Dangerous goods
As well as the actual transport from A to B, the carriage of dangerous goods also includes receiving and delivery as well as preparation and completion activities.
Special legal provisions and agreements apply for dangerous goods, such as ADR (road traffic), RID (rail traffic), ADN (inland waterway traffic), IMDG Code (sea traffic) and ICAO T.I./IATA DGR (air traffic).
The subject of dangerous goods is regulated by the respective laws and regulations – for example by Gefahrgutbeförderungsgesetz (GGBefG), Gefahrgutverordnung Straße/Eisenbahn/Binnenschifffahrt (GGVSEB) as well as Gefahrgutverordnung See (GGVSee). Exceptions are regulated by the Gefahrgut-Ausnahmeverordnung (GGAV).
The appointment of a dangerous goods safety adviser is nationally regulated by the Gefahrgutbeauftragtenverordnung (GbV).
Dangerous goods are divided into nine classes:
| Class |
Denotation |
Examples |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Explosive substances and articles containing explosive substances |
Ammunition, fireworks, safety devices |
| 2 |
Gases |
Propane, nitrogen, gas lighters, aerosols, phosphine, arsine |
| 3 |
Flammable liquids |
Paints, adhesives, petrol, diesel, gasoline, diesel fuel, heating oil |
| 4.1 |
Flammable solids, self-reactive substances and solid desensitised explosives |
Safety matches, sulphur |
| 4.2 |
Substances liable to spontaneous combustion |
Cotton wet, phosphorus, sodium hydrosulphide |
| 4.3 |
Substances which, in contact with water, emit flammable gases |
Calcium carbide, sodium, caesium, barium |
| 5.1 |
Oxidising substances |
Aluminium nitrate, hydrogen peroxide, nickel nitrite |
| 5.2 |
Organic peroxides |
Organic peroxide type B, solid |
| 6.1 |
Toxic substances |
Aniline, arsenic, isocyanates, pesticides, nicotine |
| 6.2 |
Infectious substances |
Medical waste, bacteria, viruses |
| 7 |
Radioactive material |
Medical probes, measuring instruments |
| 8 |
Corrosives |
Sulphuric acid, formic acid, gallium, batteries |
| 9 |
Miscellaneous dangerous substances and articles, including environmentally hazardous substances |
Environmentally hazardous substances, asbestos, lithium batteries, safety devices |
