DEAS 952 -1:2019  
ICS 13.300  
 
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 DRAFT EAST AFRICAN STANDARD  
Transport of dangerous goods — Emergency information systems  Part 
1: Emergency information system for road transport   
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 Foreword  
Development of the East African Standards has been necessitated by the need for harmonizing requirements 
governing quality of products and services in the East African Community. It is envisaged that through 
harmonized standa rdization, trade barriers that are encountered when goods and services are exchanged 
within the Community will be removed.  
The Community has established an East African Standards Committee  (EASC)  mandated to develop and 
issue East African Standards  (EAS) . The Committee is composed of representatives of the National 
Standards Bodies in Partner States, together with the representatives from the public and private sector 
organizations  in the community .  
East African Standards are developed through  Technical C ommittees that are representative of key 
stakeholders including government, academia, consumer groups, private sector and other interested parties. 
Draft East African Standards are circulated to stakeholders through the National Standards Bodies in the 
Partner States. The comments received are discussed and incorporated before finalization of standards, in 
accordance with the Principles and procedures for development of East African Standards.  
East African Standards are subject to review, to keep pace with  technological advances. Users of the East 
African Standards are therefore expected to ensure that they always have the latest versions of the standards 
they are implementing .  
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Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this document may be subject of patent 
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During the preparation of this Standard, reference was made to the following document:  
SANS 10232 -1:2007 ,  
Acknowledgement is hereby made for the assistance derived from this source . 
 
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 Transport of dangerous goods — Emergency information systems Part 
1: Emergency information system for road transport  
1 Scope  
This Draft East Africa n Standard specifies requirements for emergency information systems, for  hazard class 
diamonds, placards and emergency information documents  for road transportation of dangerous goods . 
2 Normative references   
The following docume nts are referred to in the text in such a way that some or all of their content constitutes 
requirements of this document. For dated references, only the edition cited applies. For undated references, 
the latest edition of the referenced document (includin g any amendments) applies.  
ISO 1496 -1, Series 1 freight containers — Specification and testing — Part 1: General cargo containers for 
general purposes.  
ISO 1496 -2, Series 1 freight containers — Specification and testing — Part 2: Thermal containers  
ISO 149 6-3, Series 1 freight containers — Specification and testing — Part 3: Tank containers for liquids, 
gases and pressurized dry bulk  
ISO 1496 -4, Series 1 freight containers — Specification and testing Part 4: non -pressurized containers for dry 
bulk 
ISO 1496 -5, Series 1 freight containers — Specification and testing Part 5: Platform and platform — based 
containers  
ISO 8323, Freight containers — Air/surface (intermodal) general purpose containers — Specification and tests  
SANS 10206, The handling, storage and disposal of pesticides  
 DEAS 949:2019 , The identification and classification of dangerous goods for transport.  
DEAS 950:2019 ,Transport of dangerous goods — Operational requirements for road vehicles.  
CD.K/04   Transportation of dangerous goods — Emergency i nformation systems — Part 3: Emergency 
response guides  
DEAS 952 -4:2019  Transport of dangerous goods — Emergency information systems — Part 4: Transport 
emergency card  
SANS 10233 (SABS 0233 ), Intermediate bulk c ontainers for dangerous substances  
SANS 10406,  Transport of dangerous goods — The reprocessing of previously certified packaging  
SS 01 91 02, colour atlas 96 . DEAS 952 -1:2019  
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 International maritime dangerous goods code (IMDG code) London: International Maritime Organizati on. 
Pantone colour formula guide 1000. Moonach ie, NJ: Pantone Inc. 1991.  
Emergency response guide book, 2016 edition  
3 Terms and definitions   
For the purposes of this document, the following  terms and definitions apply . 
3.1 Definitions  
3.1.1  
certified clean  
 
descriptive of a vehicle, freight container  or tank container that has carried goods listed  as dangerous, but is 
now free from contamination by such cargo and has been certified as such  
3.1.2  
combination of motor vehicles  
as defined in the respective  national legislation  
3.1.3  
consignee  
any pers on, organization or government that accepts dangerous goods that have been transported in a 
vehicle in accordance with the relevant national legislation provisions and requirements, or any other 
regulatory requirements of the relevant provincial and local governments  
 
3.1.4  
consignor  
any person, organization or government that prepares or offers dangerous goods for transport in a vehicle in 
accordance with the relevant national legislation or any other regulatory requirements of the relevant regional  
govern ments  
 
3.1.5  
dangerous goods  
 
substances or articles that pose hazard to people, health, property or the environment, due to their chemical 
or physical properties  
3.1.6  
dangerous goods placard  
single placard with separate, delineated zones for goods identi fication, telephonic advice numbers and the 
appropriate hazard class diamond  
3.1.7  
danger warning diamond  
diamond that complies with the requirements of 5.5, and that is displayed on the front  ,at the rear and either 
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 3.1.8  
designated sp ace 
clearly visible space near the centre of the cab, in which is permanently fixed a container, of colour orange 
and marked with the word "DOCUMENTS" in black. Space is easily accessible from either one of the doors or 
through a broken front window’  
NOTE   The construction of the container and type of material used are not prescribed.  
3.1.9  
exempt quantities  
quantity of dangerous goods DEAS 950:2019 which, if not exceeded in the total load, is exempt from the 
requirements in the respective national  legisla tion for the transport of dangerous goods  
3.1.10  
freight container  
free-standing containment unit, used for the transport of dangerous goods, of a permanent character and 
strong enough for repeated use, designed specifically for the carriage of goods by more than one mode of 
transport and that complies with the requirements of ISO 1496 -1 
3.1.11  
gross vehicle mass  
as defined in the respective national  legislation  
3.1.12  
incident  
unplanned event during the transport or storage of dangerous goods which in cludes incidents such as 
leakage, spillage, fire or other unplanned events  
3.1.13  
mixed load  
multiload  
as described in 4.5  
NOTE  The terms “mixed load” and “multiload” are synonymous, and may both be used until amended in national 
legislation.  
3.1.14  
operator  
person responsible for the use of a motor vehicle for the transport of dangerous goods as defined in the 
respective national  legislation   
3.1.15  
qualified person  
person trained to perform a specific task, and nominated by the operator, the consign or or the consignee  
3.1.16  
rigid vehicle  
vehicle where the driving unit and the cargo containment unit are mounted on a single, fixed chassis  
3.1.17  
semi -trailer  
as defined in the respective national  legislation  
3.1.18  
single load  
dangerous goods cargo  that comprises either a single substance or goods that have the same UN number  
 
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split placard  
system of placarding where a rectangle that contains the UN number and a hazard class diamond are affixed 
in close proximity, as required for freight c ontainers in accordance with the IMDG regulations  
3.1.20  
trailer  
as defined in the respective national  legislation  
3.1.21  
transport emergency card  
card that lists the hazards and emergency information for a dangerous substance being transported, and tha t 
is intended for use by the driver during an incident, or by the emergency services, if required. The transport 
emergency card can either be generated from the European Council of Chemical Manufacturers’ Federation 
(CEFIC) system, called a TREMCARD, or in  accordance with, Transport of dangerous goods – Emergency 
information systems – Part 4: Transport emergency card called a TREC  
3.1.22  
United Nations number  
unique four-digit number allocated to an item of dangerous goods listed in DEAS 949:2019 . 
3.2 Abbreviation  
3.2.1  DGD  — Dangerous goods declaration  
3.2.2  ERG  — Emergency response guide  
3.2.3  GVM  — Gross vehicle mass  
3.2.4  IBC — Intermediate bulk containers  
3.2.5  IMDG  — International maritime dangerous goods code  
3.2.6  TREC  —Transport emergency card i n accordance with DEAS 952 -4:2019  
3.2.7  TREMCARD  —Transport emergency card, generated from the European Council of Chemical 
Manufacturers’ Federation (CEFIC) system  
3.2.8   UN No  — United Nations number  
4  Placarding and documentation of vehicles  
4.1  General requirements  
4.1.1   The vehicle placarding and documentation shall at all times be an accurate reflection of the 
dangerous goods being transported.  
4.1.2  The full placard, including the 10 mm black border (see annex B) shall be clearly visible from th e 
roadside, whether directly fixed on the vehicle, or supported by means of a permanently fixed frame. The 
placard shall be clean, legible and not defaced at all times.  
4.1.3  Three regular -size dangerous goods placards (see 5.2.1) shall be affixed to each  cargo containment 
area of a rigid vehicle, semi -trailer or trailer; one at the rear and one on either side of the vehicle, so as to be 
clearly visible from the roadside. Vehicles with GVM less than 3 500 kg may be fitted with reduced -size 
placards (see 5. 2.1) where space does not allow the fitting of a regular -size placard.                                                                                                                                     DEAS952 -1:2019  
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 4.1.4  A regular -size Danger warning diamond  (see 5.5) shall be so affixed to the front of a vehicle or a truck 
tractor as to be clearly visible from the front. Vehicles with a GVM less  than 3 500 kg may be fitted with a 
reduced -size Danger warning diamond  (see 5.5) where space does not allow the fitting of a regular -size 
Danger warning diamond .  
4.1.5  Dangerous goods that are transported at a temperature in excess of 100 °C (in the case  of liquids) or 
240 °C (in the case of solids) shall have three elevated temperature warning triangles attached to the cargo 
unit, one on either side and one on the rear of the unit, so as to be clearly visible from the roadside.  
4.1.6  Vehicles shall, in the designated space, carry the following documents:  
a) a transport emergency card, in the form of a TREMCARD or TREC for each dangerous goods item;   
b) one or more dangerous goods declaration(s) to cover all the goods that comprise the load;   
c) confirmation of  classified waste, if applicable;  
d) container packing certificate, if applicable DEAS 950:2019 ); and  
e) a nominally empty packaging certificate) , if applicable.  
4.2 Road tankers and bulk carriers  
In the case of road tankers and bulk carriers, the placards, dang erous goods declaration(s) and transport 
emergency card(s) shall be retained until the vehicle has been certified clean.  
4.3   Packaged goods and intermediate bulk containers (IBCs)  
4.3.1   In the case of packaged goods and IBCs all the placards shall be re moved from the sides and rear of 
the vehicle and the documents shall be removed from the designated area immediately after all the goods 
have been off -loaded, provided no spillage has occurred.  
4.3.2   If spillage occurred during the transport operation, t he placards, DGD(s) and transport emergency 
card(s) shall be retained after the goods have been off -loaded, until the vehicle has been cleaned and certified 
as such.  
4.4  Freight containers  (see ISO 1496 -1 to ISO 1496 -5 and ISO 8323)  
4.4.1  Vehicles that tr ansport freight containers that are placarded in accordance with this part of DEAS 
949:2019 require only a danger warning labels in addition to the required documentation in the designated 
space (see Clause 6).  
4.4.2  Freight containers that are being tran sported by road as part of a journey that includes movement by 
sea freight or across borders, shall carry split placards that consist of the appropriate hazard class and 
subsidiary risk diamonds and goods identification rectangle (see B.3.2 and C.4)  affixe d to either side and each 
end of the container so that they are clearly visible from both the rear and the roadside during transport and 
also meet the requirements of the IMDG regulations. Freight containers not intended to be carried as sea 
freight or acr oss borders shall carry the normal dangerous goods placards on either side and each end so that 
they are clearly visible from both the rear and the roadside during transport.  
4.4.3  The Danger warning diamond and the documentation shall remain on the vehic le until all the freight 
containers have been removed.  
4.5 Mixed loads (multiloads)  
4.5.1  Vehicles that carry goods of more than one hazard class shall bear the words "MIXED LOAD" in the 
goods identification zone and the mixed load hazard class diamond in  the hazard class diamond zone of the 
placard (see B.1.2.1, C.2 and Figure B.1).  DEAS 952 -1:2019  
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 4.5.2    Vehicles that carry goods of a single hazard class and of the same ERG shall bear the UN No. of the 
most hazardous substance in the goods identification zone, and the hazard class diamond relevant to it in the 
hazard class diamond zone of the placard. Mixed loads of this type shall be placarded as for a single load.  
4.5.3    Vehicles that carry goods of a single hazard class but of different ERGs shall bear the words "MI XED 
LOAD" in the goods identification zone and the relevant hazard class diamond in the hazard class diamond 
zone of the placard (see B.1.2.1, Figure B.1 and Table C.1).  
4.6  Waste products classified as dangerous goods  
4.6.1    Vehicles that transport was te products classified as dangerous goods shall comply with the 
requirements of 4.1 to 4.5 (inclusive).  
4.6.2   The word "WASTE" shall be added above the UN No. in the goods identification zone of the 
dangerous goods placard (see B.1.2.1 and Figure B.1).  
4.6.3  A container used for the transport of dangerous goods that has not been cleaned and is not 
accompanied by a relevant document  shall be classified as a dangerous goods waste product and shall 
comply with the requirements in this clause . 
4.6.4  Empty con tainers that contained  pesticide s and have been rendered unserviceable shall be disposed 
off as per requirements of  a designated authority  in the partner States . 
4.7 Transport of petroleum -based products  
4.7.1  The following petroleum -based products: diesel  (UN 1202), petrol (UN 1203), kerosene (UN 1223) 
and aviation fuel (UN 1863) may be placarded with the generic UN NO. 1203, either singly or as a mixed load.  
NOTE  It is recommended that a tank vehicle, which is dedicated to any of these products, uses the  appropriate UN 
number for the product on the placard.  
4.7.2  When transporting petroleum -based products as in 4.7.1, transport emergency card(s) shall reflect the 
actual substance(s) on the vehicle.  
4.8 Transport of gases  
4.8.1  When transporting a single gas, the relevant placard and transport emergency card shall apply.  
4.8.2   Mixed loads of gases may be transported under the following 5 group transport emergency cards:  
a)  compressed gases, oxidizing.  
b)  compressed gases, toxic.  
c)  compressed gases,  flammable.  
d)  compressed gases (except Air, compressed), asphyxiant.  
e)  liquefied gas, flammable.  
5 Requirements for placards  
5.1 General  
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 Provision is made for three types of placarding, namely:  
a)  dangerous goods placards;  
b)  Danger warning diamo nd s; and  
c)  split placarding.  
5.2 Dangerous goods placard  
5.2.1  Dimensions  
The dimensions of regular size and reduced -size dangerous goods placards shall be as given in B.1 and B.2, 
respectively.  
5.2.2  Placard zones  
5.2.2.1  A dangerous goods placard sh all be divided into the following emergency information zones:  
a)  the goods identification zone (see 5.2.2.2)  
b)  the telephonic advice number zone (see 5.2.2.3 and 5.2.2.4); and  
c) the hazard class diamond zone (see 5.2.2.5 ). The  dimensions of the zones  shall be as given in B.1.2 
and B.2.1.  
5.2.2.2  The goods identification zone  shall indicate the four -digit UN No. of the dangerous goods being 
transported. When waste is transported, the word "WASTE" shall be added above the UN No. In the case of a 
mixed load the words "MIXED LOAD" shall appear in the goods identification zone,  with the two words 
“MIXED” and “LOAD” on separate lines (see also B.1.2).  
5.2.2.3  The operator telephonic advice number zone shall contain one or two telephone numbers, one of 
which  shall be available on a 24 h basis, and shall be the number of the operator at the premises from which 
the business is conducted. It shall be possible to obtain details about the cargo and the route of the vehicle at 
this number.  
5.2.2.4  The specialist te lephonic advice number zone shall contain one or two telephone numbers, one of 
which shall be available on a 24 h basis, and shall be the number of a party that can supply specialist advice 
on the hazards associated with the cargo.  
5.2.2.5   The hazard clas s label zone  shall display the hazard class diamond appropriate to the hazard 
associated with the goods in terms of  risk. Where subsidiary risks are identified in terms of  DEAS 
949:2019  the subsidiary risk diamonds shall be attached to the sides of the haz ard class warning diamond 
as shown in Figure B.1.   
5.3 Hazard class diamond  
A hazard class diamond used on a regular size placard shall comply with the requirements given in Annex C.  
5.4 Subsidiary risk diamond  
Subsidiary risk diamonds used in split placar ding shall be identical to hazard diamonds. Subsidiary risk 
diamonds added to a hazard placard shall be of the same design and colour as hazard diamonds but reduced 
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 5.5 Danger warning diamond   
A Danger warning diamond shall be a square with each side of length 250 mm, set with one of its diagonals 
vertically. A reduced -size hazard label  shall be a square with each side of length 100 mm, set with one of its 
diagonals vertically. The design shall comply with the requirements given in C.3.  
5.6 Mixed load diamond  
A mixed load diamond shall be a square with each side of length 250 mm, set with one of its  diagonals 
vertically and of design and colour as given in C.2. 
5.7 Goods identification rectangle  
A goods identification rectangle, for use in split placarding, shall be of width 150 mm and of length 290 mm, of 
colour orange, and of design as given in C.4.  
5.8 Elevated temperature warning triangle  
An elevated temperature warning triangle shall be an equilateral triangle with each side  of length 250 mm and 
of design as given in C.5. 
6 Emergency information documents  
6.1 Transport emergency card  
6.1.1  Transport emergency card(s) are intended for use by the driver of the dangerous goods vehicle but 
might also be required by the emergency  services in the absence of other information, or in support of 
available information. Any vehicle used for the transport of dangerous goods shall have a transport 
emergency card for each dangerous goods item in the load.  
6.1.2  The transport emergency card (s) shall be stored in the designated space.  
6.1.3  The transport emergency card shall be generated either from the CEFIC system, or in accordance 
with DEAS 952 -4:2019 , and shall be in English  or French and /or in Kiswahili .   
6.1.4  The transport emergency  card shall be reproduced on paper of size A4, with a left and a right border , 
consisting of 10 mm wide vertical lines in red to visually match Pantone 192 or NCS 0580 -Y90R (see Annex 
D.1 and D.2).  
6.1.5  The transport emergency card shall be clean and leg ible.  
6.1.6  The validity of the transport emergency card shall be three years from the generation date in the 
bottom left hand corner for a transport emergency card generated from the CEFIC system (a TREMCARD) 
(see D.1), and three years from the preparati on date in the bottom right hand corner for a transport emergency 
card generated 4 (a TREC) (see D.2).   
6.2 Dangerous goods declaration  
6.2.1 The  dangerous goods declaration shall bear the heading "DANGEROUS GOODS DECLARATION" and 
shall contain the follow ing information (see annex E  for the example):  
a)  the proper shipping name in accordance with DEAS 949:2019  
b)  the UN No.;  
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 d)   the quantity and type of packaging, or the word "bulk", wher e applicable;  
e)  the gross mass, and the net mass or volume of the goods;  
f)  the names and contact details of the followi ng parties (where applicable):  consignor, product 
manufacturer, product owner, product custodian, party contracting the operator, operator and  consignee;  
 
g)  the following declaration signed by the consignor:  
"I hereby declare that the content of this consignment is fully and accurately described above by the proper 
shipping name, and is classified, packaged, marked and labelled/placa rded, and is in all respects in proper 
condition for transport in accordance with the relevant national legislation."; and  
NOTE DEAS  950:2019  for the different persons the consignor might possibly be.   
h)  the following declaration signed by the driver:  
 “The consignment above has been received into my vehicle. My vehicle is correctly placarded and I am in 
possession of all necessary transport documentation pertaining to the transport of dangerous goods, including 
information to be followed in the case of a n emergency”.   
6.2.2 The  DGD shall be stored in the designated space.  
6.2.3 Copies  of the DGD shall be retained by the consignor for a minimum of 90 days after the date of 
shipment, if no incident is reported. If an incident is reported the DGD shall be retained for the duration of the 
relevant investigation.  
6.3 Waste classification confirmation  
In cases where a vehicle transports waste that contains any material listed as a dangerous substance in 
DEAS 950:2019 , and where the total quantity of such mate rial, either by itself or in combination with other 
such materials, exceeds the exempt quantity DEAS 952 -1:2019 that vehicle shall carry written confirmation of 
the classified waste.  
NOTE   The confirmation can be included in the DGD, or other delivery doc umentation.  
6.4 Other licences and permits  
6.4.1  In cases where a vehicle transports explosives, licences and permits shall be obtained from the 
relevant competent authority as required by the respective national  legislation  
6.4.2  In cases where a vehicl e transports radio -active materials , licences and permits shall be obtained 
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 Annex A(normative)  
 
Requirements for placards  
A.1 Dangerous goods placard  
A.1.1 Const ruction and size  
Any dangerous goods placard shall be constructed as follows:  
a)  the material of construction shall be sufficiently rigid to prevent any distortion when the placard is exposed  
to forces encountered during transportation by the relevant mo de of transport;  
b)  the dangerous goods placard shall be of width 700 mm and of height 400 mm, as shown in figure B.1;  
c)  the dangerous goods placard shall be divided into four zones by black lines of width 10 mm and shall 
have a black border of width 10  mm, as shown in Figure B.1;  
d)  provision shall have been made for attachment of the dangerous goods placard to the vehicle, and the 
means of attachment shall be of sufficient strength to resist distortion or disruption when exposed to the 
forces encounte red during the normal road use of the vehicle; and  
e)  the background colour of the zones, letters, numbers and graphic designs may be of silk -screened or 
painted metal plate or rigid plastics, or may be formed by the application of peel -and-stick plastics  
material or coated paper.  
A.1.2 Placard zones  
A.1.2.1  Goods identification zone  
The goods identification zone within the black border (see B.1.1(c)) shall be of width 290 mm and of height 
130 mm, and shall be orange (see C.1.2). The UN No. and the words "MIXED LOAD" and "WASTE" shall be 
black. The characters of the UN No. shall be of height 100 mm. In the case of a single load of waste the word 
“WASTE” and the characters of the UN No. shall be of height 50 mm. In the case of a mixed load the words 
“MIXED LOAD” shall be of height 50 mm and the two words “MIXED” and “LOAD” shall be on separate lines.  
A.1.2.2  Operator telephonic advice number zone  
The operator telephonic advice number zone (see figure B.1) shall be of width 290 mm and of height 115 mm, 
and s hall be orange (see C.1.2). The characters of the telephone number(s) shall be of height 50 mm and 
shall be black.  
A.1.2.3  Specialist telephonic advice number zone  
The specialist telephonic advice number zone (see figure B.1) shall be of width 290 mm and  of height 115 
mm, and shall be orange (see C.1.2). The characters of the telephone number(s) shall be of height 50 mm 
and shall be black.  
A.1.2.4  Hazard class diamond zone  
The hazard class diamond zone shall contain the hazard class diamond (see table C. 1) and, where 
applicable, any subsidiary risk diamond(s), or the mixed load diamond. The hazard class diamond zone within 
the black border (see Figure B.1) shall be a square with each side of length 380 mm and shall be white.  
A.1.3  Design  
The dangerous g oods placard design shall be as shown in Figure B.1.                                                                                                                                     DEAS952 -1:2019  
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Legend  
1)  Goods identification zone  
2)  Operator telephonic advice zone  
3)  Specialist telephonic advice zone  
4)  Hazard class diamond zone  
5)  Position of hazard class di amond or mixed load diamond  
6)  Position(s) of subsidiary risk diamond(s)  
Figure A.1 Dangerous goods placard design  
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 A.2 Reduced -size dangerous goods placard  
 
Legend  
 
1)  Goods identification zone  
2)  Operator telephonic advice n umber zone  
3)  Specialist telephonic advice number zone  
4)  Hazard class diamond zone  
5)  Position of hazard class warning diamond  
Figure A.2 Reduced -size dangerous goods placard  
A.2.1 Dimensions  
The dimensions of the reduced -size dangerous goods placard s hall be as shown in figure B.2.  
A.2.2  Goods identification zone  
The characters of the UN No. shall be of height 50 mm. In the case of a single load of waste the word 
“WASTE” and the characters of the UN No. shall be of height 25 mm. In the case of a mixed  load the words 
“MIXED LOAD” shall be of height 25 mm and the two words “MIXED” and “LOAD” shall be on separate lines.  
A.2.3  Operator telephonic advice number zone  
The characters of the telephone number(s) shall of height 25 mm.  
A.2.4  Specialist telephon ic advice number zone  
The characters of the telephone number(s) shall of height 25 mm.  
A.2.5 Hazard class diamond zone  
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 It shall not be required to attach subsidiary risk diamonds to the main hazard class diamond.  
A.3 Freight container placards  
A freight co ntainer shall have split placards that consist of a goods identification rectangle, a hazard class 
diamond, or a mixed load diamond and subsidiary risk diamond(s), in accordance with B.3.1, B.3.2 and Annex 
C.  
A.3.1 Goods identification rectangle  
The goods  identification rectangle shall comply with the requirements given in C.4 and shall contain either the 
UN No., or the word “MIXED LOAD”, or the word "WASTE" above the UN No., as applicable.  
A.3.2  Split placard configuration  
The goods identification rect angle with the UN No. shall be placed adjacent to (on either side of) the hazard 
class label and the subsidiary risk diamond(s) (see figure B.3 and Figure B.4).  
 
Figure A.3 — Goods identification rectangle and hazard class diamond  
 
 
Figure A.4 — Goods identification rectangle, hazard class  diamond and subsidiary risk label  
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 Annex B 
(normative)  
 
Requirements for hazard class labels  
B.1  Hazard class labels  
C.1.1  The hazard class diamond shall be a square with each side of length 250 mm, set at an angle of 45° 
(diamond shaped). The subsidiary risk diamond and the reduced -size hazard class diamond shall be identical 
in design and colour to the hazard class diamond, but with sides of 100 mm.  
B.1.2 The colours of the hazard class diamonds, the reduced -size hazard class diamonds and the 
subsidiary risk diamonds shall visually match colour reference numbers Pantone 151 or NCS S 0570 -Y50R 
(orange), Pantone 192 or NCS S 0580 -Y90R (red), Pantone 361 or NCS S 1565 -G (gre en), Pantone 300 or 
NCS S 2065 -B (blue), and Pantone 109 or NCS S 0570 G90Y (yellow). In case of a dispute the NCS colours 
shall take precedence.  
Table B.1 — Hazard class labels  
1 2 
Hazard class  Hazard class label  
 
1.1, 1.2,  
or 1.3  
 
 
1.4 
 
 
1.5 
  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1.6 
  
 
 
 
 
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B.2 Mixed Load label  
 
A mixed load diamond shall be a square with each side of length 250 mm, set at an angle of 45° (diamond 
shaped) see C.1.1. The reduced -size mixed load label shall be a square with each side of length 100 mm, set 
at an angle of 45° (diamond shaped). The colour shall be orange (see C.1.2) against a white background with 
the word "DANGEROUS" in black, as shown in Figur e C.2.  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Figure C.2 — Mixed Load lebel  
 
B.3  Danger warning label  
 
The Danger warning diamond shall be a square with each side of length 250 mm, set at an angle of 45° 
(diamond shaped). The reduced -size Danger warning diamond shall be a square w ith each side of length 100 
mm, set at an angle of 45° (diamond shaped). The colour shall be orange (see C.1.2 and Figure C.3).  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Figure C.3 — Danger warning label  
 
 
B.4  Goods identification rectangle  
 
The goods identification rectangle shall be  of height not less than 120 mm and of width not less than 300 mm. 
The rectangle shall have a black border of width 10 mm. The background colour shall be orange and the 
characters (see B.3.1) shall be black (see Figure C.4).  
 
 
 
Figure C.4 — Goods identification rectangle  
 
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The elevated temperature warning triangle shall be an equilateral triangle with each side of length 250 mm. 
The colour shall be red against a white background (see Fi gure C.5).  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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   (Informative)   
 
Examples of Transport Emergency Cards  
 
C.1 Example of a TREMCARD  
 
 
 
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D.2 TRANSPORT  EMERGENCY CARD  
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PROPER SHIPPING NAME  
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                                                                                                                              POT ENTIAL HAZARD  
                                                                                                                
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APPEARANCE  
(DANGER)  
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PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT                                 DRIVER INTERVENTION  
EQUIPMENT  
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(PP phrases)                                                                (ER phrases)  
 
 
DRIVER FIRST ACTIONS  
– Only if it can be carried out without personal risk  DRIVER SPECIAL/ADDITIONAL ACTIONS  – Only if 
it can be carried out without persona l risk 
....................................................................... (D phrases)  
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DRIVER ACTIONS IN CASE OF FIRE –  
Only if it can be carried out without personal risk  
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FIRST AID                                                     SPECIAL INFORMATION FOR EMERGENCY 
SERVICES  UN No.   
Class   
Subsidiary risk   
Packing group   
ERG No.   
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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION  
 
EMERGENCY TELEPHONE NUMBERS 
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PREPARED BY : ……………… from the best knowledge currently available; no 
guarantee is provided that the information is sufficient or correct under all 
circumstances.  
Preparatio n date: M/Y………………………………Expiry 
date………………..Reference…………  
 
 
 
 
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