UN 3291: CLINICAL WASTE, UNSPECIFIED, N.O.S.
UN 3291 (CLINICAL WASTE, UNSPECIFIED, N.O.S.) belongs to ADR class 6.2 (Infectious substances). Hazard identification number (for some entries): 606. Tunnel restriction code: -.
Entry 1
Names of this entry
- CLINICAL WASTE, UNSPECIFIED, N.O.S.
- BIO) MEDICAL WASTE, N.O.S.
- REGULATED MEDICAL WASTE, N.O.S.
Entry 2
Names of this entry
- CLINICAL WASTE, UNSPECIFIED, N.O.S. in refrigerated liquid nitrogen
- BIO) MEDICAL WASTE, N.O.S. in refrigerated liquid nitrogen
- REGULATED MEDICAL WASTE, N.O.S. in refrigerated liquid nitrogen
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
- 565: Unspecified wastes resulting from medical/veterinary treatment of humans/animals or from biological research, and which are unlikely to contain substances of Class 6.2 shall be assigned to this entry.
Show the full provision
Decontaminated clinical wastes or wastes resulting from biological research which previously contained infectious substances are not subject to the requirements of Class 6.2.
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).