Transportation of Dangerous Goods Regulations — 1.17.1
1.17.1 (1) A quantity of dangerous goods, other than explosives, is an excepted quantity if (a) the dangerous goods are in an inner means of containment and an outer means of containment that are designed, constructed, filled, closed, secured and maintained so that under normal conditions of transport, including handling, there will be no accidental release of the dangerous goods that could endanger public safety; (b) any of the dangerous goods in the inner means of containment, (i) if solids, have a mass that is less than or equal to the number shown in column 1 of the table to subsection (2) for the corresponding alphanumeric code in column 6(b) of Schedule 1, when that number is expressed in grams, (ii) if liquids, have a volume that is less than or equal to the number shown in column 1 of the table to subsection (2) for the corresponding alphanumeric code in column 6(b) of Schedule 1, when that number is expressed in millilitres, or (iii) if gases, including a gas in a liquefied form, are contained in one or more means of containment each of which has a capacity less than or equal to the number shown in column 1 of the table to subsection (2) for the corresponding alphanumeric code in column 6(b) of Schedule 1, when that number is expressed in millilitres; and (c) any of the dangerous goods in the outer means of containment, (i) if solids, have a mass that is less than or equal to the number shown in column 2 of the table to subsection (2) for the corresponding alphanumeric code in column 6(b) of Schedule 1, when that number is expressed in grams, (ii) if liquids, have a volume that is less than or equal to the number shown in column 2 of the table to subsection (2) for the corresponding alphanumeric code in column 6(b) of Schedule 1, when that number is expressed in millilitres, or (iii) if gases, including a gas in a liquefied form, are contained in one or more means of containment each of which has a capacity less than or equal to the number shown in column 2 of the table to subsection (2) for the corresponding alphanumeric code in column 6(b) of Schedule 1, when that number is expressed in millilitres. (2) When dangerous goods in excepted quantities for which different alphanumeric codes are assigned are together in an outer means of containment, the total quantity of dangerous goods must not exceed the lowest maximum net quantity per outer means of containment that is set out in column 2 of the table to this subsection for any of the dangerous goods. TABLE Excepted Quantities Column 1 Column 2 Alphanumeric Code Maximum net quantity per inner means of containment (in g for solids and mL for liquids and gases) Maximum net quantity per outer means of containment (in g for solids and mL for liquids and gases, or sum of g and mL in the case of mixed packing) E0 Not permitted as Excepted Quantity E1 30 1 000 E2 30 500 E3 30 300 E4 1 500 E5 1 300 (3) Parts 3 to 8 and 17 do not apply to the offering for transport, handling or transporting of dangerous goods in excepted quantities if each means of containment is marked on one side, other than a side on which it is intended to rest or to be stacked during transport, with the excepted quantities mark illustrated below. Excepted Quantities Mark White square with red hatching around the edge. Top centred red stylized capital “E” enclosed in a circle with the three cross bars of the letter E touching the perimeter of the circle. Below the “E”, on the lower half, is one centred black asterisk with two centred black asterisks underneath. Black or red: Hatching around edge of square and symbol White (or a colour that contrasts, as applicable, with black or red): Background Size: Square, and each side must be at least 100 mm The symbol is a stylized capital E enclosed in a circle and all three cross bars of the letter E must touch the perimeter of the circle Replace * with the primary class Replace ** with the name of the consignor or the consignee (4) When dangerous goods in excepted