77When load must be placarded

77 When load must be placarded

77 When load must be placarded

(1) A load that contains dangerous goods must be placarded if—

(a) it contains—

(i) dangerous goods in a receptacle, other than an article, with a capacity of more than 500L, or

(ii) more than 500kg of dangerous goods in a receptacle, other than an article, or

(b) it contains an aggregate quantity of dangerous goods of 250 or more, other than specified goods, and the dangerous goods include—

(i) dangerous goods of UN Division 2.1 that are not aerosols, or

(ii) dangerous goods of UN Division 2.3, or

(iii) dangerous goods of Packing Group I, or

(c) it contains dangerous goods of UN Division 6.2, Category A, or

(d) it contains an aggregate quantity of dangerous goods of UN Division 6.2, other than Category A, of 10 or more, or

(e) it contains an aggregate quantity of dangerous goods of 1,000 or more, other than specified goods.

(2) A load that contains dangerous goods must be placarded if the load contains specified goods and—

(a) the specified goods include an aggregate quantity of 2,000 or more of any 1 UN number from a single place of consignment, or

(b) the total gross mass of the specified goods is 8t or more.

Note—

This subsection applies separately and in addition to subsection (1). See Table 5.3 of the ADG Code.

(3) A load that contains dangerous goods, and that is not otherwise required to be placarded under this section, must be placarded if the load meets the following conditions—

(a) the load contains a mixture of specified goods and other dangerous goods,

(b) the following combined quantity calculation applies—

(i) if the load contains dangerous goods referred to in subsection (1)(b)(i)–(iii)—the aggregate quantity of those dangerous goods, plus 10% of the total gross mass of the specified goods, is 250 or more,