Hazmat Logistics Ships All 9 Classes of Dangerous Goods

Dangerous goods are materials or items with hazardous properties which, if not properly controlled, present a potential hazard to human health and safety, infrastructure and/ or their means of transport.

The transportation of dangerous goods is controlled and governed by a variety of different regulatory regimes, operating at both the national and international levels.

Prominent regulatory frameworks for the transportation of dangerous goods include the United Nations Recommendations on the Transport of Dangerous Goods, ICAO's Technical Instructions, IATA's Dangerous Goods Regulations, European Agreement concerning the International Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Road and the IMDG's International Maritime Dangerous Goods Code.

Collectively, these regulatory regimes mandate the means by which dangerous goods are to be handled, packaged, labelled and transported.

Regulatory frameworks incorporate comprehensive classification systems of hazards to provide a taxonomy of dangerous goods. Classification of dangerous goods is broken down into nine classes according to the type of danger materials or items present, click on a class to read more details:

1. Dangerous Goods - Class 1: Explosives
2. Dangerous Goods - Class 2: Gases
3. Dangerous Goods - Class 3: Flammable Liquids
4. Dangerous Goods - Class 4: Flammable Solids
5. Dangerous Goods - Class 5: Oxidizing Substances
6. Dangerous Goods - Class 6: Toxic & Infectious Substances
7. Dangerous Goods - Class 7: Radioactive Material
8. Dangerous Goods - Class 8: Corrosives
9. Dangerous Goods - Class 9: Miscellaneous