Classication - Overview

Offices Responsible for the Classification of new Dangerous Goods/Substances

These are new products that need to be classified by an authorized office in compliance with Transport/Dangerous Goods Laws or Right of Access/Hazardous Substances Legislation. These are named in the table depending on the type of dangerous goods/substances involved.

Manual of Tests and Criteria
(Performing the classification yourself)

UN publication " Recommendations on the Transport of Dangerous Goods. Manual of Test and Criteria". 4th revised edition.

Tranporting Infectious Substances Safely
(Leitfaden des US Department of Transportation)

Guidance Document. Infectious Substances.
International Civil Aviation Organization Technical Instructions for the Safe Transport of Dangerous Goods by Air, 2005-2006 (Leitfaden der ICAO)

Leitfaden zur Klassifizierung von Gefahrgut unter dem Aspekt der "ätzenden Wirkung auf lebendes Gewebe" (Class 8)

Guideline by the Federal Institute for Risk Assessment (BfR) dated 1 July 2004, concerning the assessment of dangerous goods under the aspect of their "caustic effect on living tissue"

Finding Authorized Packaging
(Classifying dangerous goods/substances for certain packagings)

The packaging that is approved for usage in a particular case depends on the type of charge that is to be carried with it. You will find instructions on how to select the correct packaging in this document.

Seaching for Dangerous Goods/Substances

The quick-info service in the GEFAHRGUT database (free of charge) can be used to enter the name of the substance or its UN number.
If the user finds the required information via the substance name, he can then proceed according to the instructions provided under ("Finding Authorized Packaging").