sec.78When loads must be placarded

sec.78 When loads must be placarded

A load that contains dangerous goods must be placarded if— it contains— dangerous goods in a receptacle with a capacity of more than 500L; or more than 500kg of dangerous goods in a receptacle; or it contains an aggregate quantity of dangerous goods of 250 or more, other than specified goods, and the goods include— dangerous goods of UN division 2.1 that are not aerosols; or dangerous goods of UN division 2.3 ; or dangerous goods of packing group I; or it contains dangerous goods of category A of UN division 6.2 ; or it contains an aggregate quantity of dangerous goods of UN division 6.2 (other than category A) of 10 or more; or it contains an aggregate quantity of dangerous goods of 1,000 or more, other than specified goods. A load that contains dangerous goods must be placarded if the load contains specified goods and— the specified goods include an aggregate quantity of 2,000 or more of a dangerous good of a particular UN number from a single place of consignment; or the total gross mass of the specified goods is 8 tonnes or more. This subsection applies separately and in addition to subsection (1) . See table 5.3 of the ADG Code. A load that contains dangerous goods, other than a load required to be placarded under subsection (1) or (2) , must be placarded if— the load contains a mixture of specified goods and other dangerous goods; and either of the following calculations apply— if the load contains dangerous goods mentioned in subsection (1) (b) (i) , (ii) or (iii) —the aggregate quantity of the goods, plus 10% of the total gross mass of the specified goods, is 250 or more; otherwise—the aggregate quantity of the other dangerous goods, plus 25% of the total gross mass of the specified goods, is 1,000 or more. Subsection (1) (a) does not apply to a dangerous good that is an article. In this section— specified goods means— dangerous goods packed in limited quantities; or without limiting paragraph (a) , any of the following dangerous goods— fireworks that are bon bons, party poppers or sparklers; domestic smoke detectors containing radioactive material; lighters or lighter refills containing flammable gas; fire extinguishers containing a net mass of not more than 23kg of compressed or liquefied gas; or a combination of any of the dangerous goods mentioned in paragraphs (a) and (b) . UN number , for a dangerous good, means the UN number, within the meaning of the ADG Code, for the good. An aggregate quantity in relation to a load containing dangerous goods mentioned in this section is worked out in the way provided for under schedule 3 , definition aggregate quantity . s 78 amd 2020 SL No. 220 s 11 (sec.78-ssec.1) A load that contains dangerous goods must be placarded if— it contains— dangerous goods in a receptacle with a capacity of more than 500L; or more than 500kg of dangerous goods in a receptacle; or it contains an aggregate quantity of dangerous goods of 250 or more, other than specified goods, and the goods include— dangerous goods of UN division 2.1 that are not aerosols; or dangerous goods of UN division 2.3 ; or dangerous goods of packing group I; or it contains dangerous goods of category A of UN division 6.2 ; or it contains an aggregate quantity of dangerous goods of UN division 6.2 (other than category A) of 10 or more; or it contains an aggregate quantity of dangerous goods of 1,000 or more, other than specified goods. (sec.78-ssec.2) A load that contains dangerous goods must be placarded if the load contains specified goods and— the specified goods include an aggregate quantity of 2,000 or more of a dangerous good of a particular UN number from a single place of consignment; or the total gross mass of the specified goods is 8 tonnes or more. This subsection applies separately and in addition to subsection (1) . See table 5.3 of the ADG Code. (sec.78-ssec.3) A load that contains dangerous goods, other than a load required to be placarded under subsection (1) or (2) , must be placarded if— the load contains a mixture of specified goods and other dangerous goods; and either of the following calculations apply— if the load contains dangerous goods mentioned in subsection (1) (b) (i) , (ii) or (iii) —the aggregate quantity of the goods, plus 10% of the total gross mass of the specified goods, is 250 or more; otherwise—the aggregate quantity of the other dangerous goods, plus 25% of the total gross mass of the specified goods, is 1,000 or more. (sec.78-ssec.4) Subsection (1) (a) does not apply to a dangerous good that is an article. (sec.78-ssec.5) In this section— specified goods means— dangerous goods packed in limited quantities; or without limiting paragraph (a) , any of the following dangerous goods— fireworks that are bon bons, party poppers or sparklers; domestic smoke detectors containing radioactive material; lighters or lighter refills containing flammable gas; fire extinguishers containing a net mass of not more than 23kg of compressed or liquefied gas; or a combination of any of the dangerous goods mentioned in paragraphs (a) and (b) . UN number , for a dangerous good, means the UN number, within the meaning of the ADG Code, for the good.