ADR labels of danger
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Hazard symbols according to the Accord européen relatif au transport international des marchandises Dangereuses par Route for road transport in Europe (ADR) and Reglement concernant le transport international ferroviaire de marchandises Dangereuses (RID) for railtransport, promoted by UNECE ECOSOC (Dangerous Goods, unece.org). Also used by International Maritime Code for Dangerous Goods (IMDG) for overseas shipping by UN-IMO, International Maritime Organization (IMDG-Code, imo.org).
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Deutsch: Die Gefahrensymbole beschreiben die Gefahrgutklassen und sonstige Beschilderung von Gefahrguttransporten
English: Labels of danger showing hazard classes of dangerous goods
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[edit] Labels provided by ADR 2007
[edit] Class 1 Explosive substances and articles containing explosives
 Class 1 - Explosive Dangerous Goods: Explosive substances and articles used to produce explosions or pyrotechnic effect |
 Class 1.1 - Explosives with a mass explosion hazard |
 Class 1.2 - Explosives with a severe projection hazard |
 Class 1.3 - Explosives with a fire, blast or projection hazard but not a mass explosion hazard |
 Class 1.4 - Explosives with a minor fire or projection hazard |
 Class 1.5 - An insensitive substance with a mass explosion hazard |
 Class 1.6 - Extremely insensitive articles |
[edit] Class 2 Gases
 Class 2.1 - Flammable gas |
 Class 2.2 - Non-flammable, compressed gas |
 Class 2.3 - Toxic gas |
[edit] Class 3 Flammable liquids
 Class 3 - Flammable liquids |
[edit] Class 4
 Class 4.1 - Flammable solids |
 Class 4.2 - Spontaneously combustible solids |
 Class 4.3 - Combustible solids when in contact with water |
[edit] Class 5
 Class 5.1 - Oxidizer |
 Class 5.2 - Organic peroxide |
- 5.2 new ADR 2007
[edit] Class 6
 Class 6.1 - Toxic substances |
 Class 6.2 - Infectious substances |
[edit] Class 7
Class 7 - Radioactive components
 Class 7 Category I-WHITE (Symbol 7A) |
 Class 7 Category II-YELLOW (Symbol 7B) |
 Class 7 Category III-YELLOW (Symbol 7C) |
 Class 7 Criticality safety index label (Symbol 7E) |
[edit] Class 8, 9
 Class 8 - Corrosive materials |
 Class 9 - Miscelaneous dangerous compounds |
[edit] Further labels
 Indicating elevated temperature (liquid state at a temperature equal to or exceeding 100 °C, in a solid state at a temperature equal to or exceeding 240 °C) |
 Orange-coloured plates, with hazard-identification number and UN-Number |
 Orientation arrows, black or red |
[edit] Obsolete Labels
 Class 6.1b - Toxic substances which are harmful to human health (now: Class 6.1, Packinggroup III) |
 Class 5.2 by 2007 |
