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Specimen labels

(* Place for class or division number as appropriate)
(** Place for division and compatibility group)
(*** Place for compatibility group)

13.5.1. CLASS 1

Explosives
Divisions 1.1, 1.2 and 1.3 . Symbol (exploding bomb): black, Background: orange

Division 1.4 Division 1.5

Division 1.4 (except compatibility group S*) and Division 1.5. Background: orange; Figures: black; Numerals should be about 30 mm in height and be about 5 mm wide (for a label measuring 100 mmx100 mm)

*The packages should be marked 1.3S

CLASS 2

Non-inflammable gases

Non-inflammable gases. Symbol (gas cylinder): black or white; Backgournd: green

Inflammable gases

Inflammable gases. Symbol (flame): black or white, Background: red

Poison gases

Poison (toxic) gases. Symbol (skull and crossbones): black, Background: white

CLASS 3

Inflammable liquids

Inflammable liquids. Symbol (flame): black or white; Background: red

CLASS 4

Inflammable solids

Division 4.1 . Inflammable solids, Symbol (flame): black; Background: white with vertical stripes

Substances liable to spontaneous combustion

Division 4.2 . Substances liable to spontaneous combustion. Symbol (flame): black; Background: upper half white, lower half red

Substances which, in contact with water, emit inflammable gases

Division 4.3. Substances which, in contact with water, emit inflammable gases. Symbol (flame): black or white, Background: blue

CLASS 5

Oxidicing substances

Division 5.1 . Oxidizing substances. Symbol (flame over circle): black; background: yellow

Organic peroxides

Division 5.2 . Organic peroxides. Symbol (flame over circle): black; background: green

CLASS 6

Poisonous (toxic) substances

Division 6.1 . Poisonous (toxic) substances, Packing Groups: I and II, Symbol (skull and crossbones): bladk; background: white

Infectious substances

Division 6.2 . Infectious substances

CLASS 7

Radioactive substances

Category I

Category I- White: symbol (trefoil: black: Background: white; Text (mandatory) black in bottom half of label: "Radioactive"; "Contents ..."; "Activity ..." . One red vertical stripe must follow the word "Radioactive".

Category II

Category II- Yellow: symbol (trefoil: black: Background: top half yellow, bottom half white; Text (mandatory) black in bottom half of label: "Radioactive"; "Contents ..."; "Activity ..." in a black outlined box."Transport Index". Two red vertical stripes must follow the word "Radioactive".

Category III

Category III- Yellow: symbol (trefoil: black: Background: top half yellow, bottom half white; Text (mandatory) black in bottom half of label: "Radioactive"; "Contents ..."; "Activity ..." in a black outlined box."Transport Index". Three red vertical stripes must follow the word "Radioactive".

CLASS 8

Corrosives

Corrosives. Symbol (liquids, spilling from two glass vessels and attacking a hand and a metal): black: Background: upper half white, lower half black with white border.

CLASS 9

Miscellaneous dangerous substances and articles

Miscellaneous dangerous substances and articles
Symbol (seven vertical stripes in upper half): black; Background: white; Figure '9' underlined in bottom corner.

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Display of serial numbers

**location of serial number, * location of class or division number


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Updated by AS. Approved by EC. Last update: 30.11.2004.