Hidden Dangerous Goods (Hidden DG)

Hidden Dangerous Goods adalah barang kiriman yang dinyatakan dalam gambaran yang umum atau sebagai kargo umum namun dapat berisi benda-benda berbahaya yang tidak tampak. Benda tersebut juga dapat ditemukan dalam bagasi penumpang atau kargo.

Hidden DG terbagi dalam  9 klasifikasi bahaya :

• CLASS 1 - EXPLOSIVES

- Christmas Bon-Bons / Crackers
- Sparklers / Fireworks
- Ammunition
- Caps for toy guns
- Safety Flares

• CLASS 2 - GASES

- Fire Extinguishers
- Any gas soldering iron / torch
- Camping stove and BBQ cylinders
- Aerosols (Fly & hair sprays, inhalers, etc)
- Diving cylinders/Oxygen cylinders
- Cigarette lighters

• CLASS 3 - FLAMMABLE LIQUIDS

- Most adhesives/glues
- Some alcohols
- Acetone (Nail polish & removers)
- Oil based paints/stains etc
- Petroleum products/Kerosene
- Most Perfumery Products
- Resins (Fibreglass repair kits)
- Varnishes
- Methylated Spirits
- Some Tea Tree & Eucalyptus Oils

• CLASS 4 - FLAMMABLE SOLIDS, SPONTANEOUSLY COMBUSTIBLE, DANGEROUS WHEN WET

- Matches
- Fire Lighters
- Metal Powders (Zinc/Magnesium)
- Lithium / Sodium
- Most Carbon (Activated)
- Some Animal and Vegetable fibres (Fish meal, Copra)

• CLASS 5 - OXIDIZING SUBSTANCES

- Ammonium Nitrate products (Fertilizers)
- Bleaches
- Oxygen / Air cylinders
- Polyester Resin kits
- Pool Chlorine/Bromine spa tablets
- Chemical Oxygen Generators

• CLASS 6 - TOXIC & INFECTIOUS SUBSTANCES

- Pesticides/some Herbicides
- Some medicines
- Some engine/fuel additives
- Some disinfectants
- Infectious diagnostic specimens (Blood samples)
- Used needles/swabs

• CLASS 7 - RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS

- Smoke alarms
- Some Luminous paints
- Some instruments and guages
- Some medicines
- Some plant/ore samples

• CLASS 8 - CORROSIVES

- Wet Battery Acid/Batteries
- Most Acids (Hydrochloric, Sulphuric)
- Mercury
- Alkalis

• CLASS 9 - MISCELLANEOUS

- Substances with strong irritating fumes (Sulphurs, Bonding Cements, etc)
- Petrol Powered Devices (even without petrol)- (Lawn Mowers, Chains Saws, Weed Cutters, Motor bikes, etc)
- Electrically powered devices (with batteries)
- Environmentally Hazardous Substances
- Magnetised materials
- Dry Ice (Carbon dioxide, solid)

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