Recommendations on the transport of dangerous goods. Model Regulations. Vol. II. Seventeenth revised edition. (ST/SG/AC.10/1/Rev.17 (Vol. II)

United Nations, New York and Geneva, 2011. - 384 p The Recommendations on the Transport of Dangerous Goods are addressed to governments and to the international organizations concerned with safety in the transport of dangerous goods. The first version, prepared by the United Nations Economic and Social Council's Committee of Experts on the Transport of Dangerous Goods, was published in 1956 (ST/ECA/43-E/CN.2/170) This seventeenth revised edition of the Recommendations takes account of all the amendments which were circulated as documents ST/SG/AC.10/38/Add.1 and Corr Vol. I RECOMMENDATIONS ON THE TRANSPORT OF DANGEROUS GOODS Nature, purpose and significance of the Recommendations Principles underlying the regulation of the transport of dangerous goods Classification and definitions of classes of dangerous goods Consignment procedures Emergency response Compliance assurance Transport of radioactive material Reporting of accidents and incidents Data sheet to be submitted to the United Nations for new or amended classification of substances ANNEX: MODEL REGULATIONS ON THE TRANSPORT OF DANGEROUS GOODS Table of contents General provisions, definitions, training and security Classification Dangerous Goods List, special provisions and exceptions APPENDICES Appendix A: List of generic and N.O.S. proper shipping names Appendix B: Glossary of terms ALPHABETICAL INDEX OF SUBSTANCES AND ARTICLES Vol. II ANNEX: MODEL REGULATIONS ON THE TRANSPORT OF DANGEROUS GOODS (cont'd) Packing and tank provisions Consignment procedures Requirements for the construction and testing of packagings, intermediate bulk containers (IBCs), large packagings, portable tanks, multiple-element gas containers (MEGCs) and bulk containers Provisions concerning transport operations TABLE OF CORRESPONDENCE between paragraph numbers in the IAEA Regulations for the Safe Transport of Radioactive Material (2009 Edition), and the seventeenth revised edition of the Recommendations on the Transport of Dangerous Goods (including the Model Regulations) The Model Regulations cover the classification of dangerous goods and their listing, the use, construction, testing and approval of packagings and portable tanks, and the consignment procedures (marking, labelling, placarding and documentation). They aim at ensuring a high level of safety by preventing accidents to persons and property and damage to the environment during transport and, providing at the same time, a uniform regulatory framework which can be applied worldwide for national or international transport by any mode. This seventeenth revised edition contains various new and revised provisions concerning chemicals under pressure, electric double layer capacitors, mercury contained in manufactured articles, dangerous goods used as a coolant or conditioner, flexible bulk containers, salvage pressure receptacles, lithium batteries, dangerous goods packed in limited quantities, dangerous goods packed in minute quantities and packing instructions.