Dangerous Goods Regulations - IATA

1 SIGNIFICANTCHANGESANDAMENDMENTSTOTHE58 THEDITION(2017)The58theditionoftheIATAD angerousGoodsRegulationsincorporatesalla mendmentsmadebytheICAOD angerousGoodsPanelindevelopingthecontent ofthe2017 Anewparagraphhasbeenaddedtoclarifythatda ngerousgoodsacceptedundertheprovisionsof regulationsinforceatthetimeofacceptanceb ytheinitialoperatorcancontinuetodestinat ioneveniftheregulationsapplicabletotheda ngerousgoodshavechangedwhilethedangerous goodsarestillintransport, ' 'soperations, TrainingProgrammes hasbeenrenamed DangerousGoodsTrainingProgrammes AdequateInstructionAnewparagraphhasbeena ddedthatsetsoutwhatshouldbeestablishedby shippersofSectionIIlithiumbatteriestomee ttheconditionsfor adequateinstruction Thepackingprovisionshavebeenrevisedtoall owfortheabsorbentmaterialtobeeitherinthe intermediatepackaging, OperatorVariationsThereareanumberofaddit ions, Anewparagraphhasbeenaddedtosetouttheprov isionsforwhereashipperidentifies,bytesti ng, , , Newprovisionshavebeenaddedtoaddresssubst ancesinClass2,Class3, ,respectively, ,1 JANUARY2017 DangerousGoodsRegulations4 ListofDangerousGoodsAmendmentstotheListo fDangerousGoodsinclude.

2 Revisiontoanumberoftheentriesforaerosols toconsolidateallaerosolsintopackinginstr uctions203andY203; additionofspecialprovisionA209againstent rieswith stabilized inthepropershippingname; allentriesof engines vehicles .EnginesarenowassignedtoUN3528 ,Class3orClass9, UN3530arepropershippingnamesfor machines ,whicharealsobasedontheclassificationoft hefuelusedtopowerthemachines; UN3480,Lithiumionbatterieshasbeenamended toshow forbidden ,lithiumionbatteriespackedwithequipmento rlithiumionbatteriescontainedinequipment ; allentriesforlithiumbatteries,UN3090,UN3 091, ; UN3269,Polyesterresinkithasbeenrevisedto add liquidbasematerial aslighttypeandanewentry UN3527,Polyesterresinkit,solidbasemateri al ; fournewentries,UN3531 UN3534havebeenaddedforpolymerizingsubsta nces; theentriesUN2977,Radioactivematerial,ura niumhexafluoridefissileandUN2978,Radioac tivematerial,uraniumhexafluoride.

3 UN3507,Uraniumhexafluoride,radioactivema terial,exceptedpackage, ,non-fissileorfissile-excepted, SpecialProvisionsA21andA134 WhichwasassignedtoUN1230,Methanol,andwhi challowedpackagescontainingmethanoltonot bearaToxichazardlabel, HasbeenrevisedtoidentifythatID8000,Consu mercommoditycannowalsoincludeaviationreg ulatedsubstances, Isanewspecialprovisionassignedagainstthe entriesUN1067,NitrogendioxideandUN1660,N itricoxide, ,1 JANUARY2017 DangerousGoodsRegulationsA212 Isanewspecialprovisionassignedagainstthe entryUN2031,Nitricacid,otherthanredfumin g,withmorethan20%andlessthan65%nitricaci d, IsanewspecialprovisionassignedagainstUN3 480,Lithiumionbatteriestoidentifytheposs iblerequirementsforashippertomeettoobtai nanapprovaltoshiplithiumionbatteriesatas tateofchargeinexcessof30% (ULD) Newprovisionshavebeenaddedtoallow,withth eapprovaloftheauthoritiesoftheStatesofor iginandoftheoperator, Thesepackinginstructionshavebeenrevisedt oincorporatetheprovisionsinPI204, , Hasbeenrevisedtoincludepolymerizingsubst ances(UN3531andUN3532) IsanewpackinginstructionforUN3507,Uraniu mhexafluoride,radioactivematerial,except edpackage, HasbeenrevisedtoincludeallowanceforUN337 3,Biologicalsubstance,CategoryBandID8000 , PI970 ,whichisrequiredonpackages, ,butallwordshavebeenremovedandtheUNnumbe r(s)

4 ,1 JANUARY2017 DangerousGoodsRegulations7 Marking& marking or markings toread mark or marks .ThisreflectsthecorrectEnglishusagewhere whatisappliedtoapackageisa mark ,whereas marking :Thechangeof marking tomark , Theprovisionsonadditionaltextonhazardlab elshavebeenrevisedtoidentifythatforthene wClass9 ThespecificationofthenewClass9 MiscellaneousDangerousGoodshazardlabelor thenewClass9 LithiumBatteryhazardlabelmaybeappliedtop ackagescontaininglithiumbatteriesprepare dinaccordancewithSectionI, Anotehasbeenaddedtoidentifythatnotwithst andingthechangetotheUNnumbersanddivision /classfor engines , ,Step9 Thelistofspecialprovisionnumbersthatarer equiredtobeshowninthe authorisations areaoftheShipper' Theparagraphidentifyingthatforshipmentso flithiumbatteriespreparedunderSectionIBo fPI965andPI968thattheinformationrequired ontheadditionaldocumentmaybeincludedonth eShipper' Haveeachbeenrevisedtoremovethemandatoryr equirementfortitleofthesignatoryandthepl acethattheShipper' , (SMS)andthecarriageofdangerousgoodsisinc ludedwithinthescopeoftheoperator' Theprovisionsforacceptanceofashipperload edunitloaddevice(ULD) Theinformationrequiredonthewritteninform ationtothepilot-in-command(NOTOC)

5 HasbeenrevisedtoclarifythatforID8000theg rossweightofeachpackagemaybetheaveragegr ossweightwhenthisiswhathasbeendeclaredon theShipper' Thereportingofdangerousgoodsinpassengerb aggagebyoperatorhasbeenrevisedtolimitthe submissionofreportsbytheoperatortothosew herethedangerousgoodshavebeendiscoveredb ythe58thEDITION,1 JANUARY2017 DangerousGoodsRegulationsoperator,ortheo peratorhasbeenadvisedbytheentitythatdisc overedthedangerousgoods, : additionofadefinitionfor designlife forcompositecylinders; newdefinitionfor self-acceleratingpolymerizationtemperatu re toaddressthenewprovisionsforpolymerizing substances; newdefinitionfor servicelife changeshavebeenmadetothelistofUNSpecific ationPackagingSuppliers( )andthePackageTestingFacilities( ).AppendixF thelistofSalesAgents( ),IATAA ccreditedTrainingSchools( )andIATAA uthorisedTrainingCentres( ) :shippers,forwarders,groundhandlingagent s, ,1 JANUARY2017 DangerousGoodsRegulations