7.2 Requirements for the design, construction, inspection and testing of portable

tanks intended for the transport of substances of Class 1 and Classes 3 to 9 ............ 547 6.7.3 Requirements for the design, construction, inspection and testing of portable

tanks intended for the transport of non-refrigerated liquefied gases ......................... 565 6.7.4 Requirements for the design, construction, inspection and testing of portable

tanks intended for the transport of refrigerated liquefied gases................................. 578 6.7.5 Requirements for the design, construction, inspection and testing of multiple-element

gas containers (MEGCs) intended for the transport of non-refrigerated gases ......... 589

Chapter 6.8 — Requirements for the Design, Construction, Inspection and Testing of Bulk Containers ....................................................................................................... 597

6.8.1 Definitions ............................................................................................................ 597 6.8.2 Application and general requirements ....................................................................... 597 6.8.3 Requirements for the design, construction, inspection and testing of

freight containers used as bulk containers ................................................................. 598 6.8.4 Requirements for the design, construction and approval of bulk containers

other than freight containers ...................................................................................... 599

Chapter 6.9 — Requirements for the Design, Construction, Inspection, Testing and Approval of Tank Vehicles ...................................................................................... 601

6.9.1 Application ............................................................................................................ 601 6.9.2 Requirements for tank vehicles ................................................................................. 601

Chapter 6.10 — Freight Containers ................................................................................................... 603 6.10.1 Standards for freight containers ................................................................................. 603

Chapter 6.11 — Segregation Devices ................................................................................................. 605 6.11.1 Types of segregation devices ..................................................................................... 605 6.11.2 Overpacking drum segregation device ...................................................................... 605 6.11.3 Type I segregation device .......................................................................................... 605

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6.11.4 Type II segregation device ......................................................................................... 606 6.11.5 Design type tests for type II segregation devices ...................................................... 607 6.11.6 Marking ............................................................................................................ 608

PART 7 PROVISIONS CONCERNING TRANSPORT OPERATIONS .......................... 609

Chapter 7.1 — Transport Provisions ................................................................................................ 611 7.1.1 General Provisions ..................................................................................................... 611 7.1.2 ............................................................................................................ 611 7.1.3 ............................................................................................................ 611 7.1.4 Special provisions applicable to the transport of Class 2 substances and articles ..... 611 7.1.5 Special provisions applicable to the carriage of self-reactive substances of

Division 4.1 and organic peroxides of Division 5.2 .................................................. 612 7.1.6 Special provisions applicable to the transport of substances stabilized by

temperature control (other than self-reactive substances and organic peroxides) ..... 615 7.1.7 Special provisions applicable to the transport of Division 6.1 (toxic) and

Division 6.2 (infectious) substances ......................................................................... 615 7.1.8 ............................................................................................................ 616 7.1.9 ............................................................................................................ 616 7.1.10 Special provisions applicable to the transport of Division 4.3 .................................. 616

Chapter 7.2 — Transport of Empty Packagings and Containers .................................................. 617 7.2.1 Application ............................................................................................................ 617 7.2.2 ............................................................................................................ 617 7.2.3 ............................................................................................................ 617 7.2.4 ............................................................................................................ 617 7.2.5 Transport of pre-labelled packagings, IBCs and cylinders ........................................ 617 7.2.6 Transport of nominally empty receptacles ................................................................. 617 7.2.7 Transport of nominally empty storage vessels ........................................................... 618

Chapter 7.3 — Retail Distribution Loads ........................................................................................ 619 7.3.1 Characteristics ........................................................................................................... 619 7.3.2 Documentation ........................................................................................................... 620 7.3.3 Marking and labelling ................................................................................................ 620 7.3.4 Placarding ............................................................................................................ 620

PART 8 STOWAGE AND RESTRAINT .............................................................................. 621

Chapter 8.1 — Stowage and Restraint on or in Transport Units ................................................... 623 8.1.1 Application ............................................................................................................ 623 8.1.2 General Requirements for stowage and restraint ....................................................... 623 8.1.3 OPen and non-rigid sided vehicles and containers .................................................... 624

Chapter 8.2 — Restraint of Transport Units on Vehicles ............................................................... 625 8.2.1 Restraining freight containers .................................................................................... 625 8.2.2 Restraining portable tanks ......................................................................................... 625 8.2.3 Restraining bulk containers ....................................................................................... 625

PART 9 SEGREGATION ...................................................................................................... 627

Chapter 9.1 — Incompatible Goods ................................................................................................. 629 9.1.1 interpretation ............................................................................................................ 629 9.1.2 Incompatibility based on classification ..................................................................... 629

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9.1.3 Specific examples of incompatible goods ................................................................. 631

Chapter 9.2 — Segregation .............................................................................................................. 633 9.2.1 Application and principles ......................................................................................... 633 9.2.2 Segregation methods ................................................................................................. 633 9.2.3 Special segregation provisions .................................................................................. 635 9.2.4 Additional rail provisions .......................................................................................... 636

PART 10 BULK TRANSFER OF DANGEROUS GOODS ................................................. 639

Chapter 10.1— Transfer Equipment ................................................................................................. 641 10.1.1 Application and definitions ....................................................................................... 641 10.1.2 Transfer equipment and hose assemblies .................................................................. 641 10.1.3 Hose testing ............................................................................................................ 642

Chapter 10.2 — Transfer Requirements ............................................................................................ 645 10.2.1 Where to transfer dangerous goods ........................................................................... 645 10.2.2 Preventing fire during a transfer operation ................................................................ 646 10.2.3 Transfer of dangerous goods—general requirements ................................................ 646 10.2.4 Transfer of gas ........................................................................................................... 647 10.2.5 Transfer of dangerous goods of Class 3..................................................................... 648

Chapter 10.3 — Ullage and Maximum Permitted Filling Ratio ...................................................... 649 10.3.1 Ullage ............................................................................................................ 649 10.3.2 Maximum permitted filling ratio —Class 2 liquid .................................................... 650

PART 11 DOCUMENTATION ............................................................................................... 651

Chapter 11.1 — Transport Documentation ....................................................................................... 653 11.1.1 Form of the transport document ................................................................................ 653 11.1.2 Content ............................................................................................................ 653 11.1.3 Special documentation provisions ............................................................................. 656 11.1.4 Road transport documentation ................................................................................... 657 11.1.5 Rail transport documentation..................................................................................... 658

Chapter 11.2 — Emergency Information .......................................................................................... 659 11.2.1 Definitions ............................................................................................................ 659 11.2.2 placement of emergency information holder ............................................................. 659

PART 12 SAFETY EQUIPMENT FOR ROAD VEHICLES ............................................... 661

Chapter 12.1 — Safety Equipment for Road Vehicles ...................................................................... 663 12.1.1 Application ............................................................................................................ 663 12.1.2 Fire extinguishers ...................................................................................................... 663 12.1.3 Personal protective equipment and safety equipment ............................................... 664

PART 13 PROCEDURES DURING ROAD TRANSPORT ................................................. 667

Chapter 13.1 — Procedures During Transport ................................................................................. 669 13.1.1 Application ............................................................................................................ 669 13.1.2 Breakdowns ............................................................................................................ 669 13.1.3 General precautions during transport ........................................................................ 669 13.1.4 Routes ............................................................................................................ 671

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APPENDICES ............................................................................................................... 673

Appendix A — Goods Too Dangerous To Be Transported ............................................................. 675 List of some goods too dangerous to be transported ................................................. 676

Appendix B — Forms ............................................................................................................... 681 B 1 Multimodal Dangerous Goods Form ......................................................................... 681 B 2 Sample Generic Transport Document for Retail Distribution Loads ......................... 681 B 3 Revised HAZCHEM Emergency Action Code Pocket Card ..................................... 681

Appendix C — Emergency Action Codes ......................................................................................... 687 C1 Scope and application ................................................................................................ 687 C2 HAZCHEM Codes..................................................................................................... 687

C2.1 General ...................................................................................................... 687 C2.2 Extinguishing media .................................................................................. 688 C2.3 Personal protection .................................................................................... 688 C2.4 Violent reaction ......................................................................................... 689 C2.5 Contain/dilute ............................................................................................ 689 C2.6 E “Public Safety Hazard” .......................................................................... 690 C2.7 Assigning HAZCHEM Codes to multi-loads ............................................ 691

C3. List of Emergency Action Codes ............................................................................... 693 C4 Hazard Identification Number (HIN) ........................................................................ 701

Appendix D — Code of Practice for Reprocessing Steel Drums .................................................... 705 D1. Scope ............................................................................................................ 705 D2. Definitions and prohibited practices .......................................................................... 705 D3. Selection of drums ..................................................................................................... 706 D4. Equipment ............................................................................................................ 706 D5. Testing of drums ........................................................................................................ 706

D5.1 Leakproofness test ..................................................................................... 706 D5.2 Tare weight test ......................................................................................... 707

D6. Marking of drums ...................................................................................................... 707 D7. Approval of Reprocessors .......................................................................................... 707 D8. Training ............................................................................................................ 707 D9. Drum and process selection ....................................................................................... 708 D10. Pictorial Guide ........................................................................................................... 710

INDEX OF DEFINED AND OTHER FREQUENTLY USED TERMS .................................. 713

ADG7 Information Guide ................................................................................................... Gi – G58

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List of Figures

Page Figure 2.1.1 Scheme Of Procedure For Classifying A Substance Or Article ..................... 47 Figure 2.4.1: Flow Chart Scheme for Self-Reactive Substances ......................................... 69 Figure 2.4.2: Flowchart Scheme for Organometallic Substances ....................................... 74 Figure 2.5.1: Flow Chart Scheme for Organic Peroxides .................................................... 88 Figure 2.6.1: Inhalation Toxicity: Packing Group Borderlines ............................................ 93 Figure 2.9.0: Classification Flowchart for Environmentally Hazardous Substances ......... 133 Figure 2.9.1: Tiered Approach to Classification of Mixtures for Acute and

Chronic Aquatic Environmental Hazards ..................................................... 134 Figure 3.4 Sample Limited Quantity Marking ............................................................... 302 Figure 5.2.2 Environmentally Hazardous Substance Mark ............................................... 418 Figure 5.3.1 Placard for Radioactive Material of Class 7 ................................................. 431 Figure 5.3.2(a) Format and Colour of Emergency Information Panel ................................... 434 Figure 5.3.2(b) Example of Completed Emergency Information Panel ................................ 435 Figure 5.3.2(c) Examples of Completed Emergency Information Panels

(i) –Single Sub-Risk ..................................................................................... 436 (ii) –Two Sub-Risks ...................................................................................... 436 Figure 5.3.3 Examples of Display of UN Numbers .......................................................... 437 Figure 5.3.4 Mark for Carriage at Elevated Temperature ................................................. 438 Figure 5.3.6 Illustrations of Placarding Typical Road Vehicle Configurations ................. 446 Figure 5.3.7 Colours for Labels and Placards ................................................................... 449 Figure 5.5.1: Fumigation Warning Sign ............................................................................. 454 Figure 6.1 Examples of Drop Test Orientation .............................................................. 478 Figure B1 Multimodal Dangerous Goods Form ............................................................ 683 Figure B2 Sample Transport Document for Retail Distribution Loads ......................... 685 Figure B3 Revised Hazchem Pocket Card ..................................................................... 686

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List of Tables

Page Table 1.1 Australian Standards referred to in this Code ............................................... 26 Table 2.1.3.5.5 Default fireworks classification table ........................................................... 50 Table 2.7.2.1.1 Assignment of UN Numbers ...................................................................... 105 Table 2.7.2.2.1: Basic radionuclides values for individual radionuclides ............................ 106 Table 2.7.2.2.2: Basic radionuclide values for unknown radionuclides or mixtures ............ 117 Table 2.7.2.3.5: Consignment mass limits for exceptions from the requirements

for packages containing fissile material ..................................................... 122 Table 2.7.2.4.1.2: Activity limits for excepted packages ........................................................ 123 Table 2.9.1: Classification of a mixture for acute hazards,

based on summation of classified components .......................................... 137 Table 2.9.2: Classification of a mixture for chronic hazards,

based on summation of classified components .......................................... 137 Table 2.9.3: Multiplying factors for highly toxic components of mixtures .................... 138 Table 3.1 Refined petroleum products ....................................................................... 268 Table 3.2 [AUST.] entries .......................................................................................... 269 Table 3.3 List of Generic and N.O.S. Proper Shipping Names .................................. 271 Table 5.1 Quantity limits for marking and labelling of inner packagings .................. 419 Table 5.2 Minimum dimensions of labels .................................................................. 423 Table 5.3 Placard load (minimum quantities) ............................................................ 429 Table 6.1 Construction standards for road tank vehicles ........................................... 601 Table 9.1 Incompatibility based on classification ...................................................... 630 Table 9.2 Examples of particular incompatible dangerous goods

not identified in Table 9.1 ........................................................................... 631 Table 9.3 Restricted loads on certain vehicles ........................................................... 635 Table 12.1 Fire extinguishers on road vehicles transporting a

placard load of dangerous goods ................................................................ 664 Table 12.2 Minimum personal protective and safety equipment on

road vehicles transporting a placard load ................................................... 665 Table A List of some goods too dangerous to be transported .................................. 676 Table C1 Meaning of second character of Hazchem Code ........................................ 688 Table C2 Situations where evacuation may be necessary .......................................... 690 Table D Reprocessing criteria and options ............................................................... 709

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GENERAL PROVISIONS,

DEFINITIONS AND

INTERPRETATION

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CHAPTER 1.1 — GENERAL PROVISIONS

Introductory notes

NOTE 1: Recommendations on Tests and Criteria, which are incorporated by reference into certain provisions of UN15 and this Code are published by the United Nations as a separate Manual “Recommendations on the Transport of Dangerous Goods, Manual of Tests and Criteria” (ST/SG/AC.10/11/Rev.4), the contents of which are: Part I: Classification procedures, test methods and criteria relating to explosives of

Class 1 Part II: Classification procedures, test methods and criteria relating to self-reactive

substances of Division 4.1 and organic peroxides of Division 5.2 Part III: Classification procedures, test methods and criteria relating to substances or

articles of Class 3, Class 4, Division 5.1 and Class 9. Appendices: Information common to a number of different types of tests and national

contacts for test details.

NOTE 2: Part III of the Manual of Tests and Criteria contains some classification procedures, test methods and criteria which are also given in this Code.

1.1.1 SCOPE AND APPLICATION

1.1.1.1 This Code provides detailed technical specifications, requirements and recommendations applicable to the transport of dangerous goods in Australia by road and rail. Subject matter includes rules and recommendations covering:

(a) the definition, classification, packaging, marking and labelling of substances and articles that meet the United Nations classification criteria for dangerous goods or are prescribed as dangerous goods by the competent authority; and

(b) the consigning of dangerous goods for transport, including loading, stowage, load retention and segregation; and

(c) the provision of transport documentation describing the dangerous goods being transported, and appropriate emergency information for those goods; and

(d) the unloading, receipt and transfer of dangerous goods; and

(e) the transport of dangerous goods; including the use of vehicles, containers and equipment, and the provision of safety equipment.

This Code, in Part 3, also incorporates comprehensive listings of dangerous goods of all classes.

NOTE: While this Code includes technical instructions intended to provide for safe transport by road and rail of dangerous goods in all conditions, its provisions are only legally enforceable where they are adopted, applied or incorporated by legislation applicable in the jurisdiction. For road and rail transport throughout Australia, it is anticipated that each jurisdiction will prepare and implement regulations that adopt or incorporate the provisions of the Model Subordinate Law.

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1.1.1.2 Exceptions to application This Code does not apply to goods that would otherwise be dangerous goods where there is a statement that a particular substance, article or type of goods is ‘not subject to this Code’ in: (a) Part 2; or (b) a special provision in Chapter 3.3 that is referenced to the goods from Column (6) of

the Dangerous Goods List in Section 3.2.3; —subject, in each instance, to any and all conditions included with that statement being met.

NOTE: The application clauses of the Model Subordinate Law contain a number of exemptions from its application, in the following areas:

(1) Regulation 1.1.6 conditionally exempts the non-commercial transport of up to 25 % of a placard load of certain dangerous goods from the application of the Model Subordinate Law and therefore from the mandatory application of this Code;

(2) Under Regulation 1.1.7(1), the transport of dangerous goods of Classes 1 and 7 is outside the scope of the Model Subordinate Law, being subject to other legislation. However, in the interests of safety, and where consistent with that legislation: (a) the segregation provisions of Part 9 of this Code should be applied to those classes

when they are transported with other dangerous goods; and (b) when transporting goods of those classes that have a subsidiary risk, the provisions of

this Code should be additionally applied; (3) Regulation 1.1.7(2) provides further exemptions for:

(a) very small consignments, where the total quantity of dangerous goods is below the quantity limit for marking and labelling of inner packagings in 5.2.1.8 of this Code;

(b) dangerous goods in vehicle fuel tanks; (c) dangerous goods in appliances and plant that form part of a vehicle and are necessary

for its operation; and (d) portable fire fighting and safety equipment that are part of the vehicle’s safety

equipment; (4) Regulation 1.1.8 provides concessions for certain small quantities of dangerous goods when

used as tools of trade*. Detailed conditions apply. In each instance, refer to the Model Subordinate Law for details.

1.1.1.3 Assignment of duties Throughout this Code, particular actions are prescribed, but the responsibilities for carrying out these actions are not specifically assigned to any particular person. These responsibilities are assigned by the Regulations.

1.1.1.4–5

1.1.1.6 Consignment by post

Dangerous Goods must not be consigned by mail except as agreed by the postal authority.

1.1.2 DANGEROUS GOODS FORBIDDEN FROM TRANSPORT

1.1.2.1 Dangerous goods forbidden from transport includes any substance or article that meets the definition of goods too dangerous to be transported in 1.2.1.2.6 of this Code. Appendix A lists a number of goods which are considered to be goods too dangerous to be transported.

* Tools of trade concessions may not have been adopted by some jurisdictions. Refer to the relevant state or

territory legislation.

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CHAPTER 1.2 — INTERPRETATION, DEFINITIONS, UNITS of MEASUREMENT and REFERENCES

Introductory note

NOTE: Scope of definitions This Chapter provides definitions of general applicability that are used throughout this Code. Additional definitions of a highly specific nature (e.g., terms relating to construction of intermediate bulk containers or portable tanks) are presented in the relevant chapters.

1.2.0 INTERPRETATION

In this Code, unless the contrary intention appears, a word or expression which is defined in the Regulations, but is not defined in this Code, has the meaning attributed to it in the Regulations. However, a word or expression which is defined differently in section 1.2.1 of this Code to the definition of the same word or expression in the Regulations, has for the purposes of this Code the meaning attributed to it in this Code.

1.2.1 DEFINITIONS

NOTE A number of terms is defined within clauses of the Model Subordinate Law. To ensure uniformity, those that are used in this Code are reproduced in 1.2.1.2, with minimal changes necessary to suit their context in this Code., References to those definitions are included in 1.2.1.1.

1.2.1.1 For the purposes of this Code:

Aerosols or aerosol dispensers are non-refillable receptacles meeting the requirements of Section 6.2.4, made of metal, glass or plastics and containing a gas, compressed, liquefied or dissolved under pressure, with or without a liquid, paste or powder, and fitted with a release device allowing the contents to be ejected as solid or liquid particles in suspension in a gas, as a foam, paste or powder or in a liquid state or in a gaseous state;

Aggregate quantity, (see 1.2.1.2.1);

Alternative arrangement means an approval or exemption granted by the competent authority for a portable tank or MEGC that has been designed, constructed or tested to technical requirements or testing methods other than those specified in this Code (see, for instance, 6.7.5.11.1);

Animal material means animal carcasses, animal body parts, or animal foodstuffs;

ASTM means the American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM International, 100 Barr Harbor Drive, PO Box C700, West Conshohocken, PA, 19428-2959, United States of America);

Bags are flexible packagings made of paper, plastics film, textiles, woven material or other suitable materials;

Boxes are packagings with complete rectangular or polygonal faces, made of metal, wood, plywood, reconstituted wood, fibreboard, plastics or other suitable material. Small holes for purposes such as ease of handling or opening, or to meet classification requirements, are permitted as long as they do not compromise the integrity of the packaging during transport;

Built-up area means an area that has one or more roads with street lighting or buildings at intervals of not more than 100 metres for a distance of at least 500 metres;

Bulk container* (see 1.2.1.2.2); *. The Bulk container definition in this Code represents a major departure from earlier editions, to align with

UN15 and provide consistency with the IMDG, ICAO and IATA codes for sea and air transport.

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Bundles of cylinders are assemblies of cylinders that are fastened together and which are interconnected by a manifold and transported as a unit. The total water capacity must not exceed 3000 litres except that bundles intended for the transport of gases of Division 2.3 must be limited to 1000 litres water capacity;

Bus means a motorised road vehicle: (a) built mainly to carry passengers; and (b) that seats more than 9 adults (including the driver);

Capacity means the total internal volume of the receptacle at a temperature of 15 degrees Celsius expressed in litres or cubic metres;

Category (see 1.2.1.2.1177);

CGA means the Compressed Gas Association (CGA, 4221 Walney Road, 5th Floor, Chantilly VA 20151-2923, United States of America);

Class (see 1.2.1.2.1177);

Closed transport unit means a transport unit which totally encloses the contents by permanent structures. Transport units with fabric sides or tops are not closed transport units;

Closures are devices which close an opening in a receptacle;

Combination packagings are a combination of packagings for transport purposes, consisting of one or more inner packagings secured in an outer packaging in accordance with 4.1.1.5;

Combination road vehicle* means a group of road vehicles consisting of: (a) a prime mover and 2 or more trailers; or (b) a rigid vehicle and 1 or more trailers;

Combustible liquid means a combustible liquid within the meaning of AS 1940; – A C1 combustible liquid is a combustible liquid that has a flash point of 150 °C or less;

Competent authority (a) in relation to dangerous goods transported by road or rail in a State or Territory, means the

Competent Authority appointed for the State or Territory under the Regulations or corresponding legislation; (see 1.2.4) and

(b) in relation to international transport of dangerous goods or to imported dangerous goods, packagings, portable tanks or bulk containers, means, depending on the context: (i) the Competent Authority for road or rail transport in accordance with (a) above; and (ii) the Competent Authority appointed by the Commonwealth for sea or air transport; and (iii) any body or authority designated or otherwise recognized as such by the government of the

country of origin for any purpose in connection with the transport of dangerous goods;

Composite packagings are packagings consisting of an outer packaging and an inner receptacle so constructed that the inner receptacle and the outer packaging form an integral packaging. Once assembled it remains thereafter an integrated single unit; it is filled, stored, transported and emptied as such;

Consignee means any person, organization or government which is entitled to take delivery of a consignment;

* Examples of combination road vehicles include B-doubles, B-triples, road trains and rigid truck/’dog’ or’ pig’

trailer combinations. Despite common usage, where used in this Code, a combination road vehicle does not include a semi-trailer comprising a prime mover and a single articulated trailer.

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Consignment means any package or packages, or load of dangerous goods, presented by a consignor for transport;

Consignor (see 1.2.1.2.3);

Crates are outer packagings with incomplete surfaces;

Critical temperature is the temperature above which the substance cannot exist in the liquid state;

Cryogenic receptacles are transportable thermally insulated receptacles for refrigerated liquefied gases, of a water capacity of not more than 1000 litres;

Cylinders are transportable pressure receptacles of a water capacity not exceeding 150 litres;

Dangerous goods (see 1.2.1.2.4);

Dangerous Goods List (see Introduction to Chapter 3.2);

Dangerous situation means a situation that is causing or is likely to cause imminent risk of death or injury to a person, or harm to the environment or to property;

Demountable tank means a tank, other than a portable tank, that is designed to be carried on a vehicle but that does not form part of and is not permanently attached to the vehicle and is designed to be removable;

Division (see 1.2.1.2.17);

Drums are flat-ended or convex-ended cylindrical packagings made of metal, fibreboard, plastics, plywood or other suitable materials. This definition also includes packagings of other shapes e.g. round taper-necked packagings, or pail-shaped packagings. Wooden barrels or jerricans are not covered by this definition;

Elevated temperature substance means a substance which is transported or offered for transport: - in the liquid state at a temperature at or above 100 °C; or - in the liquid state with a flash point above 60 °C and which is intentionally heated to a

temperature above its flash point; or - in a solid state and at a temperature at or above 240 °C;

Emergency service means: (a) an ambulance, fire, police or other emergency service; or (b) a unit of the Defence Force corresponding to a service mentioned in paragraph (a);

Filling ratio is the ratio of the mass of gas to the mass of water at 15 °C that would fill completely a pressure receptacle fitted ready for use;

Fire-risk substance means any readily ignitable solid substance, including: (a) waste paper; and (b) hay; and (c) sawdust; and (d) wood chips;

Food includes: (a) a substance prepared or intended for human or animal consumption; and (b) a substance (except dangerous goods) intended to be an ingredient of food;

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Food packaging means: (a) a receptacle that contains or is designed or intended to contain food; or (b) material designed or intended to be used in a receptacle that is designed or intended to contain

food; or (c) plastics wrapping intended for the packaging of food;

Free from dangerous goods means, in relation to a receptacle, that: (a) the receptacle is:

(i) thoroughly cleaned so that there is no discernable trace of the dangerous goods; or (ii) subjected to a process in which its contents are neutralised, cured or chemically deactivated;

and (b) the atmosphere within the receptacle is cleared:

(i) if the gas or vapour in the atmosphere is listed in “Adopted National Exposure Standards for Atmospheric Contaminants in the Occupational Environment”, to ensure that the concentration is less than the TWA Exposure Standard listed for that gas or vapour; and

(ii) if the atmosphere includes dangerous goods of Division 2.1 or vapour from dangerous goods of Class 3 or Subsidiary Risk 3, to ensure that the concentration of those gases and vapours is less than 5% of the lower explosive limit for the goods when sampled at ambient temperature;

Freight container means: (a) for transport of dangerous goods wholly within Australia, a re-usable container of the kind

mentioned in AS/NZS 3711 that is designed for repeated use for the transport of goods by one or more modes of transport; and

(b) for international transport of dangerous goods, an article of transport equipment that is of a permanent character and accordingly strong enough to be suitable for repeated use; specially designed to facilitate the transport of goods, by one or other modes of transport, without intermediate reloading: designed to be secured and/or readily handled, having fittings for these purposes, and approved in accordance with the International Convention for Safe Containers (CSC), 1972, as amended. The term “freight container” includes neither vehicle nor packaging. However a freight container that is carried on a chassis is included.

– A small freight container is that which has either any overall outer dimension less than 1.5 m, or an internal volume of not more than 3 m3. Any other freight container is considered to be a large freight container.

Goods too dangerous to be transported (see 1.2.1.2.6);

Hazchem code, in relation to dangerous goods in placardable units, tanks or bulk containers, means the Hazchem code prescribed for those goods in Appendix C;

Hose assembly means a hose or hoses connected together, for use in the transfer of dangerous goods to or from a tank on a vehicle, portable tank or storage receptacle and includes: (a) if there are 2 or more hoses connected together—the couplings or connections between the hoses;

and (b) the coupling or attachment connecting the hose or hoses to the tank; and (c) anything else (except the vehicle, portable tank or storage receptacle) attached to the hose or

hoses;

IAEA means the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA, P.O. Box 100 – A -1400 Vienna, Austria);

ICAO means the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO, 999 University Street, Montreal, Quebec H3C 5H7, Canada);

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IMO means the International Maritime Organization (IMO, 4 Albert Embankment, London SE1 7SR, United Kingdom);

Incompatible (see 1.2.1.2.8);

Inspection body is an independent inspection and testing body approved by or acceptable to the competent authority responsible for pressure vessel legislation;

Intermediate Bulk Container (IBC) (see 1.2.1.2.7); NOTE: The primary definition of IBC is in 1.2.1.2.7 as it is a term defined in the text of the Model

Subordinate Law. The UN15 definitions relating to maintenance and repair of IBCs are included here.

– Remanufactured IBCs are metal, rigid plastics or composite IBCs that: (a) are produced as a UN type from a non-UN type; or (b) are converted from one UN design type to another UN design type.

Remanufactured IBCs are subject to the same requirements of this Code that apply to new IBCs of the same type (see also design type definition in 6.5.6.1.1);

– Repaired IBCs are metal, rigid plastics or composite IBCs that, as a result of impact or for any other cause (e.g. corrosion, embrittlement or other evidence of reduced strength as compared to the design type) are restored so as to conform to the design type and to be able to withstand the design type tests. For the purposes of this Code, the replacement of the rigid inner receptacle of a composite IBC with a receptacle conforming to the original manufacturer's specification is considered repair. However, routine maintenance of rigid IBCs (see definition below) is not considered repair. The bodies of rigid plastics IBCs and the inner receptacles of composite IBCs are not repairable. Flexible IBCs are not repairable unless in accordance with a competent authority determination;

– Routine maintenance of flexible IBCs is the routine performance on plastics or textile flexible IBCs of operations, such as: (a) cleaning; or (b) replacement of non-integral components, such as non-integral liners and closure ties, with

components conforming to the original manufacturer's specification; provided that these operations do not adversely affect the containment function of the flexible IBC or

alter the design type;

– Routine maintenance of rigid IBCs is the routine performance on metal, rigid plastics or composite IBCs of operations such as: (a) cleaning; or (b) removal and reinstallation or replacement of body closures (including associated gaskets), or of

service equipment, conforming to the original manufacturer's specifications, provided that the leaktightness of the IBC is verified; or

(c) restoration of structural equipment not directly performing a dangerous goods containment or discharge pressure retention function so as to conform to the design type (e.g. the straightening of legs or lifting attachments) provided that the containment function of the IBC is not affected;

Inner packagings are packagings for which an outer packaging is required for transport;

Inner receptacles are receptacles which require an outer packaging in order to perform their containment function;

Intermediate packagings are packagings placed between inner packagings, or articles, and an outer packaging;

Jerricans are metal or plastics packagings of rectangular or polygonal cross-section;

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Journey means the transport of dangerous goods from where the goods are consigned to where the goods are delivered to the consignee;

Label means: (a) a label as illustrated in 5.2.2.2.2, identifying the class or division, or a subsidiary risk of a

dangerous substance or article; or (b) a mixed class label as illustrated in 5.2.2.2.3;

Large packaging* means outer packaging that: (a) is designed for mechanical handling; and (b) has a capacity of not more than 3 m3; and (c) is intended to contain articles or inner packagings with:

(i) a net mass of more than 400 kg; or (ii) capacities totalling more than 450 L;

Limited Quantity (see 1.2.1.2.5);

Liner means a separate tube or bag inserted into a packaging, (including IBCs and large packagings) but no

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