You have completed the dangerous goods classification of the dangerous goods for classification of the unpackaged products. Now, you are ready to classify the assigned packaged products.
You must understand that a packaged product is shipped exactly as specified in the packaging and quantity in this process.
Classify Dangerous Goods - Used Apps
Classifying unpackaged products is a prerequisite for classifying packaged products. Dangerous goods products are only allowed to be transported when properly packed or enclosed, for example, in an appropriate tank.
In rare cases, dangerous goods do not require packaging. However, to ensure safe transport, you usually need a device to affix to the product, such as a spare combustion engine, on a truck or in a container.
Therefore, only packaged or enclosed products are permitted for transport.
The compliance view of packaged products provides information to:
- Generate required documents, such as a shipper's declaration.
- Apply necessary markings and labels to the packaged product.
The My Packaged Dangerous Goods App
The ‘My Packaged Dangerous Goods’ app classifies packaged products by processing dangerous goods assessments assigned to the compliance view.
Basically, the process of classifying a packaged product comprises three stages:
- Collect basic information, primarily the specification of the applied enclosure.
- Classify the packaged product, generating the dangerous goods description for documents and applicable labels and markings.
- Review and release the packaged product classification.
The basic information you collect at the beginning of the process is primarily the packaging or enclosure details of the packaged product. For some special, dangerous goods, you may need to add packaging-related details, like control and emergency temperature, required for some very specific dangerous goods products, or hazard notes.
With this information, you begin classifying the packaged product and specifying the applied enclosure variant. This must be common for all regulations. If the enclosure variant is not available for a regulation, transport of the packaged product is forbidden.
For example, large packaging or intermediate bulk containers are not permitted for air transport.
So, packaged products having one of these enclosure variants assigned must be forbidden according to IATA dangerous goods regulations, which is the international regulation for air transport.
Optionally, you can assign an exemption category to the packaged product. Exemptions can release you from applying the provisions of the dangerous goods regulations. Here, you must be aware that exemptions or special provisions assigned to an exemption category are regulation-specific and might not be available for all regulations to which you intend to apply the classification.
Based on the information, description templates applying the regulation-based requirements for the output of dangerous goods information are used to generate the dangerous goods description for documents, which are automatically selected according to rules defined in the dangerous goods compliance requirements.
Like selecting description templates, the system helps you determine labels for the dangerous goods package and placards to be attached to containers, tanks, or vehicles.
Editing classification details for individual regulations can be required in some cases. For example, you have a product in a single packaging, like a drum or a jerrycan. For this product, you must check air transport regulations for two aspects:
- Is the quantity filled into the packaging permitted for the packaging type?
- Is the packaging permitted for both modes of transport related to air transport? If so, are the provisions for passenger and cargo aircraft met, or are only the provisions for cargo aircraft fulfilled?
Accordingly, you need to adjust transport permissibility per mode of transport and add the handling label, Cargo Aircraft Only.
After having checked all classification details, you are about to finish classifying the packaged product. Finally, you check all descriptions, which are available for the regulations applied, related translations, and various output scenarios required in the supply chain.
Having completed this step, you can release the classifications for the packaged product, which is now the final step of the classification process.
Check out the following video for an example of how to classify a packaged product.
Let's Summarize What You've Learned
Understand the importance of packaging and enclosure in classifying dangerous goods for safe transport.
Follow a three-stage process: collect information, classify, and review packaged product classification.
Ensure compliance with regulations by selecting appropriate enclosure variants and exemption categories.
Generate necessary documents, labels, and markings using the My Packaged Dangerous Goods app.
Release the final classification after verifying all details and descriptions for supply chain requirements.