| Document ID (ISN) | 101061 |
| CIS number |
03-40 |
| ISBN(s) |
92-1-1339021-1 |
| Year |
1999 |
| Convention or series no. |
ST/SG/AC.10/11/Rev.3
|
| Title |
Recommendations on the transport of dangerous goods - Tests and criteria [United Nations] |
| Original title |
Recomendaciones relativas al transporte de mercancías peligrosas - Manual de pruebas y criterios [in Spanish] |
| Bibliographic information |
United Nations Publications, 1211 Genève 10, Switzerland, 3rd Rev. ed., 1999. vii, 415p. Illus. |
| Abstract |
Third update of the manual grouping the various tests that enable competent authorities to classify dangerous goods depending on their explosive properties (for the first edition, see CIS 89-1429). Amendments to the second edition concern the Koenen test, test 6, calculations of regulation and emergency temperatures, lithium batteries and test methods for determining the dimensions of the evacuation systems of tanks. A new appendix has been included, covering detection methods. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
dangerous substances; explosibility testing; transport of materials; UN |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
explosives; in-service testing; storage tanks; compliance tests; lithium and compounds; classification; description of technique; directive; detection; international agreements |
| Document type |
A - Laws, regulations, directives |
| Country / State or Province | UN |
| Subject(s) |
Standards and directives with the force of law
|
| Broad subject area(s) |
Fires, explosions and major hazards
|
| Browse category(ies) |
Transport of materials
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