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GUIDE SELECTION FROM DANGEROUS GOODS CLASS LABELS AND PLACARDS
GUIDE SELECTION FROM HSNO/UN GHS PICTOGRAMS
FOREWORD
1 HOW TO USE THIS HANDBOOK
2 UNDERSTANDING GUIDE ENTRIES
3 MIXED LOADS
4 SIX STEPS TO EMERGENCY RESPONSE
5 POINTS TO CONSIDER IN THE EFFECTIVE MANAGEMENT OF AN EMERGENCY
6 PROTECTING THE PUBLIC FROM DANGEROUS GOODS INCIDENTS
7 DANGEROUS GOODS CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM
Class 1 Explosives
Class 2 Gases
Class 3 Flammable liquids
Class 4 Flammable solids, substances liable to spontaneous combustion and substances which in contact with water emit flammable gases
Class 5 Oxidizing substances and organic peroxides
Class 6 Toxic (poisonous) substances and infectious substances
Class 7 Radioactive material
Class 8 Corrosive substances
Class 9 Miscellaneous dangerous goods
8 CRIMINAL/TERRORIST USE OF CHEMICAL/BIOLOGICAL AGENTS
9 CLEAR COMMUNICATION
10 NOTES TO THE LISTS
11 LIST OF U.N. NUMBERS
12 PROPER SHIPPING NAMES – TECHNICAL NAMES
13 GUIDES
14 FIRST AID FOR CHEMICAL INCIDENTS
15 CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION (CPR)
GLOSSARY
16 HAZCHEM CODE
17 NFPA/HMIS CODES
18 ADR HAZARD IDENTIFICATION CODE
