TRANSPORT OF DANGEROUS GOODS BY ROAD AND RAIL (NATIONAL UNIFORM LEGISLATION) REGULATIONS 2011
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18 Packing Groups For these Regulations, dangerous goods are of the Packing Group (if any): (a) determined under regulation 195(b)(ii) for those goods; or (b) if there is no such determination for the goods – ascertained in accordance with the ADG Code. Notes for regulation 18 1 The assignment of particular dangerous goods to a Packing Group indicates the degree of danger, and the level of containment required for, the goods. The Packing Groups, and the degree of danger they indicate, are the following: (a) Packing Group I (substances presenting high danger); (b) Packing Group II (substances presenting medium danger); (c) Packing Group III (substances presenting low danger). 2 The Packing Group of a substance can be determined from the Dangerous Goods List, although in some cases it is also necessary to refer to Chapter 3.3 of the ADG Code (the List identifies those cases).
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