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CLASS 9 - MISCELLANEOUS DANGEROUS SUBSTANCES & ARTICLES

Note: The following description is not intended to be a definitive technical description of what is termed a dangerous goods under the New Zealand Standard 5433:1999 - Transport of Dangerous Goods on Land or The United Nations Recommendations on the Transport of Dangerous Goods.

There are a number of hazards which don't readily fall into the 9 classes of dangerous goods defined by the United Nations. Usually these are modal specific since they only represent a hazard due to the particular conditions of transport. The air mode is a good example of this. Class 9 hazards include:

  • Substances with a noxious odour, (benzaldehyde)
  • Substances which are magnetic, (large concert speakers)
  • Substances which are transported at an elevated temperature, (molten sulphur)
  • Substances which are cold, (solid carbon dioxide)

Packages with class 9 material inside are identified with the following label:

The Miscellaneous dangerous goods label conveys no specific information as to the hazard of the product contained in the package. Only the proper shipping name on the outside of the package or on the documentation will help here.

The Miscellaneous label is always a primary risk. This means if another label is shown on the package, there is more than hazardous product inside. The most common example of this is when Dry Ice, i.e. solid carbon dioxide, is being used as a refrigerant.

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Since the label does not convey any specific hazard information, competent authorities such as Australia which require hazard descriptions to be shown on the label, allow the use of the word "Miscellaneous". Otherwise, a different label would be required for every Class 9 product!

 

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