GUIDE_
regarding UN packaging
When must
UN packaging
be used?
§ 2 Dangerous Goods Transportation Act
Dangerous goods are all substances and objects which, due to their properties or due to the condition caused by transportation, present a danger to public safety, order or the health of humans and/or animals.
UN approvals regulate the national
and international transportation of
dangerous goods.
Separate regulations apply for different transportation routes.
ADR
Transportation of
dangerous goods
on roads
RID
Transportation of
dangerous goods
by rail
ADN
Transportation of
dangerous goods
on inland
waterways
IMDG-Code
Transportation of
dangerous goods
by sea
IATA
Transportation of
dangerous goods
by air
Classes of dangerous goods
Class 1
Explosive
Class 2
Flammable gases
Class 2
Non-flammable gases
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Class 2
Poisonous gases
Class 3
Flammable liquids
Class 4.1
Flammable solids
Class 4.2
Spontaneously combustible solids
Class 4.3
Dangerous when wet
Class 5.1
Oxidizing agent
Class 5.2
Organic peroxide oxidizing agent
Class 6.1
Poison
Class 6.2
Biohazard
Class 7
Radioactive
Class 8
Corrosive substances
Class 9
Miscellaneous dangerous substances and articles
Class 9a
Lithium batteries
Environmentally hazardous
Heated substances
In
Germany
the BAM (Federal Institute for Materials Research and Testing) issues UN approvals.
We take care of the entire process with the relevant test centers and the BAM for you.
UN approvals
are in general
of unlimited
duration.
UN approvals for our products are only valid in combination with the closures specified on the approval certificate.
A distinction is made between UN approvals for solids and liquids
BAM's dangerous goods quick info shows, among other things, the correct UN packaging group for your filling goods.
An example of an approval number
for a UN liquid approval
Packaging type
Material
Closure
* “not removable“ according to ADR definition, closure can be unscrewed
3 • jerrycan
H • plastic
1 • not removable
Packaging group
Y • Medium-hazard substances
1.9 • Specification of the maximum permissible density of the product
Kautex UN packaging is approved for packaging classes X, Y, or Z
Test pressure of the hydraulic internal pressure test
Year of construction
The
manufactured container may be used as a dangerous goods container for five years after the
manufacturing date.
Country of issuance of the approval
Approving institute and approval certificate number
Manufacturer and production site
A Y approval already covers 797 of the 874 possible liquids which you can transport in approved packaging. Only 77 special liquids require an X approval. You can find the corresponding ADR (Agreement Concerning the International Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Road) assimilation list here (p.16).
Example of an
approval number for
a UN solids
approval
Packaging type
Material
Closure
3 • jerrycan
H • plastic
1 • not removable
Packaging group
X • High-hazard substances
2.5 • Specification of the maximum permissible density of the product
S • Solid
Year of construction
The
manufactured container may be used as a dangerous goods container for five years after the
manufacturing date.
Country of issuance of the approval
Approving institute and approval certificate number
Manufacturer and production site
The safety data sheet of the respective solid contains information on the classification of the X, Y or Z hazard class.
Our bottles with UN
approval for solids
100 to
4.000 ml
150 ml
to 20 l
Our bottles & jerrycans
with UN approval for liquids
500 to
2.500 ml
2,5 to
30 l
Our UN bottle and
canister range
Please ask us
if you require a
customized design.
Are you interested in one of our
UN bottles and
canisters?
Do you have any questions about
UN packaging?
