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Flammable Liquids
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Class1Explosives
Infectious Health Effects
Substances Class 4 Flammable
Class 6.2 Solids Carcinogen, Mutagen,
Skin&EyeIrritants,
Class 5 Oxidisers
Reproductive,
Class 8 Corrosive Target Organ,
Radioactives Acute Toxicity
Class 7 LD 300-5,000mg/kg
Class 9 Class 6.1 50

Class 2.3 Class 2.2 Environmentally
Hazardous
Flammable
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Figure 1: Hazardous Substances and Transport Dangerous Goods.
The hazardous properties enclosed by the orange box are transport Dangerous Goods.
The GHS and HSNO are enclosed in the purple box.

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regulated as dangerous goods for transport. The section safety data sheets in a prescribed format.
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aligned with the corresponding GHS hazard criteria. Implementation
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(GHS) the Worksafe legislation and the SUSMP; the US via
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UN Conference on Environment and Development via WHMIS 2015. The GHS specify technical criteria
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is intended to identify the hazards arising from by national authorities. Consequentially there can
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– i.e. from creation to disposal. The GHS is intended substance between one jurisdiction and another.
to take into account worker, consumer and transport For example, the EU have not adopted six hazard
safety and is intended to protect the environment. categories.
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use of hazard phrases, pictograms, signal words and for desensitised solid explosives and desensitised

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