UN 1748: CALCIUM HYPOCHLORITE MIXTURE, DRY
UN 1748 (CALCIUM HYPOCHLORITE MIXTURE, DRY) belongs to ADR class 5.1 (Oxidising substances). Packing group: II or III, depending on the entry. Hazard identification number: 50. Tunnel restriction code: E.
Entry 1, packing group II
Names of this entry
- CALCIUM HYPOCHLORITE MIXTURE, DRY with more than 39 % available chlorine (8.8 % available oxygen)
- CALCIUM HYPOCHLORITE, DRY
Entry 2, packing group III
Names of this entry
- CALCIUM HYPOCHLORITE, DRY
- CALCIUM HYPOCHLORITE MIXTURE, DRY with more than 39 % available chlorine (8.8 % available oxygen)
What the table fields mean
- Hazard identification number (Kemler)
- The first digit is the main hazard (2 gas, 3 flammable liquid, 4 flammable solid, 5 oxidising, 6 toxic, 8 corrosive, 9 miscellaneous), the next digits are additional hazards, a repeated digit (e.g. 33) means an intensified hazard, an X before the number means a dangerous reaction with water.
- Transport category
- The transport category (0 to 4) sets the multiplier: according to ADR Check, category 1: multiplier 50, category 2: multiplier 3, category 3: multiplier 1, category 4: multiplier 0 (no limit), and category 0 means the exemption does not apply. Points are the net quantity (kg or L) times the multiplier.
- Multiplier for the 1000-point limit
- Points are the net quantity (kg or L) times the multiplier; a load total not exceeding 1000 points falls within the ADR 1.1.3.6 exemption.
- Limited quantity (LQ)
- The largest quantity per inner packaging for which carriage can use the limited-quantity rules.
- Excepted quantity (EQ)
- A code indicating the limits for excepted quantities; its content is given in the text of ADR.
- Packing instructions
- Packing instruction codes (e.g. P, IBC, R) indicate which packagings are permitted.
- Special packing provisions
- Codes (e.g. PP, BB) add requirements to the packing instruction.
- Mixed packing
- Codes (MP) say how this substance may be packed together with others in one outer packaging.
- Carriage, loading and unloading
- The codes indicate provisions on carriage, loading and unloading.
- Operation of the vehicle
- Codes (e.g. S2, S20) indicate additional operating provisions for carriage.
The content of the packing codes and the carriage provisions is in ADR, chapters 4.1 and 7.
Special provisions
- 314: (a) These substances are liable to exothermic decomposition at elevated temperatures.
Show the full provision
Decomposition can be initiated by heat or by impurities (e.g. powdered metals (iron, manganese, cobalt, magnesium) and their compounds); (b) During the course of carriage, these substances shall be shaded from direct sunlight and all sources of heat and be placed in adequately ventilated areas. - 316: This entry applies only to calcium hypochlorite, dry, when carried in non friable tablet form.
Tools
Limited quantities (LQ) · 1000-point calculator · Load compatibility
Data: ADR Check (adr.exportsy.pl). Basis: European Agreement concerning the International Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Road (ADR). For guidance only, it does not replace the text of the Agreement or the assessment of a dangerous goods safety adviser (DGSA).