International Maritime Dangerous Goods Code Jurisdiction IMO Year 1990 Published in English, French Original/other title [French] Code maritime international des marchandises dangereuses [OMI] Source International Maritime Organization (IMO), 4 Albert Embankment, London SE1 7SR, United Kingdom, consolidated ed., 1990. 4 vols + Supplement. Illus. Descriptors [Primary] IMCO, corrosive substances, dangerous substances, explosive substances, flammable liquids, gases, liquefied gases, liquids, organic peroxides, oxidizing substances, radioactive substances, sea transport, solids, toxic substances, transport of materials, warning notices [Secondary] bulk liquid containers, bulk solids storage, compendium, data sheet, directive, emergency organization, first aid, hazard identification, international agreements, list of chemical substances, pesticides, storage tanks Subject category Fires, explosions and major hazards Abstract This Code is recommended to Governments for adoption into national legislation as directed by the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea (1974 SOLAS Convention) and the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships (1973, as modified in 1978). Vol.I: introduction; basic concepts; sample hazard labels; lists of substances suitable for certain kinds of transport, with associated codes (ca. 1100 liquid substances for carriage in portable tanks and road tank vehicles; 47 non-refrigerated liquefied gases of Class 2 for carriage in tanks; ca. 760 liquid and 450 solid substances for transport in intermediate bulk containers (IBCs)); general index of ca. 4000 substances with their IMDG Codes, UN Code, Packaging Group, Subsidiary Risk Label(s), Emergency Schedule No. and MFAG No. (for first aid). Vols.II-IV: data sheets on specific substances, grouped by Class (II: explosives, gases, flammable liquids; III: flammable solids, oxidisers and organic peroxides; IV - toxic and infectious substances, radioactive materials, corrosive substances, miscellaneous substances). Supplement: list of units; emergency and first aid procedures; code of safe practice for solid bulk cargoes; reporting procedures; packing cargo transport units; safe use of pesticides in ships. In annex: full texts of relevant IMO resolutions and circulars. CIS No. 92-728 Database ID 58221