Explosives
CLASS 1 – EXPLOSIVES
Explosives are materials or items which have the ability to rapidly conflagrate or detonate as a consequence of chemical reaction.
Sub-Divisions
Division 1.1
Substances and articles which have a mass explosion hazard
Division 1.2
Substances and articles which have a projection hazard but not a mass explosion hazard
Division 1.3
Substances and articles which have a fire hazard and either a minor blast hazard or a minor projection hazard or both
Division 1.4
Substances and articles which present no significant hazard; only a small hazard in the event of ignition or initiation during transport with any effects largely confined to the package
Division 1.5
Very insensitive substances which have a mass explosion hazard
Division 1.6
Extremely insensitive articles which do not have a mass explosion hazard
Reason for Regulation
Explosives are capable by chemical reaction of producing gases at temperatures, pressures and speeds as to cause catastrophic damage through force and/or of producing otherwise hazardous amounts of heat, light, sound, gas or smoke.
Commonly Transported Explosives
- Ammunition/cartridges
- Fireworks/pyrotechnics
- Flares
- Blasting caps / detonators
- Fuse
- Primers
- Explosive charges (blasting, demolition etc)
- Detonating cord
- Air bag inflators
- Igniters
- Rockets
- TNT / TNT compositions
- RDX / RDX compositions
- PETN / PETN compositions
DGI
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Industries served
- Consumer goods
- Food & Beverage
- Electronics
- Shared warehousing
- Crossdocking / Transloading
- FBA Preaparation
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