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Dangerous goods seminar 2015

DG air transport update – Expected changes for 57th Edition (2016)

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UN Recommendations

(Orange Book)

IMO

IMDG-Code

ICAO

ICAO-TI IATA

IATA-DGR

EC

WP15

ADR

RID

IAEA

ST-1 (Radioactive Materials)

DG Regulations

+ National regulations

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IATA DGR Structure

10 Sections and 8 Appendices

1. Applicability 2. Limitations 3. Classification 4. Identification 5. Packing 6. Packaging specifications and performance tests 7. Marking and labelling 8. Documentation 9. Handling 10.Radioactive material

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The 57th edition of the IATA DGR will incorporates new amendments made by the Dangerous Goods Board.

These changes will come into effect as of January 1st, 2016.

Some of the changes have already been discussed at the 105th Dangerous Goods Board meeting and are expected to appear at the DGR 57th edition.

Expected changes for 2016

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4.2 List of Dangerous Goods

There is a discrepancy between DGR and ICAO’s Technical Instructions in the light type text associated with the Proper Shipping Name of UN 3480 and 3481 (lithium ion batteries).

The word “ion” will be added to the “lithium polymer batteries” text.

Expected changes for 2016

4. Identification

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4.2 List of Dangerous Goods

Expected changes for 2016

4. Identification

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5.9 Packing Instructions – Class 9

Packing Instruction 960: applied to UN 3316 (Chemical kit or First Aid kit containing dangerous goods). A note will be added to specify that these articles cannot contain dangerous goods that belong to Packing Group I.

Expected changes for 2016

5. Packing

PG I

PG II

PG III

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5.9 Packing Instructions – Class 9

Packing Instruction Y963: applied to ID 8000 (Consumer commodity) in Limited Quantities. The following changes will be made: o A closed list of what dangerous goods may

be shipped as consumer commodities will be added to the Packing Instruction.

o Dangerous goods that are forbidden for transport aboard passanger aircraft must not be transported as ID 8000.

o Other dangerous goods not classified as ID 8000 must not be packed in the same outer packaging with ID 8000.

Expected changes for 2016

5. Packing

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5.9 Packing Instructions – Class 9

Packing Instruction Y963: List of dangerous goods that may be shipped as ID 8000 (Consumer commodity). o Class 2: non-toxic aerosols only o Class 3: Packing Group II or III only o Disivision 6.1: Packing Group III only o UN 3077 (Environmentally hazardous

substance, solid), UN 3082 (Environmentally hazardous substance, liquid) and UN 3175 (Solids containing flammable liquid), provided they do not have a subsidiary risk.

Expected changes for 2016

5. Packing

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7.2.7 Overpack

There is a discrepancy between DGR and ICAO’s Technical Instructions in the light type text regarding labels on overpacks.

A clarification will be made so there will be no doubt that the labels that must be clearly visible are the labels representative of all dangerous goods within the overpack.

Expected changes for 2016

7. Marking and labelling

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8.1 Shipper’s Declaration for Dangerous Goods

There are currently two different references to an indication being added to the DGD when a shipper is using a salvage packaging.

The whole paragraph 8.1.3.8 (Proper Shipping Name) will be deleted, while the paragraph 8.1.6.9.2.h (Second Sequence) will be kept.

Expected changes for 2016

8. Documentation

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8.1 Shipper’s Declaration for Dangerous Goods

Currently all the examples of DGDs regarding the method of indicating the number of packages are using numbers, which has eventually led to the rejection of consignments where the number of packages was indicated using letters.

A sentence will be added to 8.1.6.9.2 to clarify that both methods are valid: o “The number of packages can be entered in

numerical characters e.g. 1,2,3 or in alpha characters e.g. one, two, three.”

Expected changes for 2016

8. Documentation

2 Fibreboard boxes x 4 L = Two Fibreboard boxes x 4 L

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9.5.1.1 Notification to Captain

Paragraph 9.5.1.1.3.e will be updated to clarify that the units of measurement of the net quantity or gross weight of the packages must be included on the NOTOC.

Expected changes for 2016

9. Handling

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10.7 Marking and Labelling

The text will be slightly updated to avoid confussion about when a package must bear a mark to indicate the permissible gross weight.

This also helps to align the DGR text with IAEA’s Technical Instructions.

Expected changes for 2016

10. Radioactive materials