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Occupational Health and Safety (Safety Standards) Regulations 1994
5Goods too dangerous to be transported
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5 Goods too dangerous to be transported
(1) A placard for goods too dangerous to be transported must:
(a) be in the form shown in Figure 6; and
(b) display the words ‘UNSTABLE’, ‘GOODS’, ‘TOO DANGEROUS’, ‘TO’ and ‘TRANSPORT’ on separate lines as shown in Figure 6:
(i) in black upper‑case text; and
(ii) in lettering of the kind shown in Figure 6; and
(c) when used in a placard for packaged dangerous goods — have sides of at least 100 mm; and
(d) when used in a placard for dangerous goods in bulk — have sides of at least 250 mm.
(2) The background colour for the top half of the placard must be the colour described as Canary 2 in paragraph Y11 of AS 2700‑1996 ‘Colour Standards for general purposes’.
(3) The background colour for the bottom half of the placard must be the colour described as Signal Red 2 in paragraph R13 of AS 2700‑1996 ‘Colour Standards for general purposes’.
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Figure 6 Placard for goods too dangerous to be transported
