“I urge all shippers, carriers and forwarders to carefully read the Special Provisions of the current IMDG Code.... Be prepared to educate the ocean carrier, non-vessel operating common carrier... or freight forwarder as to the latest requirements, if, and invariably when, one of your shipments is held or rejected.” by the tests described in the United Nations Manual of Tests and Criteria, Part III, section 31. Ex- tremely flammable and flammable aerosols shall be classified in class 2.1; non-flammable in class 2.2; 4. Gases of class 2.3 shall not be used as a propellant in an aerosol dispenser; 5. Where the contents other than the pro- pellant of aerosol dispensers to be ejected are classified as class 6.1 packing groups II or III or class 8 packing groups II or III, the aerosol shall have a subsidiary risk of class 6.1 or class 8; 6. Aerosols with contents meeting the crite- ria for packing group I for toxicity or corrosivity shall be prohibited from transport. 7. Except for consignments transported in limited quantities (see chapter 3.4), packages containing aerosols shall bear labels for the primary risk and for the subsidiary risk(s), if any. Flammable components are flammable liq- uids, flammable solids or flammable gases and gas mixtures as defined in Notes 1 to 3 of sub- section 31.1.3 of Part III of the United Na- tions Manual of Tests and Criteria. This des- ignation does not cover pyrophoric, self-heating or water-reactive substances. The chemical heat of combustion shall be determined by one of the following methods ASTM D 240, ISO/ FDIS 13943: 1999 (E/F) 86.1 to 86.3 or NFPA 30B. So, as it turns out, my client was, in fact, correct. How- carrier, non-vessel operating common carrier (NVOCC), ever, it is plausible to assume that carriers will hold or or freight forwarder as to the latest requirements, if, and reject shipments until they receive an amended Danger- invariably when, one of your shipments is held or rejected. ous Goods Declaration that declares the goods (errone- A copy of the Special Provisions for UN1950, AERO- ously) as UN1950, AEROSOLS, 2, LTD QTY, as opposed SOLS from the current IMDG Code Amendment (36-12) to the appropriate description as UN1950, AEROSOLS, is available for download at ShipMate’s website, or by 2.1, LTD QTY or UN1950, AEROSOLS, 2.2, LTD QTY, pasting the following URL into your web browser’s ad- whichever the case may be. dress bar: Therefore, I urge all shippers, carriers and forwarders to http://www.shipmate.com/library/updates/UN1950_ carefully read the Special Provisions of the current IMDG IMDG36-12.pdf Code, Amdt. 36-12. Be prepared to educate the ocean Spray February 2013 Spray 31
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