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Document ID (ISN)62647
CIS number 94-1408
ISBN(s) 0-11-886310-X
Year 1993
Convention or series no. HSE Guidance on Regulations L14
Author(s)
Health and Safety Commission
Title Classification and labelling of dangerous substances for carriage by road in tankers, tank containers and packages - Approved Code of practice
Bibliographic information HMSO Books, P.O. Box 276, London SW8 5DT, United Kingdom, 1993. vii, 50p. 8 ref. Price: GBP 5.75.
Abstract This Code of Practice is a revision of the 1990 edition (see CIS 91-1358). it covers: classification of substances, choice of hazard warning sign and labelling for the purposes of the Chemicals Hazard Information and Packaging (CHIP) Regulations 1993 (CIS 93-1424); classification of substances, determination of packing groups and temperature control requirements for the purposes of the Packaged Goods Regulations; classification of substances and choice of hazard warning sign for the purposes of the Road Tanker Regulations; criteria for classification; criteria for determining precedence of classification and hazard warning sign under the CHIP Regulations.
Descriptors (primary) dangerous substances; United Kingdom; transport of materials; classification; transport containers; warning notices; road transport; tank trucks
Descriptors (secondary) organic peroxides; flammable substances; oxidizing substances; directive; toxic substances; list of chemical substances; hazard identification; caustic substances
Document type F - Information notes, codes of practice, standards
Country / State or ProvinceUnited Kingdom
Subject(s) Transport and communications
Broad subject area(s) Mechanical hazards, transport
Browse category(ies) Transport of materials
Road transportation
Classification and labelling of chemicals