75When load must be placarded

75 When load must be placarded

(1)  In this regulation –

specified goods means –

(a) dangerous goods that are packed in limited quantities; or

(b) any of the following:

(i) fireworks that are bon bons, party poppers or sparklers;

(ii) domestic smoke detectors containing radioactive material;

(iii) lighters or lighter refills containing flammable gas;

(iv) fire extinguishers containing compressed or liquefied gas, up to a net mass of 23 kg; or

(c) a combination of the dangerous goods referred to in paragraphs (a) and (b).

Note

See Note 5 to Table 5.3 of the ADG Code.

(2)  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 500 litres; or

(ii) more than 500 kilograms 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 those 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 Category A of UN Division 6.2; 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).