WELLINGTON, NEW ZEALAND

PURSUANT to Section 152 of the Land Transport Act 1998
I, Harry James Duynhoven, Minister for Transport Safety,
HEREBY make the following ordinary Rule:
Land Transport Rule: Dangerous Goods
SIGNED AT Wellington
This

day of2005

Harry James Duynhoven
Minister for Transport Safety

Land Transport Rule
Dangerous Goods 2005
Rule 45001/1

ISSN 1173-1559
ISBN 0-478-24180-1
Published byLand Transport New Zealand
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Dangerous Goods 2005
Rule 45001/1

Contents
Objective of the ruleviii

Extent of consultation

viii

Material incorporated by referenceix

Part 1

Rule requirements

1

Section 1
1.1
1.2
1.3
1.4
1.5

Application
Title
Scope of the rule
Date when rule comes into force
Application of rule provisions
Interpretation of rule provisions

1
1
1
3
3
4

Section 2

Requirements according to the nature, quantity anduse of dangerous goods
5Dangerous goods not transported for hire or direct
reward5Dangerous goods transported for hire or reward
7
Dangerous Goods in Limited Quantities andConsumer Commodities
8
Small Packages of dangerous goods
12
Small Packages of explosives
14
Routine diagnostic specimens and low risk
biological products
16
Empty containers
16
Goods too dangerous to be transported undernormal conditions of transport
18

2.1
2.2
2.3
2.4
2.5
2.6
2.7
2.8
Section 3
3.1
3.2
3.3

Section 4
4.1

Packaging
General safety requirements
Requirements relating to the nature and quantityof the dangerous goods
Requirements for dangerous goods transported fordomestic or recreational purposes, for use as
tools-of-trade, for agricultural use or for acommercial purpose

19
19

Labelling and marking
General safety requirements

23
23

20

23

4.2
4.3
4.4

Requirements for labelling according to the natureand quantity of the dangerous goods
25
Requirements for marking according to the natureand quantity of the dangerous goods
27
Requirements for marking or labelling dangerous
goods transported for domestic or recreational
purposes, for use as tools-of-trade, for agriculturaluse or for a commercial purpose
28

Section 5
5.1
5.2
5.3

Documentation
29
General safety requirements
29
Types of documentation
31
When dangerous goods documents are not required 35

Section 6
6.1
6.2

Segregation
36
General safety requirements
36
Requirements for segregation according to thenature, quantity and use of the dangerous goods
37
Requirements for segregation by class or division ofdangerous goods
39
Use of segregation devices
41
Additional requirement for large quantities ofDivision 2.1 or Class 3 dangerous goods
46

6.3
6.4
6.5
Section 7
7.1
7.2
7.3
7.4

Section 8
8.1
8.2
8.3
8.4
8.5

Placarding
47
General safety requirements
47
Requirements for placarding according to the natureand quantity of the dangerous goods
49
Placement of placards
52
Requirements for dangerous goods transported fordomestic or recreational purposes, for use as
tools-of-trade, for agricultural use or for acommercial purpose
54
Transport procedures
General safety requirements
Requirements for load security
Emergency response information
Certain vehicles to stop at railway level crossings
Requirements for dangerous goods transported fordomestic or recreational purposes, for use as
tools-of-trade, for agricultural use or for acommercial purpose

55
55
56
56
57

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Section 99.1
9.2

Training
General safety requirements
Driver training

59
59
60

Section 10
10.1
10.2
10.3
10.4

Responsibilities
General safety requirements
Responsibilities of the consignor
Responsibilities of the loader
Responsibilities of the driver or operator of aroad vehicle
Responsibilities of the driver or operator of arail vehicle
Responsibilities of employers

62
62
63
64

Definitions

69

10.5
10.6

Part 265
67
68

Table A: Properties and classification of dangerous
goods for land transport
88

Part 3

Schedules

95

Schedule 1

Quantity limits for dangerous goods
transported for domestic or recreational purposes,
for use as tools-of-trade, for agricultural use or for
a commercial purpose, but not transported for hireor direct reward
95

Schedule 2

Dangerous Goods in Limited
Quantities and Consumer Commodities

100

Schedule 2ADangerous Goods that must not be transported asDangerous Goods in Limited Quantities or as
Consumer Commodities
107

Schedule 3

Segregation requirements for dangerous goods

113

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Objective of the rule
Land Transport Rule: Dangerous Goods 2005 sets out
the requirements for the safe transport of dangerous
goods on land in New Zealand. The Rule covers the
packaging, identification and documentation ofdangerous goods; the segregation of incompatible
goods; transport procedures and the training andresponsibilities of those involved in the transport ofdangerous goods. The Rule’s requirements are applied
according to the nature, quantity and use of the goods.
The Rule revokes and replaces Land Transport Rule:
Dangerous Goods 1999, which came into force on
3 May 1999. That Rule set in place a workable regime
whose objective was to enable dangerous goods to betransported safely and, thereby, minimise the risk topeople, to property and to the environment.
The changes to the Rule are mainly of a minor
technical nature, but are intended to ensure thatuniformity is maintained with international maritime
and aviation codes for the transport of dangerous
goods. Revision of the Rule takes into accountamendments to the United Nations Recommendations on
the Transport of Dangerous Goods - Model Regulations
and aligns transport controls with regulations madeunder the Hazardous Substances and New Organisms Act
1996, which imposes controls for all phases of the life
cycle of hazardous substances.

Extent of consultation
Land Transport Rule: Dangerous Goods 2005
underwent consultation with industry groups,
interested government departments and agencies andthe public. The Land Transport Safety Authority
worked closely, in particular, with officials of the
Department of Labour, Ministry for the Environment
and the Environmental Risk Management Authority on
ensuring the compatibility of the Rule with otherlegislation relating to hazardous substances. The Land

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Transport Safety Authority also sought advice andcomment from the technical working group thatcomprises experts from government and industry.
The yellow (public consultation) draft of the Rule wasreleased in April 2003 for public consultation. The
availability of the yellow draft was publicised in
metropolitan and regional daily newspapers, the New
Zealand Gazette and in the national Maori publication
Te Karere National News. The draft Rule was also madeavailable on the Land Transport Safety Authority’s
Internet website. Copies of the draft Rule were sent tooverseas libraries and transport organisations.
Forty-seven submissions were received on the yellow
draft. The submissions were taken into account inredrafting the Rule before it was submitted to Cabinet,
and to the Minister for Transport Safety for signature.

Material incorporated by reference
Documents that are ‘incorporated by reference’ in thisRule are available, on request, for inspection (free ofcharge) at the National Office of Land Transport New
Zealand. Contact details for Land Transport New
Zealand are listed at the front of the Rule.

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Part 1

Rule requirements

Section 1

Application

1.1

Title
This Rule is Land Transport Rule: Dangerous Goods 2005.

1.2

Scope of the rule

1.2(1)

This Rule applies to the transport on land of:

1.2(2)(a)substances or articles that have the properties andbelong to the classes and divisions described inTable A: Properties and classification of dangerous
goods for land transport; and(b)substances or articles declared to be dangerous
goods for transport on land by the relevant
regulatory authority; and(c)empty receptacles that have contained substances orarticles referred to in 1.2(1)(a) or (b), but have notbeen cleaned.

The Rule does not apply to the transport on land of
dangerous goods that are:(a)required for the motive power or control of thevehicle and are contained within the fuel system,
electrical system or control system; or(b)required for the operation of ancillary equipment on
the vehicle and are contained within the fuel system
or electrical system; or

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Land Transport Rule(c)required for the operation of ancillary equipment on
the vehicle and are an integral part of that
equipment and are not part of the load; or(d)domestic rubbish transported for disposal inaccordance with local authority requirements; or(e)transported under the direction of a dangerous
goods enforcement officer, a police officer, a HSNO
enforcement officer or emergency services personnel
in an emergency situation; or(f)transported by a member of the New Zealand
Defence Force, a police officer or an employee of
the Crown if:(g)

1.2(3)

27 June 2005(i)the dangerous goods are being transported
for reasons of national security or in theinterests of the safety or health of any
member of the public in an emergency orwhen carrying out training exercises for
emergencies; and(ii)

a Dangerous Goods Declaration as specified
in 5.2(2) and emergency response
information are located in a position in thevehicle where they would be readily available
in an emergency involving the vehicle; oranimal wastes discharged from animals while beingtransported on the vehicle.

The Rule does not apply to the transport of substances orarticles that are declared not to be dangerous goods fortransport on land by the relevant regulatory authority.

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1.3

Date when rule comes into force

1.3(1)

This Rule revokes and replaces Land Transport Rule:
Dangerous Goods 1999, which came into force on 3 May
1999.

1.3(2)

This Rule comes into force on 27 June 2005.

1.4

Application of rule provisions

1.4(1)

If a document incorporated by reference in this Rule makes
an exception from transport controls for specified
dangerous goods or in specified circumstances, thosedangerous goods may comply with that exception, unlessthe Rule has specific provisions for the transport of thosedangerous goods that conflict with that exception.

1.4(2)

Special Provisions for specific dangerous goods stated inany of the following documents apply, as appropriate forthe transport of those goods on land:(a)

New Zealand Standard 5433:1999, Transport ofDangerous Goods on Land; or(b)

United Nations Recommendations on the Transport ofDangerous Goods – Model Regulations; or(c)International Maritime Dangerous Goods Code; or(d)Technical Instructions for Safe Transport of Dangerous
Goods by Air of the International Civil Aviation
Organisation; or(e)Dangerous Goods Regulations of the International Air
Transport Association.

[Note: See section 165 of the Land Transport Act 1998, which provides that material may
be incorporated in a Rule by reference and forms part of the Rule for all purposes and, if
any of that material is amended or replaced by the person or organisation originating the

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Land Transport Rulematerial, once available for inspection, the amendment or new version forms part of theRule unless the Rules otherwise provide.]1.4(3)

Dangerous goods imported into New Zealand in closed
packages or freight containers do not have to comply withthe provisions of this Rule for packaging, labelling,marking, documentation, and segregation specified in 6.3
for transport from the port of entry to the destination
stated on the import documentation, if they comply withthe corresponding provisions of one of the following:(a)International Maritime Dangerous Goods Code; or(b)Technical Instructions for the Safe Transport ofDangerous Goods by Air of the International Civil
Aviation Organisation; or(c)Dangerous Goods Regulations of the International Air
Transport Association.

1.4(4)

If any other enactment specifies requirements fordangerous goods being transported on land that are
additional to those in this Rule, those additional
requirements must be complied with.

1.5

Interpretation of rule provisions

1.5(1)

If an explosive article (such as a fog signal, firework, fuse,rocket, percussion cap, detonator, cartridge or
ammunition) comprises both an explosive substance and a
device or contrivance that utilises the explosive to produce
a ballistic, pyrotechnic or explosive effect, the entire article
is Class 1 dangerous goods.

1.5(2)

If this Rule requires a package to be marked with theproper shipping name of the dangerous goods, and thatproper shipping name includes the words ‘Not Otherwise
Specified’ or the letters ‘NOS’, the package:

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5(a)must be marked with the proper shipping name andthe technical name of the dangerous goods; or[Note: See definition of ‘proper shipping name’ in Part 2 Definitions.](b)

may be marked with the technical name of thedangerous goods only.

1.5(3)

If this Rule requires a UN number to be displayed, thenumber must be preceded by the letters ‘UN’.

Section 2

Requirements according to the nature,quantity and use of dangerous goods

2.1

Dangerous goods not transported for hire or
direct reward

2.1(1)

Dangerous goods transported for domestic or recreational
purposes, but not transported for hire or direct reward,
must comply as follows:(a)

if the quantity of dangerous goods of a single classor division, or the aggregate quantity of a mixed
load, is within the limit in Schedule 1, each packageof dangerous goods must:(i)be loaded, secured, segregated, transported
and unloaded safely to ensure that the
packaging remains fit for its purpose and thedangerous goods do not present a hazard to
any person, to property or to theenvironment; and(ii)

comply with packaging requirements as
specified in 3.3; and27 June 2005

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Land Transport Rule(b)

2.1(2)

be labelled and marked as specified in 4.4;
and

(iv)

be transported in accordance with therelevant responsibilities in 10.1; orif the quantity of dangerous goods of a single classor division, or the aggregate quantity of a mixed
load transported on a vehicle or vehicle
combination exceeds the limit in Schedule 1, therelevant requirements of all sections of this Rule
must be complied with.

Dangerous goods transported for use as tools-of-trade, foragricultural use or for a commercial purpose, but nottransported for hire or direct reward, must comply as
follows:(a)

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(iii)

if the quantity of dangerous goods of a single classor division, or the aggregate quantity of a mixed
load, is within the limit in Schedule 1, each packageof dangerous goods must:(i)be loaded, secured, segregated, transported
and unloaded safely to ensure that the
packaging remains fit for its purpose and thedangerous goods do not present a hazard to
any person, to property or to theenvironment; and(ii)

comply with the packaging requirements
appropriate to the quantity of dangerous
goods, as specified in section 3; and(iii)

be labelled and marked as specified in 4.4;
and

(iv)

be accompanied by emergency response
information in accordance with 8.3; andDangerous Goods

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(v)

(b)

2.2

be transported in accordance with 9.1 andthe relevant responsibilities in 10.1; orif the quantity of dangerous goods of any single
class or division, or the aggregate quantity of amixed load transported on a vehicle or vehicle
combination, exceeds the limit in Schedule 1, therelevant requirements of all sections of this Rule
must be complied with.

Dangerous goods transported for hire or reward
Dangerous goods transported for hire or reward by alicensed transport service operator and dangerous goods
transported for direct reward, whether or not by a licensed
transport service operator, must comply with:(a)the requirements for Dangerous Goods in Limited
Quantities or Consumer Commodities, as specified
in 2.3; or(b)

the requirements for Small Packages as specified in
2.4 or 2.5; or(c)the requirements for routine diagnostic specimens
or low risk biological products, as specified in 2.6;or(d)the relevant requirements of all sections of this Rule,
except those requirements that specifically relate todangerous goods:(i)

specified in 2.2(a) to 2.2(c); or(ii)

transported for domestic or recreational
purposes, or for use as tools-of-trade, foragricultural use or for a commercial purpose,but not transported for hire or direct reward.

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2.3

Dangerous Goods in Limited Quantities andConsumer Commodities

2.3(1)

Dangerous Goods in Limited Quantities and Consumer
Commodities, as appropriate, may be transported under
the following conditions, if the total weight of thedangerous goods and their packaging on a vehicle orvehicle combination does not exceed 1000 kg:(a)

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the maximum quantity of dangerous goods in the
inner packaging must be within the limit specified
for dangerous goods packed in limited quantities
according to the class or division, and packing
group, or as specified for a particular entry in thelist of dangerous goods, in:(i)

Schedule 2, excluding items listed in Schedule
2A; or(ii)

New Zealand Standard 5433:1999, Transportof Dangerous Goods on Land; or(iii)

United Nations Recommendations on theTransport of Dangerous Goods – Model
Regulations; or(iv)

International Maritime Dangerous Goods
Code; or(v)

Technical Instructions for Safe Transport ofDangerous Goods by Air of the International
Civil Aviation Organisation; or(vi)Dangerous Goods Regulations of theInternational Air Transport Association; and(b)

the inner packages must be contained in outer
packaging; and(c)an outer package must not weigh more than:Dangerous Goods

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20 kg, if the outer packaging is a shrinkwrapped or stretch-wrapped tray; or(ii)

30 kg, if the outer packaging is of any othermaterial; and(d)fragile inner packaging must not be contained
within outer packaging that is a shrink-wrapped or
stretch-wrapped tray; and(e)the packaging must comply with 3.2(2); and(f)Dangerous Goods in Limited Quantities must be
marked or labelled, in accordance with 4.1, with atleast one of the following:(i)the UN Number and proper shipping nameof all the dangerous goods in the package; or[Note: See definition of ‘proper shipping name’ in Part 2 Definitions.]

(g)

(ii)

the class and division, including subsidiaryrisks, of all the dangerous goods in the
package and the words ‘Dangerous Goods in
Limited Quantities’, the abbreviation‘DGLQ’ or ‘LTD QTY’ or similar words orabbreviations, to clearly identify the package
as containing Dangerous Goods in Limited
Quantities; or(iii)

the UN Number (preceded by the letters‘UN’) of all the dangerous goods in the
package, placed within a diamond; andConsumer Commodities must be marked orlabelled, in accordance with 4.1, with at least one of
the following:(i)the UN Number and proper shipping nameof all the dangerous goods in the package; or

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the class and division, including subsidiaryrisks, of all the dangerous goods in the
package and the words ‘Consumer
Commodities’ or the abbreviation ‘Con
Coms’, or similar words or abbreviations, toclearly identify the package as containing
Consumer Commodities; or(iii)

the common or technical name of all thedangerous goods in the package and thewords ‘Consumer Commodities’ or theabbreviation ‘Con Coms’, or similar words
or abbreviations, to clearly identify the
package as containing Consumer
Commodities; or(iv)

the UN Number (preceded by the letters‘UN’) of all the dangerous goods in the
package, placed within a diamond; and(h)Dangerous Goods in Limited Quantities must betransported with documentation as specified in
section 5, with the words ‘Dangerous Goods in
Limited Quantities’, the abbreviation ‘DGLQ’ or‘LTD QTY’ or similar words or abbreviations on
the Dangerous Goods Declaration to clearly
identify the goods as being Dangerous Goods in
Limited Quantities; and(i)Consumer Commodities must be transported withdangerous goods documentation that complies with
5.1 and includes:(i)the words ‘Consumer Commodities’, on the
document to clearly identify the goods as
being Consumer Commodities; and(ii)

the name, address and, if available, a contact
telephone number for the consignor; andDangerous Goods

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(iii)

2.3(2)

2.3(3)

the name and signature of the consignor anda statement confirming that the dangerous
goods are within the quantity limits for
Consumer Commodities and are packaged,
and marked or labelled in accordance withthis Rule; and(j)inner packages of dangerous goods that have to besegregated under 6.3 from other dangerous goods or
food items must not be contained in the same outer
packaging; and(k)the relevant requirements of sections 7, 8, and 9 andresponsibilities in section 10 must be complied with.

Dangerous Goods in Limited Quantities or Consumer
Commodities that are transported under 2.3(1) do nothave to comply with the requirements of this Rule for:(a)labelling of packages; or(b)segregation from dangerous goods other than
explosives not specified in 2.5; or(c)segregation from food items.

The following dangerous goods must not be transported asDangerous Goods in Limited Quantities or Consumer
Commodities, unless a quantity is specified for theparticular dangerous goods in Schedule 2 or in one of the
documents in 2.3(1)(a):(a)

dangerous goods of Packing Group I; or(b)dangerous goods of:(i)Class 1; and27 June 2005

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(c)

(ii)

Class 2 that are gases that present a
flammable, corrosive, oxidizing or toxic risk;
and

(iii)

Division 4.1 that are self-reactive and related
substances or desensitized explosives; and(iv)

Division 4.2 or dangerous goods with asubsidiary risk of 4.2; and(v)

Division 5.2 that are organic peroxides
requiring temperature control; and(vi)

Division 6.2; and(vii)

Class 7; ordangerous goods for which ‘NONE’ is specified in
Schedule 2A.

2.3(4)

If the aggregate quantity of Dangerous Goods in Limited
Quantities and Consumer Commodities on a vehicle orvehicle combination exceeds 1000 kg, including the weightof the packaging, the relevant requirements of all sectionsof this Rule apply to the part of the load that exceeds
1000 kg.

2.4

Small Packages of dangerous goods

2.4(1)A Small Package that complies with the following
conditions may be transported as specified in 2.4(2):27 June 2005(a)the quantity of dangerous goods in a primarycontainer must not exceed the quantities specified
for inner packaging for Dangerous Goods in
Limited Quantities, or for explosives in 2.5; and(b)the packaging must comply with 3.2(2) and 3.2(3),if appropriate; andDangerous Goods

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(c)

2.4(2)

the package must be marked or labelled inaccordance with 4.1 to indicate the nature of its
contents with at least one of the following:(i)the UN Number, proper shipping name andclass and division; or(ii)

for Dangerous Goods in Limited Quantities
or Consumer Commodities, in accordancewith 2.3(1)(f) or 2.3(1)(g) respectively; or(iii)labels or markings required by any otherenactment that clearly identify the contentsof the package; and(d)primary containers of dangerous goods that have to
be segregated under 6.3 from other dangerous goods
or food items must not be contained in the sameouter packaging; and(e)except for gas cylinders, primary containers ofdangerous goods or food items that are notcontained in separate outer packaging must be
segregated as specified in 6.3; and(f)the relevant requirements of sections 8 and 9 andresponsibilities of section 10 must be complied with.

Small Packages aggregated to a total quantity of 50 litres,or 50 kg including the weight of the packaging, on avehicle or vehicle combination may be transported without
having to comply with the requirements of this Rule for:(a)dangerous goods documentation; or(b)segregation from dangerous goods other than
explosives not specified in 2.5, if the Small Packages
are contained in separate outer packaging or if the
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are contained in separate outer packaging or if the
Small Packages are gas cylinders; or(d)

the display of placards on the vehicle; or(e)a dangerous goods endorsement on a driver licence.

2.4(3)

If the aggregate quantity of Small Packages on a vehicle orvehicle combination exceeds 50 litres, or 50 kg including
the weight of the packaging, the relevant requirements ofall sections of this Rule apply to the part of the load thatexceeds 50 litres or 50 kg.

2.5

Small Packages of explosives
The following dangerous goods of Class 1 may betransported as Small Packages, in accordance with 2.4, if
the weight of dangerous goods in the primary container is
5 kg or less:

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explosives in Table 2.1; and(b)

explosives specified for that purpose by the relevant
regulatory authority, if transported in compliancewith any additional requirements specified by that
authority.

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Table 2.1

Small Packages of explosives

UN Number

Proper shipping name

Division

UN 0012CARTRIDGES, SMALL ARMS

1.4S

UN 0014CARTRIDGES, SMALL ARMS, BLANK

1.4S

UN 0044PRIMERS, CAP TYPE

1.4S

UN 0055CASES, CARTRIDGES, EMPTY, WITH
PRIMER

1.4S

UN 0070

CUTTERS, CABLE, EXPLOSIVE

1.4S

UN 0105

FUSE, SAFETY

1.4S

UN 0191

SIGNAL DEVICES, HAND

1.4G

UN 0193

SIGNALS, RAILWAY TRACK, EXPLOSIVE

1.4S

UN 0197

SIGNALS, SMOKE

1.4G

UN 0276

CARTRIDGES, POWER DEVICE

1.4C

UN 0312CARTRIDGES, SIGNAL

1.4G

UN 0317

FUZES, IGNITING

1.4G

UN 0323

CARTRIDGES, POWER DEVICE

1.4S

UN 0325

IGNITERS

1.4G

UN 0335

FIREWORKS (Note 1)

1.3G

UN 0336

FIREWORKS (Note 1)

1.4G

UN 0337

FIREWORKS (Note 1)

1.4S

ARTICLES, EXPLOSIVE, N.O.S.

1.4S

UN 0349(Model-rocket motors, signal tubes or shock tubes
only)

UN 0373

SIGNAL DEVICES, HAND

1.4S

UN 0405

CARTRIDGES, SIGNAL

1.4S

ARTICLES, PYROTECHNIC

1.4S

UN 0432(Model-rocket motors or cassette degradation
devices only)

UN 0454

IGNITERS

1.4S

UN 0503

AIRBAG INFLATORS or AIRBAG MODULES
or SEAT-BELT PRETENSIONERS

1.4G

Note 1: Only fireworks that are controlled under the Hazardous Substances(Fireworks) Regulations 2001 may be transported as Small Packages of explosives.

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Routine diagnostic specimens and low risk
biological products
Dangerous goods of Division 6.2 that are routine
diagnostic specimens or low risk biological products do nothave to comply with section 5, 6 or 7 or 9.2, if:(a)packaged in accordance with 3.2(5); and(b)marked in accordance with 4.3(5); and(c)transported in accordance with the requirements in
section 8 and 9.1 and the relevant responsibilities ofsection 10.

2.7

Empty containers

2.7(1)

An empty container that is designed and constructed foruse with dangerous goods and has not yet been used tocontain dangerous goods must, when being transported,either:27 June 2005(a)have its markings or labels removed or completely
covered; or(b)be accompanied by a document that:(i)complies with 5.1; and(ii)

provides an accurate description of thecontainer; and(iii)

states that the container has never contained
dangerous goods; and(iv)

includes the address, name and signature of
the consignor.

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2.7(3)

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An empty container that has been used to contain inner
packages of dangerous goods, but which was not in contact
with the dangerous goods must, when being transported,either:(a)

have its markings or labels removed or completely
covered; or(b)be accompanied by a document that:(i)complies with 5.1; and(ii)

provides an accurate description of thecontainer; and(iii)

states that the container has never been in
direct contact with dangerous goods; and(iv)

includes the address, name and signature of
the consignor.

An empty container that has been in contact withdangerous goods must, when being transported, either:(a)comply with the relevant requirements of all
sections of this Rule; or(b)

if all dangerous residue has been removed inaccordance with procedures approved by therelevant regulatory authority, be accompanied by adocument that:(i)complies with 5.1; and(ii)

provides an accurate description of thecontainer; and27 June 2005

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(c)

2.8

(iii)

states that the container has been cleaned inaccordance with the procedures approved by
the relevant regulatory authority and that thecontainer does not contain any dangerous
residue; and(iv)

includes a reference to the procedures
approved by the relevant regulatory
authority; and(v)

includes the address, name and signature of
the consignor; or

if all dangerous residue has been removed to thesatisfaction of the relevant regulatory authority, be
accompanied by a document that:(i)complies with 5.1; and(ii)

provides an accurate description of thecontainer; and(iii)

is issued by the relevant regulatory authority
and states that the relevant regulatory
authority is satisfied that the container does
not contain any dangerous residue; and(iv)

includes the address, name and signature of
the consignor.

Goods too dangerous to be transported undernormal conditions of transport
The following dangerous goods must not be transported
without the approval of the relevant regulatory authority:(a)27 June 2005

dangerous goods that, as presented for transport, areliable, under normal conditions encountered intransport:

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(b)

(i)

to explode; or(ii)

to react dangerously; or(iii)

to produce a flame or dangerous evolution ofheat or dangerous emission of toxic,
corrosive or flammable gases or vapours;

dangerous goods that the relevant regulatory
authority considers to be too dangerous to transport
without complying with specifically approved
additional conditions.

Section 3

Packaging

3.1

General safety requirements

3.1(1)

Packaging for dangerous goods must comply as follows:

3.1(2)(a)it must be appropriate for the nature and quantityof the dangerous goods; and(b)

if it comes into contact with the dangerous goods, it
must not contaminate or react with the dangerous
goods; and(c)it must be sufficiently robust to remain intact, andcontinue to contain the dangerous goods safely andwithout leaking, for normal conditions of loading,transport and unloading, allowing for reasonably
foreseeable changes in temperature, humidity orpressure.

If there are reasonable grounds to suspect that packaging
does not comply with 3.1(1), dangerous goods must not betransported unless:

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Land Transport Rule(a)the packaging can be shown by testing,documentation or other means to comply with
3.1(1); or(b)

the dangerous goods are repackaged by one of themethods specified in 3.1(3).

If packaging fails to comply with 3.1(1), dangerous goods
must not be transported unless the dangerous goods arerepackaged in:(a)packaging that complies with 3.1(1); or(b)salvage packaging that complies with 3.2(1).

3.2

Requirements relating to the nature and quantityof the dangerous goods

3.2(1)

Packaging for dangerous goods, except for dangerous goods
specified in 3.2(2), 3.2(4) or 3.2(5), must either:(a)27 June 2005

be type-tested, certified and marked to show it
complies with the packaging requirements in thelatest version of one of the following:(i)

New Zealand Standard 5433:1999, Transportof Dangerous Goods on Land; or(ii)

United Nations Recommendations on theTransport of Dangerous Goods – Model
Regulations; or(iii)

International Maritime Dangerous Goods
Code; or(iv)

Technical Instructions for Safe Transport ofDangerous Goods by Air of the International
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(v)

(b)

Dangerous Goods Regulations of theInternational Air Transport Association; orcomply with the requirements of the relevant
regulatory authority.

3.2(2)

Packaging for Dangerous Goods in Limited Quantities andConsumer Commodities must comply with 3.1 and3.2(1)(b), but does not have to comply with 3.2(1)(a).

3.2(3)In addition to the requirements of this Rule, therequirements for packaging of the relevant regulatory
authority must be complied with when transporting:

3.2(4)

3.2(5)(a)dangerous goods of Class or Division 1, 2, 5.2 and7; and(b)

dangerous goods in tankwagons and other vehicles
that are specially designed for dangerous goods; and(c)dangerous goods in bulk.

Bitumen transported at a temperature exceeding its flash
point or at an elevated temperature of 100 degrees Celsius
or higher must be contained in a tankwagon or spraywagon that:(a)complies with 3.1(1); and(b)

is designed and constructed in accordance withindustry best practice.

Packaging for Division 6.2 infectious substances must:(a)be type-tested, certified and marked to show it
complies with the packaging requirements in thelatest version of one of the following:

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(b)

(c)

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New Zealand Standard 5433:1999, Transportof Dangerous Goods on Land; or(ii)

United Nations Recommendations on theTransport of Dangerous Goods – Model
Regulations; or(iii)

International Maritime Dangerous Goods
Code; or(iv)

Technical Instructions for Safe Transport ofDangerous Goods by Air of the International
Civil Aviation Organisation; or(v)

Dangerous Goods Regulations of theInternational Air Transport Association; orcomply with the requirements of:(i)the Director-General of Health, forinfectious substances that affect humans; or(ii)

the Director-General of Agriculture andForestry, for infectious substances that affectanimals; orfor routine diagnostic specimens or low risk
biological products, comply as follows:(i)the packaging must comply with 3.1; and(ii)

three layers of packaging must be used; and(iii)

primary receptacles and one other layer ofpackaging must be leak-proof; andDangerous Goods

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(iv)

when fragile primary receptacles are used,sufficient absorbent material must be placedin the packaging to absorb the liquid
contents of the primary receptacles.

3.3

Requirements for dangerous goods transported fordomestic or recreational purposes, for use as toolsof-trade, for agricultural use or for a commercial
purpose3.3(1)

Packaging for dangerous goods that are transported fordomestic or recreational purposes, but are not transported
for hire or direct reward, must:(a)if the quantity of dangerous goods of a single classor division, or the aggregate quantity of a mixed
load, is within the limit in Schedule 1, comply with
3.1;

(b)

if the quantity of dangerous goods of a single classor division or the aggregate quantity of a mixed
load, exceeds the limit in Schedule 1, comply with
3.1 and 3.2.

3.3(2)

Packaging for dangerous goods that are transported for use
as tools-of-trade, for agricultural use or for a commercial
purpose, but are not transported for hire or direct reward,
must comply with 3.1 and 3.2.

Section 4

Labelling and marking

4.1

General safety requirements

4.1(1)

Dangerous goods that are being transported must belabelled and marked to identify the hazard they present to

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appropriate to the nature, quantity and use of thedangerous goods.
4.1(2)

Labels and markings must be of an appropriate size, colourand design, and be placed on a container of dangerous
goods in sufficient numbers and in appropriate positions,so that the nature of the hazard presented by the dangerous
goods is clearly recognisable.

4.1(3)

When both labels and markings are required, thecorresponding labels and markings must be placed as close
as practicable to each other.

4.1(4)

Labels and markings must:(a)be legible; and(b)be readily visible.

4.1(5)

Labels and markings must be sufficiently durable to remain
attached and legible in reasonably foreseeable conditions
encountered in land transport.

4.1(6)

If a package is too small, or is otherwise unsuitable, forlabelling and marking, the labels and markings must beplaced on a tag that is sufficiently firmly attached to the
package to ensure the labels and markings comply with
4.1(5).

4.1(7)

Labels and markings that may be misleading as to thehazard the dangerous goods present must be removed orcompletely covered before dangerous goods aretransported.

4.1(8)

Subject to 4.1(9), when this Rule requires labels or
markings to be displayed, they must be displayed on atleast one of the following:(a)

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(b)

sole packaging; or(c)inner packaging, if legible when prepared fortransport; or(d)the outside of a container in which dangerous goods
are loaded, if the labels or markings on a package
within are not legible when the container isprepared for transport; or(e)an Intermediate Bulk Container.

4.1(9)

If all packages within a unit load device are labelled andmarked in accordance with this Rule, but those labels andmarkings are not legible when the unit load is prepared fortransport, the labels for each class and division, including
subsidiary risks, for all the dangerous goods in the unitload must be displayed on the outside of the unit load, but
it is not necessary to display markings on the outside of theunit load.

4.2

Requirements for labelling according to the natureand quantity of the dangerous goods

4.2(1)

Subject to 4.1(8), and except as specified in 4.2(4) and 4.4,
a package, an Intermediate Bulk Container and a unit load,containing dangerous goods, must have labels that identify:

4.2(2)(a)the primary risk of the dangerous goods in the
package; and(b)

any subsidiary risks of the dangerous goods in the
package.

The design, colour, size and durability of the labels mustcomply with the specifications in any of the following:(a)

New Zealand Standard 5433:1999, Transport ofDangerous Goods on Land; or

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4.2(3)

4.2(4)

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United Nations Recommendations on the Transport ofDangerous Goods – Model Regulations; or(c)International Maritime Dangerous Goods Code; or(d)Technical Instructions for Safe Transport of Dangerous
Goods by Air of the International Civil Aviation
Organisation; or(e)Dangerous Goods Regulations of the International Air
Transport Association.

Labels, in the form of placards, must be placed on thefollowing, in accordance with section 7:(a)tankwagons and other vehicles specially designed forbulk quantities of dangerous goods; and(b)freight containers, portable tanks, and containers forbulk quantities of dangerous goods other thanIntermediate Bulk Containers.

Labels that indicate the class and division of the dangerous
goods are not required on packages of the following
dangerous goods:(a)Dangerous Goods in Limited Quantities orConsumer Commodities; or(b)Small Packages, as specified in 2.4 and 2.5; or(c)routine diagnostic specimens and low risk biologicalproducts that are marked in accordance with
4.3(5)(b); or(d)aerosols of Division 2.1 or 2.2; orDangerous Goods

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(e)

dangerous goods of Class 7 that are ‘exceptedpackages’ as specified in the Regulations for Safe
Transport of Radioactive Material of theInternational Atomic Energy Agency or as specified
by the relevant regulatory authority.

4.3

Requirements for marking according to the natureand quantity of the dangerous goods

4.3(1)

Subject to 4.1(8) and except as specified in 4.3(2), 4.3(3),4.3(4) or 4.3(5), a package or an Intermediate Bulk
Container must be marked with the following to clearly
identify all the dangerous goods it contains:(a)the UN Number of the dangerous goods; and(b)the proper shipping name of the dangerous goods.

[Note: See definition of ‘proper shipping name’ in Part 2 Definitions.]

4.3(2)

Dangerous Goods in Limited Quantities must be
identified as specified in 2.3(1)(f).

4.3(3)

Consumer Commodities must be identified as specified in
2.3(1)(g).

4.3(4)

Small Packages must be identified as specified in 2.4 and
2.5.

4.3(5)

Packages containing routine diagnostic specimens or low
risk biological products must either:(a)be labelled and marked in accordance with 4.1,
4.2(1), 4.2(2) and 4.3(1); or(b)

be marked:(i)in accordance with 4.1; and27 June 2005

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with words to clearly identify the contents ofthe package as routine diagnostic specimens
or low risk biological products, as
appropriate.

4.3(6)

Tankwagons, other vehicles specially designed for bulk
quantities of dangerous goods, portables tanks, andcontainers for bulk quantities of dangerous goods otherthan Intermediate Bulk Containers must be marked inaccordance with 7.2(5).

4.4Requirements for marking or labelling dangerous
goods transported for domestic or recreational
purposes, for use as tools-of-trade, for agriculturaluse or for a commercial purpose

4.4(1)

Dangerous goods transported for domestic or recreational
purposes, for use as tools-of-trade, for agricultural use orfor a commercial purpose, but not for hire or direct
reward, must comply as follows:(a)27 June 2005

if the quantity of dangerous goods of a single classor division, or the aggregate quantity of a mixed
load, is within the limit in Schedule 1, the package
must be marked or labelled, in accordance with 4.1,
to indicate the nature of the contents with at least
one of the following:(i)the UN Number, proper shipping name andclass and division; or(ii)

for Dangerous Goods in Limited Quantities
or Consumer Commodities, in accordancewith 2.3(1)(f) or 2.3(1)(g) respectively; or(iii)labels or markings required by any otherenactment that clearly identify the contentsof the package;Dangerous Goods

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(b)

if the quantity of dangerous goods of a single classor division, or the aggregate quantity of a mixed
load, exceeds the limit in Schedule 1, the dangerous
goods must comply with 4.1, 4.2 and 4.3.

4.4(2)

Dangerous goods that are contained in their retailpackaging are not required to have labelling or marking on
any additional packaging used to carry the dangerous
goods after retail sale.

Section 5

Documentation

5.1

General safety requirements

5.1(1)

Dangerous goods that are being transported must be
accompanied by documentation identifying the dangerous
goods and the hazard they present to any person, toproperty or to the environment, as appropriate to thenature, quantity, and use of the dangerous goods, and to
the type of transport operation.

5.1(2)The documentation must be:(a)in English; and(b)legible; and(c)on paper or similar material and comprise either:(i)one or more documents, each with adiagonally-striped border or a bold heading
to clearly identify it as a dangerous goods
document; or(ii)several attached documents with the first
document having a diagonally-striped border

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documents as dangerous goods documents;and5.1(3)(d)readily available at all times while dangerous goods
are being transported; and(e)made available to a dangerous goods enforcement
officer, a police officer, a HSNO enforcement
officer or to emergency services personnel
immediately on request; and(f)kept separate from the dangerous goods duringtransport; and(g)passed to the next person responsible for thetransport or handling of the dangerous goods when
the goods are delivered, except for regular deliveriesof dangerous goods to the same customer, or for
regular after-hours deliveries when it is impracticalto pass on the documentation.

The dangerous goods documentation must be kept
separate from other documents that are not relevant to thetransport of dangerous goods, in a holder that retains the
documents securely and is clearly marked with the words‘Dangerous Goods Documents’ or similar words, and:(a)

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for a vehicle or vehicle combination transporting
dangerous goods by road, is attached:(i)to the inside of the driver’s door; or(ii)

in a prominent position in the cab that isclearly visible and accessible to a person
standing on the ground outside the vehicle
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(iii)

(b)

5.1(4)

5.2

if the vehicle is a trailer that is not connected
to a towing vehicle, in a prominent positionon the trailer;

for a rail vehicle, is placed in a prominent position
from which it is readily accessible, in accordancewith the safety system.

An electronic equivalent of a signature may be used toauthenticate dangerous goods documentation that istransmitted to the carrier in electronic form, if:(a)the signature required under 5.2(2)(c)(ii) or
5.2(7)(b)(iii) is replaced by an electronic signatureof the person authorised to sign, or the name,written in electronic form and in capital letters, ofthe person authorised to sign; and(b)the electronic signature or name adequately
identifies the signatory and adequately indicates thesignatory’s approval of the information to which thesignature relates; and(c)the electronic signature or name is verified by awritten agreement between the person transmitting
the documents and the person receiving the
documents; and(d)the person receiving the documents consents toreceiving the electronic signature or name.

Types of documentation
Dangerous Goods Declaration

5.2(1)A Dangerous Goods Declaration must:(a)accompany dangerous goods that are beingtransported except as specified in 5.3; and27 June 2005

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5.2(2)

except as specified in 5.2(4), be on a single page,
unless the list of dangerous goods or the details
about the consignee requires additional pages.

A Dangerous Goods Declaration must state:(a)technical information identifying the dangerous
goods and the hazard they present to any person, toproperty or to the environment, as follows:(i)the UN Number; and(ii)

the proper shipping name; and[Note: See definition of ‘proper shipping name’ in Part 2 Definitions.]

(b)

(c)

27 June 2005(iii)

the class and the division, if assigned, andany subsidiary risks of the dangerous goods,
and for dangerous goods of Class 1, thecompatibility group letter; and(iv)

the packing group, where applicable; and(v)

any other technical information necessary to
identify the product to ensure the dangerous
goods are loaded and segregated correctly
and safely, and to advise of any additional
precautions that must be taken; andexcept as provided under 5.2(4), information about
the quantity of dangerous goods being transported,
as follows:(i)the number and type of packages; and(ii)

the total quantity of dangerous goods,
measured by volume or mass, that is coveredby the description; andinformation about the consignor, as follows:Dangerous Goods

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(d)

5.2(3)(i)the name, the address and, if available, acontact telephone number for the consignor;
and

(ii)

the name and signature of the consignor or
the consignor’s agent, and a statement
confirming that all the information requiredin 5.2(2) is correct and the packaging,labelling and marking requirements of thisRule have been complied with; and(iii)

the date on which the Dangerous Goods
Declaration is prepared; andafter 31 December 2005, the name and address ofthe consignee, except if dangerous goods aredelivered to or collected from more than one
location and the quantity information required in
5.2(2)(b) is in the form of a Schedule of Quantities
in accordance with 5.2(4).

Information additional to that required under 5.2(2), anddetails of non-dangerous goods that are being transported,
may be included on the Dangerous Goods Declaration
following the description of the dangerous goods specified
in 5.2(2)(a) and 5.2(2)(b).
Schedule of Quantities

5.2(4)

If a load of dangerous goods is delivered to or collectedfrom more than one location, a Dangerous Goods
Declaration must be carried, but the quantity information
may be in the form of a Schedule of Quantities on a
separate page or pages.
Load plan5.2(5)

A line-haul vehicle must have a load plan showing thelocation of all dangerous goods on the vehicle and of any
other goods from which they must be segregated to comply
with section 6.

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If goods are loaded or unloaded, the load plan must be
amended to show any changes to the location of thedangerous goods and of any other goods from which theymust be segregated to comply with section 6.
Container Packing Certificate or Vehicle Packing
Certificate

5.2(7)

If the dangerous goods are in a closed, prepacked freightcontainer or vehicle, a Container Packing Certificate or
Vehicle Packing Certificate, as appropriate, must be carried
and the certificate must:
(a)

(b)

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indicate that:(i)the freight container or vehicle was clean, dry
and fit to receive the goods when packed;
and

(ii)

goods that have to be segregated comply withsection 6; and(iii)

all packages have been externally inspected
for damage, leaking or sifting, and only
sound packages have been loaded; and(iv)

all packages are appropriately marked andlabelled; and(v)

all packages have been properly loaded into
the vehicle or freight container and havebeen secured in accordance with section 8;
and

(vi)

the documentation required by this Rule has
been received for each dangerous goods
consignment loaded in the vehicle or freightcontainer; andinclude:Dangerous Goods

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(i)

the name, address and, if available, a contact
telephone number for the person who is
responsible for packing the container orvehicle; and(ii)

information to identify the freight container
or vehicle such as the container identification
number or vehicle registration number; and(iii)

the signature of the person who is
responsible for packing the container orvehicle and a statement confirming that all
the information required under 5.2(7) iscorrect.

Combined documents
5.2(8)The information required under 5.2(5) and 5.2(7) may be
combined on a single page with the Dangerous Goods
Declaration.

5.2(9)

When the Dangerous Goods Declaration is combined witha Container or Vehicle Packing Certificate and the same
person is responsible for signing both parts of the
combined document, and this is indicated on the
document, the name, address, telephone number andsignature specified in 5.2(7)(b) are not required.

5.3

When dangerous goods documents are notrequired

5.3(1)A Dangerous Goods Declaration, load plan, and Containeror Vehicle Packing Certificate are not required whendangerous goods are transported:(a)for domestic or recreational use; or(b)for use as tools-of-trade, for agricultural use or for acommercial purpose, in accordance with 2.1(2),27 June 2005

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specified in Schedule 1; or(c)

as Small Packages in accordance with 2.4 and 2.5;or(d)as routine diagnostic specimens or low risk
biological products in accordance with 2.6.

5.3(2)

When Consumer Commodities are transported withdangerous goods documentation that complies with
2.3(1)(i), a Dangerous Goods Declaration, load plan andContainer or Vehicle Packing Certificate, as specified inthis section, are not required for the Consumer
Commodities.

5.3(3)A Container Packing Certificate or Vehicle Packing
Certificate is not required for:(a)tankwagons;(b)other vehicles designed for bulk quantities ofdangerous goods;(c)portable tanks and containers for bulk quantities ofdangerous goods, unless the portable tanks orcontainers are in a closed, prepacked freightcontainer or vehicle.

Section 6

Segregation

6.1

General safety requirements

6.1(1)

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(a)

other dangerous goods with which they might react
dangerously; and(b)food items they might contaminate.

6.1(2)

When mixed classes and divisions of dangerous goods
other than those specified in 6.1(3) or 6.1(4) are loaded
together, the load must be segregated according to both theprimary risk and any subsidiary risks each of the dangerous
goods presents in relation to the other dangerous goods inthe load, except when the incompatible primary andsubsidiary risks are both properties of the same substance.

6.1(3)

Dangerous goods of Class 2 in gas cylinders that comply
with section 3, and are transported in vehicles fitted withappropriate equipment for the transport of the gas
cylinders, do not have to be segregated according to thesubsidiary risks of other dangerous goods of Class 2.

6.1(4)Class 1 explosive articles that have a subsidiary risk may betransported on the same vehicle without segregation fromother Class 1 explosive articles, subject to any requirementsof the relevant regulatory authority.

6.1(5)

Segregation requirements for the transport of dangerous
goods, additional to those in this Rule, that are stated in
the Dangerous Goods Declaration under 5.2(2)(a)(v), orare specified in any other enactment, must be complied
with.

6.2

Requirements for segregation according to thenature, quantity and use of the dangerous goods
Dangerous goods must be segregated in accordance with
6.3, except for the following quantities and uses:(a)dangerous goods transported for domestic orrecreational purposes, for use as tools-of-trade, foragricultural use or for a commercial purpose, but

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(b)

(i)

if the aggregate quantity of a mixed load iswithin the limit specified in Schedule 1, thedangerous goods must comply with 6.1(1);
or

(ii)

if the aggregate quantity of a mixed load
exceeds the limit in Schedule 1, dangerous
goods of incompatible classes and divisions
must be segregated as specified in this sectionof the Rule; andDangerous Goods in Limited Quantities, Consumer
Commodities and Small Packages that comply with
2.3, 2.4 or 2.5, as appropriate, and are contained inseparate outer packaging or are gas cylinders, may
be transported without segregation:(i)from other dangerous goods except
dangerous goods of Class 1 not specified in
2.5; or(ii)

from food items; and(c)routine diagnostic specimens or low risk biologicalproducts that comply with 2.6 may be transported
without segregation from other dangerous goods orfrom food items; and(d)dangerous goods imported into New Zealand inclosed packages or freight containers do not have tocomply with 6.3 for transport from the port ofentry to the destination stated on the import
documentation, if the importer can produce
evidence that the dangerous goods have been
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International Maritime Dangerous Goods
Code; or

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(ii)

Technical Instructions for Safe Transport ofDangerous Goods by Air of the International
Civil Aviation Organisation; or(iii)

Dangerous Goods Regulations of theInternational Air Transport Association.

6.3

Requirements for segregation by class or divisionof dangerous goods

6.3(1)

Except as specified in 6.2, 6.3(2), 6.3(3), 6.3(4), 6.3(5)and 6.3(6), dangerous goods must comply with thesegregation requirements in Schedule 3 as follows:(a)dangerous goods of the classes and divisions listed inColumn A must not be loaded in the same freightcontainer as dangerous goods or food items listed in
the same row in Column B or Column C, except as
specified in 6.3(1)(d); and(b)dangerous goods of the classes and divisions listed inColumn A must not be loaded on the same vehicle
as dangerous goods or food items listed in the samerow in Column B, except as specified in 6.3(1)(d);
and

(c)

dangerous goods of the classes and divisions listed inColumn A must not be loaded on the same vehicle
as dangerous goods listed in the same row in
Column C, unless:(i)they are separated horizontally by at least
3 m, regardless of any vertical separation; or(ii)

the dangerous goods of all but one
incompatible class or division are packed inseparate freight containers; or(iii)

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or food items listed in the same row in Column B or
Column C if:(i)they are also listed in Column D; and(ii)

the dangerous goods or food items are loadedso that all but one class or division ofincompatible dangerous goods or food items
are packed in separate segregation devices
that comply with 6.4(1), 6.4(4) or 6.4(5), asappropriate for the class or division; and(iii)

6.4(3) is complied with.

6.3(2)

Subject to any segregation dispensation approved by therelevant regulatory authority, dangerous goods of Class 1
or Class 7 must comply with the requirements of
Schedule 3, as specified in 6.3(1), and any additional
requirements of the relevant regulatory authority.

6.3(3)

Explosives of Division 1.4 may be transported on the samevehicle as dangerous goods of:

6.3(4)(a)Division 6.1 and Class 9; and(b)

Division 2.2 or 2.3 if separated horizontally by atleast 3 m, regardless of any vertical separation.

Aerosol canisters with a water capacity of one litre or lessmay be transported without segregation from otherdangerous goods of all classes and divisions or from fooditems, except as follows:(a)27 June 2005

aerosols must not be transported on the samevehicle as dangerous goods of Class 1 not specified
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(b)

aerosols must not be transported in the same
packaging as dangerous goods of Class 1; and(c)aerosols with a subsidiary risk of Division 6.1 orClass 8 must not be transported in the same
packaging as food items.

6.3(5)

Dangerous goods of Division 2.3 or 6.1, or Class 8, may
be transported on the same vehicle as food items if thedangerous goods and the food items are in separate freightcontainers or portable tanks.

6.3(6)

Dangerous goods of Division 5.1 that are ammonium
nitrate or other inorganic nitrates:
(a)

(b)

may be transported with the following dangerous
goods, provided that the aggregate load is treated as
Class 1 blasting explosives for segregation fromother dangerous goods and for placarding:(i)Class 1, blasting explosives Type A, B, D and
E;

(ii)

UN 0042, BOOSTERS, Division 1.1D;(iii)

UN 0065, CORD, DETONATING,
Division 1.1D;

must not be transported with dangerous goods thatare UN 0083, EXPLOSIVE, BLASTING, TYPE C,
Division 1.1D.

6.4

Use of segregation devices

6.4(1)

Segregation devices used to achieve compliance with thisRule must:(a)comply with the specifications, be type-tested,certified and marked, as required for each class and

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6.4(2)

6.4(3)

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be approved by the relevant regulatory authority; or(c)for segregation devices used for Division 6.2
infectious substances, comply with 6.4(4) or 6.4(5).

Subject to 6.4(3)(a), segregation devices may be used tosegregate:(a)incompatible dangerous goods of Classes 3, 4, 5, 6
and 8 from each other or from food items; and(b)dangerous goods of Class 9 when the nature ofthose dangerous goods requires them to besegregated from dangerous goods of Class 3, 4, 5, 6
or 8 or from food items.

The use of segregation devices, except those used for
diagnostic specimens and biological products that aretransported under 6.4(5), must comply with the following:(a)segregation devices must not be used to segregate
dangerous goods of Packing Group I fromincompatible dangerous goods or food items,
regardless of what dangerous goods or food items
are in the segregation devices; and(b)dangerous goods and food items must not bepacked in a segregation device unless the segregation
device complies with 6.4(1); and(c)packages of dangerous goods containing liquids orsolids, or requiring venting or pressure relief, mustbe packed in appropriately designed segregation
devices; andDangerous Goods

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(d)

segregation devices must be labelled to indicate theclass and division of dangerous goods they contain;
and

(e)

all packages of dangerous goods loaded in asegregation device must comply with sections 3
and 4; and(f)packages must be loaded securely in a segregation
device and the segregation devices must be securedin the freight container or the vehicle as specified in
section 8; and(g)before a segregation device is used for a different
class or division of dangerous goods from its
previous use, it must be inspected and, if necessary,
thoroughly cleaned to remove any residue of
dangerous goods that are incompatible with anotherclass or division of dangerous goods, except as
specified in 6.4(4)(b); and(h)a segregation device in which food items have been
packed must be used only for food items and mustnot be used to transport dangerous goods of any
class or division; and(i)food items must not be packed in a segregation
device that has been used to transport dangerous
goods of any class or division, or any other goods
that might contaminate food items; and(j)a segregation device for food items must be marked
with the words ‘food items’ or similar words toclearly indicate the nature of the contents; and(k)incompatible classes and divisions of dangerous
goods or food items in the same freight container oron the same vehicle must be loaded so that all but
one class or division of incompatible dangerous
goods or food items are in separate segregation
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6.4(4)

Land Transport Rule(l)a class or division of dangerous goods or food items
not loaded in a segregation device, that is
incompatible with goods loaded in a segregation
device, must be raised clear of the floor of thefreight container or vehicle by at least 100 mm; and(m)a vehicle on which segregation devices are used tosegregate dangerous goods of Class 3, 4 or 5 must
be constructed so that it:complies with the upper body strength
requirements specified for passenger service
vehicles in Land Transport Rule: Passenger
Service Vehicles 1999; and(ii)

has load anchor points that comply with therequirements of New Zealand Standard
5444:2005, Load Anchorage Points for Heavy
Vehicles; and(n)an engineer’s certificate must be carried to showthat a vehicle in 6.4(3)(m) complies with theconstruction and load anchor point requirements;
and

(o)

documentation must be carried to show that a
segregation device has been approved by therelevant regulatory authority for the class or divisionof dangerous goods for which it is used, unless it ismarked as required in 6.4(1)(a) or 6.4(5)(b) or as
required by the relevant regulatory authority.

Except as specified in 6.4(5), a segregation device used tocontain dangerous goods of Division 6.2 must be:(a)

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(i)

a Type 1 segregation device as specified in New
Zealand Standard 5433: 1999, Transport ofDangerous Goods on Land and must be designed,
type-tested and marked in accordance with thatstandard; andDangerous Goods

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(b)

6.4(5)

used only for infectious substances and not used tocontain food items or any other class or division ofdangerous goods.

Diagnostic specimens and biological products, other thanas specified in 2.6, may be transported on the same vehicle
with food items if the following are complied with:(a)the diagnostic specimens or biological products
must be contained within inner packaging
consisting of leak-proof primary receptacles andleak-proof secondary packaging and within outer
packaging; and(b)the packaging must be type-tested, certified andmarked in accordance with the requirements for
packaging for infectious substances in one of thefollowing:

(c)

(i)

New Zealand Standard 5433:1999, Transportof Dangerous Goods on Land; or(ii)

United Nations Recommendations on theTransport of Dangerous Goods – Model
Regulations; or(iii)

International Maritime Dangerous Goods
Code; or(iv)

Technical Instructions for Safe Transport ofDangerous Goods by Air of the International
Civil Aviation Organisation; or(v)

Dangerous Goods Regulations of theInternational Air Transport Association; andthe tested outer packaging must be made of metalor plastic; and27 June 2005

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(d)

6.5

packaging manufactured before 3 May 1999 does
not have to be marked with the code that designates
the type of packaging as required under 6.4(5)(b).

Additional requirement for large quantities ofDivision 2.1 or Class 3 dangerous goods
Except as specified in 6.2(b), dangerous goods of:
(a)

(b)

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Division 2.1 in undivided quantities of more than3000 litres must not be transported:(i)on the same road vehicle or vehicle
combination as dangerous goods ofDivision 2.3 or dangerous goods of adifferent class; and(ii)

by rail, unless separated horizontally by atleast 12 m and on a different rail vehicle
from dangerous goods of Class or Division 1,
2.3, 3, 4, 5 or 7;

Class 3 in undivided quantities of more than3000 litres must not be transported:(i)on the same road vehicle or vehicle
combination as dangerous goods of adifferent class; and(ii)

by rail, unless separated horizontally by atleast 12 m and on a different rail vehicle
from dangerous goods of Class or Division 1,
2.1, 2.3, 4.2, 4.3, 5 or 7.

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Section 7

Placarding

7.1

General safety requirements

7.1(1)

A vehicle transporting dangerous goods that are a hazard to
any person, to property or to the environment, must
display placards identifying the hazard the dangerous goods
present, as appropriate to the nature, quantity and use of
the dangerous goods.

7.1(2)

A vehicle that is not transporting dangerous goods must
not display a sign, symbol or other feature that may be
mistaken for a dangerous goods placard.

7.1(3)

A placard for the transport of dangerous goods must:(a)be either:(i)at least 250 mm measured along any edge,
except as required in 7.2(6); or(ii)

if the design of the vehicle or the load does
not allow the placard to comply with thedimensions specified in 7.1(3)(a)(i) or
7.2(6), it must be as large as practicable,
provided that it complies with 7.1(3)(b); and(b)be clean, visible, unobscured and positioned on acontrasting background on the vehicle so that thenature of the load can be readily identified from a
distance of 25 m in daylight; and(c)not obscure any markings or plates required by any
enactment; and(d)be mounted on a substantially vertical surface, or onlight vehicles, on as near a vertical surface as thedesign of the vehicle permits without creating adangerous external projection; and27 June 2005

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7.1(4)

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Land Transport Rule(e)be securely attached to the vehicle or load so that it
will not become dislodged under normal conditions
or reasonably foreseeable abnormal conditions ofland transport; and(f)be replaced if it is lost or becomes unfit for its
purpose while the dangerous goods are beingtransported.

When dangerous goods have been unloaded from a vehicle,
and dangerous residue is no longer present:(a)placards must be removed or completely covered; or(b)for tankwagons, other vehicles designed for bulk
quantities of dangerous goods, portable tanks andcontainers for bulk quantities of dangerous goods,
other than Intermediate Bulk Containers, unless
7.1(4)(c) applies, placards must remain displayed as
required in 7.2(5); or(c)for tankwagons, other vehicles designed for bulk
quantities of dangerous goods, portable tanks andcontainers for bulk quantities of dangerous goods,
other than Intermediate Bulk Containers, fromwhich dangerous residue has been removed to thesatisfaction of the relevant regulatory authority:(i)

placards must be removed or completely
covered; or(ii)signs that state that the vehicle or container
is empty of dangerous goods and has beencleaned must be displayed.

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7.2

Requirements for placarding according to thenature and quantity of the dangerous goods

7.2(1)

Placards must be displayed as required by 7.2 and 7.3,
except as specified in 7.4.

7.2(2)

A vehicle or vehicle combination that transports dangerous
goods of the following classes and divisions must display
class placards identifying the primary risk of the dangerous
goods, irrespective of the quantity of dangerous goods
being transported:

7.2(3)(a)Class 1, except for dangerous goods of Division
1.4S and Small Packages of explosives transported
in accordance with 2.5 and listed in Table 2.1; and(b)

Division 5.2, except for Dangerous Goods in
Limited Quantities transported in accordance with
2.3 or 2.4; and(c)Division 6.2, except for routine diagnostic
specimens and low risk biological products thatcomply with 2.6; and(d)Class 7, except for ‘excepted packages’ as defined in
the Regulations for the Safe Transport of Radioactive
Material of the International Atomic Energy
Agency.

A vehicle or vehicle combination transporting dangerous
goods of the following classes or divisions must display
placards as specified in 7.2(4):(a)

Class or Division 2, 3, 4, 5.1, 6.1, 8 or 9; or(b)Division 1.4S, or Small Packages of explosives
transported in accordance with 2.5 and listed inTable 2.1; or

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A vehicle or vehicle combination transporting dangerous
goods specified in 7.2(3) must display placards as follows:(a)

if the aggregated quantity of the dangerous goods is
50 litres or less, or the aggregated weight of thedangerous goods and their packaging is 50 kg orless, placards are not required;(b)

if the aggregated quantity of the dangerous goods ismore than 50 litres, or the aggregated weight of thedangerous goods and their packaging is more than
50 kg:(c)

7.2(5)

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Division 5.2, that are Dangerous Goods in Limited
Quantities, transported in accordance with 2.3 or
2.4.

(i)

the appropriate class placards that identify
the primary risk of the dangerous goods foreach class and division of the dangerous
goods being transported must be displayed;
or

(ii)

for road vehicles only, a black and orange
horizontally striped placard that bears theword ‘dangerous’ or ‘hazardous’ must be
displayed;

if only one class or division of dangerous goods isbeing transported on the vehicle or vehicle
combination and the aggregated quantity of thedangerous goods is more than 2500 litres, or theaggregated weight of the dangerous goods is morethan 2500 kg, the appropriate class placard for the
primary risk of the dangerous goods must be
displayed.

Except as allowed in 7.2(7) or 7.2(8), tankwagons, othervehicles designed for bulk quantities of dangerous goods,
portable tanks, and containers for bulk quantities ofDangerous Goods

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dangerous goods other than Intermediate Bulk Containersmust:

7.2(6)

7.2(7)(a)display the class placards that identify the primaryrisk and any subsidiary risks of the dangerous goods;
and

(b)

display the emergency information panel, for all thedangerous goods in the load; and(c)display, for all the dangerous goods in the load,
either the proper shipping name or another namethat clearly identifies the nature of the hazard, inwords that are legible from a distance of 10 m; and(d)if used to contain substances with flammable or
combustion-supporting properties, display thewords ‘NO SMOKING OR NAKED LIGHTSWITHIN 8 METRES’, or similar words, that are
legible from a distance of 10 m.

Subject to 7.1(3)(a)(ii), placards on a vehicle or vehicle
combination that includes a tankwagon or other vehicle
designed for bulk quantities of dangerous goods, whenmeasured along any edge, must be at least:(a)

250 mm, for the placard at the front of the vehicle
or vehicle combination; and(b)

400 mm, for the placards at the side and rear of thetankwagon or other vehicle designed for bulk
quantities of dangerous goods.

A tankwagon that is transporting petrol, diesel or kerosene
in separate compartments and has petrol or petrol vapour
remaining in any compartment need only display placards
and other information specified in 7.2(5) for petrol.

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7.2(8)

Land Transport Rule

A bitumen tankwagon or spray-wagon that carries
dangerous goods that are UN 3256, Hot Cutback
Bitumen, Class 3 and UN 3257, Hot Bitumen, Class 9:(a)need only display placards and other information
specified in 7.2(5)(a), (b) and (c) for UN 3256, Hot
Cutback Bitumen, Class 3; and(b)does not have to comply with 7.2(5)(d).

7.2(9)

A freight container must be placarded in accordance withthe requirements of 7.1 and 7.2 as if the freight container
was a vehicle, except when the freight container is loaded
on a vehicle that is placarded in accordance with thissection.

7.2(10)A vehicle transporting dangerous goods of Class 1 or Class7:(a)must comply with the appropriate placarding
requirements of the relevant regulatory authoritythat are additional to the requirements of this Rule;
and

(b)

if transporting ammonium nitrate or otherinorganic nitrates of Division 5.1 and explosives inaccordance with 6.3(6), must have the entire load
placarded as explosives.

7.3

Placement of placards

7.3(1)For road transport, placards must be affixed to a vehicle orvehicle combination transporting dangerous goods, as
follows:(a)

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for a single vehicle, at the front and at the rear;

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53(b)

when any vehicle in a vehicle combination istransporting dangerous goods, at the front and therear of the vehicle combination;(c)for a tankwagon or other vehicle designed for bulk
quantities of dangerous goods:(i)the placard specified in 7.2(2) or 7.2(4),either at the front of the vehicle or, if thetankwagon or other vehicle designed for bulk
quantities of dangerous goods is part of avehicle combination, at the front of thevehicle combination; and(ii)

the appropriate class placards and theemergency information panels, at the rearand on both sides.

A rail vehicle that contains dangerous goods must display
placards as follows:(a)for rail tankwagons, other rail vehicles designed forbulk quantities of dangerous goods, portable tanks,and containers for bulk quantities of dangerous
goods, other than Intermediate Bulk Containers, oneach side, on a substantially vertical surface on thetank or container, or on a suitable frame; and(b)for rail container wagons, on each side, unless thefreight container is placarded on the sides with therelevant class placards; and(c)for other rail vehicles, on each side, either on thedoor or other prominent position on a rail vehicle
without a door.

Portable tanks and containers for bulk quantities ofdangerous goods, other than Intermediate Bulk
Containers, must have placards and other relevant
information specified in 7.2(5) affixed to two opposite
sides or to the front and rear.

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A freight container must have placards affixed either toboth sides or to the front and rear, except when the freightcontainer is loaded on a vehicle that is placarded inaccordance with this section.

7.3(5)

Placards do not have to be affixed to the rear of a vehicle if
the load of dangerous goods displays placards that comply
with this Rule and are clearly visible from behind thevehicle.

7.4

Requirements for dangerous goods transported fordomestic or recreational purposes, for use as toolsof-trade, for agricultural use or for a commercial
purpose7.4(1)

A vehicle or vehicle combination transporting dangerous
goods for domestic or recreational purposes, but not forhire or direct reward, does not have to display placards.

7.4(2)

A vehicle or vehicle combination transporting dangerous
goods for use as tools-of-trade, for agricultural use or for acommercial purpose, but not for hire or direct reward,
must comply as follows:

27 June 2005(a)if the quantity of dangerous goods of any single
class or division, or the aggregate quantity of amixed load, is within the limit in Schedule 1,
placards are not required;(b)

if the quantity of dangerous goods of a single classor division, or the aggregate quantity of a mixed
load, exceeds the limit in Schedule 1, placards must
be displayed as required in this section.

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Section 8

Transport procedures

8.1

General safety requirements

8.1(1)

Dangerous goods must be loaded, secured, transported andunloaded safely, as appropriate to the nature, quantity anduse of the dangerous goods to ensure that:(a)the packaging remains fit for its purpose inaccordance with 3.1(1); and(b)the segregation of incompatible substances ismaintained; and(c)the dangerous goods do not, under normal
conditions of transport, present a hazard to any
person, to property or to the environment.

8.1(2)

If a vehicle is loaded with dangerous goods, nothing must
be present on the vehicle, on the surfaces on which thegoods are loaded or on individual packages that may
damage other packages or their contents.

8.1(3)

A vehicle that is used to transport dangerous goods must be
designed, constructed and maintained in accordance withthe requirements of the relevant regulatory authorities.

8.1(4)

Emergency equipment and information about emergency
procedures, as appropriate to the nature, quantity and useof the dangerous goods, and as required by any otherenactment, must be accessible at all times when dangerous
goods are being transported.

8.1(5)A person or organisation that is carrying out emergency
procedures following an incident involving the transport ofdangerous goods must do so in a way that is appropriate to
the nature and quantity of the dangerous goods, and thehazard presented to any person, to property or to theenvironment.

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8.1(6)

8.2

Land Transport Rule

A vehicle transporting dangerous goods may be parked
while in transit if:(a)when it is parked for more than 18 hours, it isparked in a depot; and(b)

it complies with the stopping or parking restrictionsof any other enactment.

Requirements for load security
Dangerous goods, and any other goods from which theymust be segregated, must be secured, as follows, so that
segregation distances are maintained and spillage of
dangerous goods does not occur because of the movementof the load during transport:(a)

on a road vehicle, the load must be secured using
load restraints, if necessary, to withstand theacceleration and deceleration that occurs during
normal conditions of transport; and(b)on a rail vehicle, the load must be secured with load
restraints of sufficient strength to withstand theacceleration and deceleration forces that occur
during shunting and main-line power braking.

8.3

Emergency response information

8.3(1)

Except if 8.3(3) applies, a person who transports dangerous
goods for hire or reward; or a person who transports
dangerous goods for use as tools-of-trade, for agriculturaluse, or for a commercial purpose; or a person whotransports dangerous goods for domestic or recreational
purposes when the quantity of goods transported fordomestic or recreational purposes exceeds the limits
specified in Schedule 1 must:

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(a)

carry emergency response information for all thedangerous goods on the vehicle; and(b)keep the emergency response information in thedriver’s cab in an accessible position; and(c)be aware of:(i)the hazards that the dangerous goods
present; and(ii)

the procedures for their safe loading,handling and storage on the vehicle; and(iii)

the emergency procedures stated in theemergency response information.

8.3(2)

The consignor must supply emergency response
information for the dangerous goods being transported
unless the driver or operator of the vehicle indicates that heor she already has that information.

8.3(3)

Subclause 8.3(1) does not apply when passengers carry
Consumer Commodities on a passenger service vehicle.

8.4

Certain vehicles to stop at railway level crossings

8.4(1)

Except as specified in 8.4(2), the driver of a road vehicle
that is transporting the following dangerous goods must,
before entering any level crossing, stop clear of the line forsufficient time to adequately ascertain if the line is clear:(a)dangerous goods of Class 1 other than thosedangerous goods specified in 2.5; or(b)dangerous goods of Division 2.1 or Class 3 inquantities of 250 litres or more; or

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Land Transport Rule(c)8.4(2)

8.5

dangerous goods of Division 2.1 or Class 3transported in a tankwagon, a portable tank, or acontainer for bulk quantities of dangerous goods.

The driver of a road vehicle does not have to stop as
required in 8.4(1) if:(a)the approach to the level crossing is controlled by apolice officer, a railway-crossing keeper or a warning
device in the form of barrier arms; or(b)

the road controlling authority has installed an‘Exempt’ sign in advance of the level crossing inaccordance with the Traffic Regulations 1976 or 9.5
of Land Transport Rule: Traffic Control Devices
2004.

Requirements for dangerous goods transported fordomestic or recreational purposes, for use as toolsof-trade, for agricultural use or for a commercial
purposeDangerous goods transported for domestic or recreational
purposes, for use as tools-of-trade, for agricultural use orfor a commercial purpose, but not for hire or direct
reward, must meet the following requirements:
(a)

(b)

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if the quantity of a single class or division, or theaggregate quantity of a mixed load, is within thelimit in Schedule 1, the load must:(i)be transported to comply with 8.1(1); and(ii)

if transported for use as tools-of-trade, foragricultural use or for a commercial purpose,comply with 8.3; andif the quantity of a single class or division, or theaggregate quantity of a mixed load, exceeds the limit

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specified in Schedule 1, the load must be transported
in accordance with the requirements of this section.

Section 9

Training

9.1

General safety requirements

9.1(1)A person or organisation that is involved in an activity
related to the transport of dangerous goods for hire or
reward, for use as tools-of-trade, for agricultural use or for
a commercial purpose must be able to demonstrate
knowledge appropriate to the nature, quantity and use of
the dangerous goods transported as follows:

9.1(2)(a)the hazards associated with the dangerous goods;
and

(b)

safe practice relevant to the activities they carry out;
and

(c)

emergency procedures.

If the relevant training is not required by any otherenactment, a person or organisation that employs a person
to handle or transport dangerous goods must ensure theperson is given adequate training to carry out their duties
safely and satisfactorily as follows:(a)general awareness or familiarisation training; and(b)function-specific training; and(c)safety training; and(d)retraining, as appropriate.

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9.2

Driver training

9.2(1)A person who drives a vehicle or vehicle combination thatis transporting dangerous goods must hold a current
dangerous goods endorsement on their driver licence,unless the dangerous goods are being transported:

9.2(2)

27 June 2005(a)for domestic or recreational purposes, and are notbeing transported for hire or direct reward; or(b)for use as tools-of-trade, for agricultural use or for acommercial purpose, but are not being transported
for hire or direct reward, and either:(i)the quantity of dangerous goods of a single
class or division, or the aggregate quantity ofa mixed load, is within the limit in
Schedule 1; or(ii)

the driver holds a test certificate inaccordance with 9.2(2); or(c)in accordance with 2.4 or 2.5 and the aggregate
quantity of the dangerous goods does not exceed
50 litres, or 50 kg including the weight of the
packaging; or(d)in accordance with 2.6.

The test certificate in 9.2(1)(b)(ii) must:(a)be an approved handler test certificate issued inaccordance with regulations 4 and 5 or regulation 6of the Hazardous Substances and New Organisms(Personnel Qualifications) Regulations 2001; and(b)show that the approved handler has passed a courseon the transport of dangerous goods; andDangerous Goods

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(c)

9.2(3)

be carried by the driver and made available to adangerous goods enforcement officer, a police
officer or a HSNO enforcement officer
immediately on request.

The course referred to in 9.2(2)(b) must cover thefollowing topics in relation to dangerous goods transported
by approved handlers for use as tools-of-trade, foragricultural use or for a commercial purpose, but nottransported for hire or direct reward, in quantities thatexceed the limit in Schedule 1:(a)packaging, labelling and marking dangerous goods
for transport;(b)transport documents;(c)segregation of incompatible dangerous goods andfood items;(d)placarding a vehicle or a load containing dangerous
goods;(e)transport procedures;(f)the responsibilities of an approved handler in
relation to the transport of dangerous goods.

9.2(4)The Director may approve a person to provide and assess
the course in 9.2(3) if the Director is satisfied that person
possesses the appropriate skills, training and experience toprovide and assess the course.

9.2(5)A person who drives a rail vehicle that is transporting
dangerous goods must be trained in the hazards associatedwith the dangerous goods, safe transport procedures andemergency procedures, in accordance with therequirements of the safety system.

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Section 10 Responsibilities
10.1

General safety requirements

10.1(1)

A person or organisation that is involved in an activity
related to the transport of dangerous goods must undertakethat activity safely and in compliance with the relevant
requirements of all sections of this Rule.

10.1(2)A person or organisation that is not specified in 10.2 to
10.6, but is involved in an activity that is related to thetransport of dangerous goods, is required to comply withthe relevant requirements of all sections of this Rule,according to the nature of their involvement in that
activity.

10.1(3)A person or organisation that is transporting dangerous
goods according to the nature, quantity and use of
dangerous goods as specified in section 2 must comply withthe requirements in section 2 for:10.1(4)27 June 2005(a)Dangerous Goods in Limited Quantities, Consumer
Commodities, Small Packages, routine diagnostic
specimens and low risk biological products; and(b)dangerous goods transported for use as tools-oftrade, for agricultural use or for a commercial
purpose, but not transported for hire or direct
reward; and(c)dangerous goods transported for domestic orrecreational purposes but not transported for hire or
direct reward.

A person or organisation transporting dangerous goods
must not continue to transport those dangerous goods if
the packaging they are contained in is leaking.

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10.1(5)

A person or organisation that is not transporting dangerous
goods must not display, on a vehicle or load, labels,
placards or markings that may be mistaken for labels,
placards or markings that identify dangerous goods.

10.1(6)

A person or organisation that is involved in any activity
related to the transport of goods and who suspects that apackage contains dangerous goods may:
(a)

(b)

10.2

request that the package be opened to determine:(i)whether or not it contains dangerous goods;
or

(ii)

that any dangerous goods it contains comply
with this Rule;refuse to accept the dangerous goods.

Responsibilities of the consignor
A consignor of dangerous goods for transport must ensure
the following are carried out in compliance with this Rule:(a)the dangerous goods are properly packaged inaccordance with section 3 or 6.4(5); and(b)packages of dangerous goods display labels andmarkings that:

(c)

(i)

identify the goods as dangerous goods; and(ii)

are in accordance with section 4; anddangerous goods documentation in accordance withsection 5:(i)

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(ii)

10.3

contains the correct information; and(d)emergency response information is provided inaccordance with 8.3; and(e)the dangerous goods documentation is passed to thenext person responsible for the transport orhandling of the dangerous goods.

Responsibilities of the loader
A person who loads a vehicle or freight container used totransport dangerous goods must ensure the following are
carried out in compliance with this Rule:27 June 2005(a)the condition of the packaging, labelling andmarking is checked for obvious defects; and(b)a load plan or Container Packing Certificate or
Vehicle Packing Certificate is prepared inaccordance with section 5; and(c)any special loading instructions given in thedangerous goods documentation are complied with;
and

(d)

mixed loads are segregated in accordance withsection 6; and(e)

if applicable, the vehicle or freight container isplacarded in accordance with section 7; and(f)the vehicle is securely loaded in accordance withsection 8; and(g)they have undergone training specific to thetransport of the dangerous goods, as appropriate forthe nature, quantity and use of the dangerous
goods; andDangerous Goods

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(h)

10.4

the dangerous goods documentation is passed to thenext person responsible for the transport orhandling of the dangerous goods.

Responsibilities of the driver or operator of a roadvehicleA person who is driving or operating a road vehicle that istransporting dangerous goods must ensure the following
are carried out in compliance with this Rule:
(a)

(b)

the vehicle or load is placarded in accordance withsection 7 as follows:(i)

placards are affixed to the vehicle or the load;
and

(ii)

placards are affixed in the correct positions
on the vehicle or load; and(iii)

the correct placards are displayed for theclasses or divisions of dangerous goods
loaded on the vehicle; and(iv)

placards are not displayed when the vehicle is
not transporting dangerous goods; andtransport procedures are complied with inaccordance with section 8 as follows:(i)the vehicle is not continuously parked formore than 18 hours unless it is in a depot;
and

(ii)

the vehicle is securely loaded; and(iii)

emergency response information is carried;and

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Land Transport Rule(iv)

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the vehicle stops at level crossings; and(c)they have undergone training specific to thetransport of the dangerous goods, as appropriate forthe nature, quantity and use of the dangerous goodsin accordance with section 9; and(d)

if required in 9.2(1), the driver has either:(i)a valid dangerous goods endorsement on his
or her driver licence in accordance with
9.2(1); or(ii)

a current approved handler test certificate
issued in accordance with regulations 4 and 5or regulation 6 of the Hazardous Substancesand New Organisms (Personnel Qualifications)
Regulations 2001 showing that the approved
handler has passed a course on the transportof dangerous goods; and(e)the certificate in 10.4(d)(ii) is carried when driving
and is made available to a dangerous goods
enforcement officer, a police officer or a HSNO
enforcement officer immediately on request, in
accordance with 9.2(2)(c); and(f)dangerous goods documentation is:(i)carried in accordance with section 5; and(ii)

secured in the dangerous goods document
holder in accordance with section 5; and(iii)

made available to a dangerous goods
enforcement officer, a police officer, a
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(iv)

10.5

passed to the next person responsible for thetransport or handling of the dangerous
goods; and(g)

the Schedule of Quantities is amended to record thedelivery or collection of dangerous goods; and(h)the load plan is amended to record the delivery orcollection of dangerous goods and any other goods
from which dangerous goods must be segregated.

Responsibilities of the driver or operator of a rail
vehicleA person who is driving or operating a rail vehicle that istransporting dangerous goods must ensure the following
are carried out in compliance with this Rule:(a)they have undergone training specific to thetransport of the dangerous goods, as appropriate forthe nature, quantity and use of the dangerous goods
and in accordance with section 9; and(b)the dangerous goods documentation is:(i)carried in accordance with section 5; and(ii)

secured in the dangerous goods document
holder in accordance with section 5; and(iii)

made available to a dangerous goods
enforcement officer, a police officer, a
HSNO enforcement officer or emergency
services personnel immediately on request;
and

(iv)

passed to the next person responsible for thetransport or handling of the dangerous
goods.

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10.6

Land Transport Rule

Responsibilities of employers
A person or organisation that employs a person to carryout an activity related to the transport of dangerous goods
must ensure that the employee complies with this Rule.

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Part 2

Definitions

Aerosolmeans a dispensing container incorporating a valve,
and which contains a product maintained under apressure greater than one atmosphere by a propellant ofcompressed or liquefied gas, and from which the
product (and usually the propellant gas) is discharged
when the valve is opened.

Agricultural use

in relation to the transport of dangerous goods,
means that the goods will be used in the rearing ofanimals, or growing of food products or otherproducts of the soil.

Ancillaryequipment

means equipment that is attached to or incorporated
in a vehicle and that is not necessary for the motive
power or control of the vehicle.

Approved handler means a person who holds a current test certificate
certifying that the person has met the requirements ofthe Hazardous Substances and New Organisms (Personnel
Qualifications) Regulations 2001 in relation to an
approved handler for one or more hazard classificationsor hazardous substances.
Biologicalproduct

Bulkmeans any product derived from living organismsthat is used for prevention, treatment or diagnosis
of disease in humans or animals or for purposes ofdevelopment, experiment or investigation of disease;and includes, but is not limited to, finished or
unfinished products such as vaccines and diagnostic
products.
in relation to the transport of dangerous goods,
means:(a)dangerous goods in the form of a gas, ina container in an undivided quantity
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Class

Land Transport Rule(b)dangerous goods in the form of a liquid,
in a container in an undivided quantity
exceeding 450 litres; or(c)dangerous goods in the form of solids, ina container in an undivided quantity
exceeding 400 kg.

means the groupings, numbered from 1 to 9, into
which dangerous goods are assigned on the basis of
a common single or most significant hazard, as
described briefly in Table A: Properties andclassification of dangerous goods for land transport andspecified in the following documents:(a)

New Zealand Standard 5433:1999,
Transport of Dangerous Goods on Land; or(b)

United Nations Recommendations on theTransport of Dangerous Goods – Model
Regulations; or(c)International Maritime Dangerous Goods
Code; or(d)Technical Instructions for Safe Transportof Dangerous Goods by Air of theInternational Civil Aviation
Organisation; or(e)Dangerous Goods Regulations of theInternational Air Transport Association; andreference to a class includes all divisions of that class.
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means for all dangerous goods, that the container is freeof dangerous residue of the substance to the satisfactionof the relevant regulatory authority.

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Combination
packaging

Commercial
purposeCommon nameCompatibility
group

Composite
packagingConsignor

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means a combination of packaging for transport
purposes consisting of one or more inner packagings
secured in an outer packaging.

in relation to the transport of dangerous goods, means
the transport of dangerous goods as part of acommercial operation but not as tools-of-trade or by alicensed transport service operator or for hire or direct
reward.
in relation to any dangerous goods, means the nameby which the substance is generally known.

means a grouping of types of dangerous goods ofClass 1 that are deemed to be compatible.
Compatibility groups are identified by a letter from A
to S following the division number.

means packaging consisting of an inner receptacle andan outer packaging, constructed so that the innerreceptacle and the outer packaging form an integral
packaging and that, once assembled, remains an
integrated unit and is filled, stored, transported andemptied as such.
means any person who:(a)transports their own dangerous goods; or(b)engages a prime contractor, either directly or
through an agent, to transport dangerous goods;or(c)has possession of, or control over, dangerous
goods immediately before the goods aretransported; or

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Consumer
Commodities(Con Coms)

Container

Land Transport Rule(d)for the first land journey after dangerous goods
are imported into New Zealand, is the importerof those goods; or(e)agrees to be named on dangerous goods
documentation as the consignor for thetransport of the goods covered by that
documentation.

means products that are packaged as Dangerous Goods
in Limited Quantities and are in a form intended, or
suitable, for retail sale for the purposes of personal careor recreational or domestic use.
means anything in or by which dangerous goods arewholly or partly encased, covered, enclosed, containedor packed, whether it is empty or partially orcompletely full; but does not include a vehicle orfreight container.

Container Packing
Certificate
means a dangerous goods document that complies withthe requirements specified in 5.2(7).
Cultures

Dangerous
goods

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means laboratory stocks that are infectious substances
and are the result of a process by which pathogens areamplified or propagated to generate highconcentrations, thereby increasing the risk of infection
when exposed to them; but does not include culturesintended for diagnostic or clinical purposes.

means substances or articles having the properties
described in Table A: Properties and classification ofdangerous goods for land transport, and substances orarticles declared by the relevant regulatory authority to
be dangerous goods for transport on land; and includes
packaging and empty containers that have not beencleaned after containing dangerous goods.

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Dangerous Goods
Declarationmeans a dangerous goods document that complies withthe requirements specified in 5.2(2).
Dangerous goods
documentation

Dangerous goods
endorsement

Dangerous goods
enforcement
officermeans those documents required to be carried on
vehicles carrying dangerous goods that describe thenature, quantity, packaging and loading details of thedangerous goods being transported.

means a notation on a driver licence indicating that theholder has, within the past five years, completed adriver licence endorsement course for dangerous goods
or hazardous substances approved by the Director.

means a person appointed by warrant under section 208of the Land Transport Act 1998.

Dangerous Goods in
Limited Quantities(DGLQ orLTD QTY)
means dangerous goods packaged so that the maximum
quantities in individual inner packaging comply withthe limits specified for dangerous goods packed inlimited quantities according to the class or division, andpacking group, or as specified for a particular entry in
the list of dangerous goods in any of the following:(a)Schedule 2, excluding items listed in Schedule 2A;or(b)

New Zealand Standard 5433:1999, Transport ofDangerous Goods on Land; or(c)United Nations Recommendations on theTransport of Dangerous Goods – Model
Regulations; or(d)International Maritime Dangerous Goods Code; or

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Depot

Diagnostic
specimenLand Transport Rule(e)

Technical Instructions for Safe Transport ofDangerous Goods by Air of the International
Civil Aviation Organisation; or(f)Dangerous Goods Regulations of the International
Air Transport Association.

in relation to dangerous goods, means a building, place,or vessel that may be prescribed or approved by therelevant regulatory authority as a depot for the storageof dangerous goods.

means any human or animal material that is a Category
B infectious substance; including but not limited to
excreta, secreta, blood and its components, tissue andtissue fluids, and body parts being transported for
purposes of research, diagnosis, investigation, or disease
treatment or prevention; but excluding cultures and live
infected animals.

Direct reward

in relation to the transport of dangerous goods, means apayment or benefit is received for transporting thegoods themselves, and not for their transport for use as
tools-of-trade, for agricultural use or for a commercial
purpose.

Directormeans the Director of Land Transport appointed under
section 186 of the Land Transport Act 1998.

Divisionmeans the subcategories within a single dangerous
goods class that cover different aspects of the common
hazard and that are identified by the class number
followed by a decimal point and the division number.

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Domestic
purposes

Electronic
signature

Emergency
information
panel

Emergency
response
information75

in relation to the transport of dangerous goods, meansthat they are to be used in a dwelling house or otherpremises used predominantly for residential purposes or
the garden or grounds of such premises, excluding
their use in relation to any business or occupationof the user.

in relation to information in electronic form, means amethod used to identify a person and to indicate that
person’s approval of that information.

means a rectangular placard stating at least thefollowing about the dangerous goods on a vehicle:(a)the UN Number;(b)

the Hazchem action code;(c)a 24-hour emergency telephone number.

means information concerning the identification andthe hazards specific to the dangerous goods, and therecommended procedures to use in the event of an
emergency.

Emergency services
personnelmeans any member of the New Zealand Police, New
Zealand Fire Service or an ambulance service thatcomplies with the requirements in NZS 8156:2002
Ambulance Sector Standard.
Explosive articlemeans an article containing one or more explosive
substances.

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Land Transport Rule

Flash pointmeans the lowest temperature at which a liquid gives
off sufficient vapour to form a flammable mixture withair, in a closed-cup flash point test.

Food item

means both:
(a)

(b)

Freight
container(i)

any ingredient or nutrient or otherconstituent of any food or drink, whether
that ingredient or nutrient or otherconstituent is consumed or represented
for consumption by itself or when used in
the preparation of or mixed with oradded to any food or drink; and(ii)anything that is or is intended to bemixed with or added to any food or
drink; and(iii)

chewing gum, and any ingredient ofchewing gum, and anything that is or isintended to be mixed with or added tochewing gum; and(iv)

medicines other than those that are
dangerous goods of Division 6.1; andany packaging known, reasonably expected to be
known, intended for, or which may in the future
be used to contain food, drink or any othersubstance intended for human or animal
consumption, other than a refrigerator, oven oritem of furniture.

means an article of transport equipment that is:(a)

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anything that is used or represented for use as
food or drink for humans or animals; andincludes:of a permanent character and strong
enough to be suitable for repeated use; andDangerous Goods

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(b)

specially designed to facilitate the transport ofgoods, by one or more modes of transport,
without intermediate reloading; and(c)designed to be secured and readily handled,having fittings for these purposes; and(d)approved in accordance with the International
Convention for Safe Containers (CSC), 1972, as
amended;but does not include vehicles, packaging, portabletanks, Intermediate Bulk Containers or unit load
devices.
Gas cylinder

Gross vehiclemassmeans a rigid packaging not exceeding 500-litres watercapacity that is designed as a portable pressure vessel forthe storage and transport of dangerous goods of Class 2
in compressed, liquefied or dissolved form; but does
not include an aerosol container.

means either:(a)the maximum permitted mass of the vehicle,
which includes the mass of the accessories, thecrew, the passengers and load, and is, unless (b)applies, the gross vehicle mass specified(subsequent to the latest modification, if any) by
the manufacturer of the vehicle; or(b)

if a person approved for the purpose by the
Director determines that the gross vehicle massof a vehicle should differ from that specified by
the manufacturer, taking into account evidence
on the capability of the systems and componentsof the vehicle, or the effects of any modification,that mass determined by that person.

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Hazchem action
codeLand Transport Rulemeans the emergency action code developed by theUnited Kingdom Fire Service to provide emergency
services personnel with information on the fire fighting
medium to be used, the personnel protective
equipment required, the risk of violent reaction or
explosion and how to treat spillages of dangerous
goods.

[Note: Hazchem action codes can be found in New Zealand Standard 5433:1999,
Transport of Dangerous Goods on Land.]

HSNO enforcement
officermeans an enforcement officer appointed under the
Hazardous Substances and New Organisms Act 1996.
Inner packaging

means the packaging used in composite or combination
packaging that is in contact with the contents and iscontained in the outer packaging.

Intermediate Bulk
Container (IBC)
means a rigid or flexible portable packaging that is:
(a)

(b)

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larger than 450-litres capacity and with amaximum capacity of:
3(i)

3.0 m (3000 litres) for solids and liquidsof Packing Groups II and III;(ii)

1.5 m for solids of Packing Group 1
when packed in flexible, rigid plastics,
composite, fibreboard and wooden IBCs;(iii)

3.0 m for solids of Packing Group 1
when packed in metal IBCs;(iv)

3.0 m for radioactive material of Class 7;

3

3

3

designed for mechanical handling;

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(c)

resistant to the stresses produced in handlingand transport, as determined by tests.

Labelin relation to the land transport of dangerous goods,
means the identification of the primary or subsidiaryrisks of dangerous goods, represented generally bycolour, symbol and the class or division number, in aform similar to a diamond (a square rotated 45 degrees)
appearing on or attached to a package or container ofdangerous goods.

Line-haul vehiclemeans a vehicle or vehicle combination that:

Load

Local authority(a)has more than three axles and a combined grossvehicle mass of more than 20 tonnes; and(b)is transporting dangerous goods on a journeythat includes travel outside a radius of 100 km
from any point at which dangerous goods were
loaded.

(a)includes part of a load; and(b)

includes covers, ropes, ties, blocks, tackles,
barrows, or other equipment or object used in
the securing or containing of loads on vehicles
or the loading or unloading of vehicles, whether
or not any other load is on the vehicle; but(c)does not include animal wastes discharged fromanimals being carried on a vehicle at thetime.

means any regional council or territorial authority
within the meaning of the Local Government Act 2002.

Low risk biologicalproduct
means a biological product or biological waste that has
a low probability of containing a Category B infectious
substance; and includes a biological product that istransported for routine tests or is defined as a low risk

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regulatory authority.
Markingin relation to the land transport of dangerous goods,
means the written identification of the dangerous goods
appearing on or attached to a package or container ofdangerous goods.

Mixed loadmeans a load comprised of different classes or divisionsof dangerous goods, or dangerous goods and othergoods from which they must be segregated.

Outer packaging

means the outer layer of a composite or combination
packaging together with any absorbent materials,
cushioning and any other components used to containand protect inner receptacles or inner packaging.

Packagemeans a substance and the packaging in which it iscontained.

Packagingmeans any receptacle, container or other material inwhich a substance may be encased, covered, enclosed,contained or packed, which performs part of thecontainment function; but does not include a freightcontainer, a skip, a vehicle, a pallet, a unit load device
or other article of transport equipment.

Packing groupmeans one of three groups into which dangerous goodsof Class or Division 3, 4, 5.1, 6.1, 8 and 9 are divided
for packaging purposes according to their degree of
danger, and that are ranked in a decreasing order ofdanger: Packing Group ‘I’ (high danger), Packing
Group ‘II’ (medium danger) and Packing Group ‘III’(low danger).

Placardmeans any of the following attached to the outside ofvehicles, tanks, freight containers or containers for bulk
quantities of dangerous goods:(a)27 June 2005

an enlarged version of a label representing a classor division of dangerous goods;

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(b)

a black and orange horizontally striped label
displaying either the word ‘dangerous’ or‘hazardous’;(c)an emergency information panel.

means a tank, designed primarily to be loaded onto avehicle or ship, with stabilising members external to theshell, and skids, mountings or accessories to facilitate
mechanical handling, and capable of being lifted whenfull and being loaded and discharged without the needfor removal of its structural equipment; and includes:(a)for transport of substances of Classes 3 to 9, a
multimodal portable tank having a capacity ofmore than 450 litres; and includes a shell fittedwith service equipment and structuralequipment necessary for the transport ofdangerous goods;(b)for transport of non-refrigerated, liquefied gasesof Class 2, a multimodal tank having a capacityof more than 450 litres; and includes a shell
fitted with service equipment and structuralequipment necessary for the transport of gases;(c)for transport of refrigerated liquefied gases, athermally insulated tank having a capacity ofmore than 450 litres fitted with service
equipment and structural equipment necessary
for the transport of refrigerated liquefied gases;

but does not include a tankwagon, non-metallic tank,gas cylinder, large receptacle or Intermediate Bulk
Container.
Prepacked freightcontainermeans a freight container that the driver is not involvedin packing.

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Prepacked
vehiclePrimary
container

Primary
receptacle

Primary risk

Primecontractor

Proper shipping
nameLand Transport Rulemeans a vehicle that the driver is not involved inloading.

means a container that is in direct contact with thedangerous goods that it contains and may be either the
inner packaging of a combination packaging or a solepackaging.

in relation to a diagnostic specimen or biologicalproduct, means a receptacle that is in direct contact
with the diagnostic specimen or biological product.
means the most significant hazard posed by thesubstance and is the hazard by which the substance isclassified.

means a person transporting their own dangerous
goods, or a person who is responsible or undertakes tobe responsible for the transport of dangerous goods
from one place to another; but does not include a subcontractor engaged by that person.

means, in relation to dangerous goods:(a)27 June 2005

the name given as the proper shipping namefor a substance in:(i)

New Zealand Standard 5433:1999,
Transport of Dangerous Goods on Land;(ii)

United Nations Recommendations on theTransport of Dangerous Goods – Model
Regulations;(iii)

International Maritime Dangerous Goods
Code;Dangerous Goods

Rail vehicle

Receptacle

Recreational
purpose83(iv)

Technical Instructions for the Safe
Transport of Dangerous Goods by Air of
the International Civil Aviation
Organisation;(v)

Dangerous Goods Regulations of theInternational Air Transport Association;
and

(b)

if the proper shipping name includes the words‘Not Otherwise Specified’ or the letters ‘NOS’,or if required under Special Provisions 61 or
274, the proper shipping name supplemented
with the technical name of the goods.

(a)means any vehicle that runs on, or uses, a railway
line (as defined in the Railways Act 2005); and(b)

includes:(i)a locomotive, rail carriage, rail wagon,
railcar, light rail vehicle, rail
maintenance vehicle (whether or not selfpropelled), and any other vehicle
prescribed as a rail vehicle by regulations;
and

(ii)

a vehicle designed to operate both onrails and off rails, but only when thatvehicle is running on rails.

means the innermost layer of packaging or acontainment vessel that is in contact with the substanceit contains; and includes any opener or fastener.
means that the goods are to be used for recreation orentertainment and the use is not related to any businessor occupation of the user.

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Land Transport Rule

Relevant regulatory
authoritymeans the New Zealand authority having statutory
control over, or obligation to control, a particular classof dangerous goods. The term ‘regulatory authority’,‘competent authority’ or similar terms used in
documents incorporated by reference in this Rule havethe same meaning.
Retail saleincludes sale by a wholesaler except when the sale is to aperson who buys those goods to sell again.

Routine diagnostic
specimenmeans a diagnostic specimen that has a low probabilityof containing a Category B infectious substance and istransported for routine screening tests or initialdiagnosis; and includes specimens that are defined as
routine diagnostic specimens in guidelines issued by therelevant regulatory authority.
Safety system

Salvagepackaging

Schedule of
Quantities

Segregated

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means the safety system approved by the Director
under section 6D of the Transport Services Licensing Act
1989 or the safety system which is referred to in theapproved safety case under the Railways Act 2005.

means a packaging into which damaged, defective or
leaking packages, or dangerous goods that have spilled
or leaked, are placed for the purpose of transport forrecovery or disposal.

means a list of the quantities of dangerous goods on avehicle, that is adjusted to reflect any changes to thosequantities due to deliveries or collections made by thevehicle.
in relation to dangerous goods, means that specified
goods must be loaded in separate freight containers or
on separate vehicles or be separated horizontally by atleast three metres from other specified goods on thesame vehicle.

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means containers that comply with the specified
performance standards and are used to provide an
additional level of protection and containment of
packages complying with section 3.

Small Packagemeans a package that contains dangerous goods to the
maximum quantities specified in 2.4 or 2.5.

Sole packaging

means packaging that does not require inner packaging
to perform its containment function during transport;
and includes a composite packaging.

SpecialProvisions

Subsidiary riskmeans provisions relating to specific entries in the listof dangerous goods in the following documents thatprovide additional information, modify the applicationof classification criteria or otherwise vary requirements
for transport of the particular dangerous goods:(a)

New Zealand Standard 5433:1999, Transport ofDangerous Goods on Land;(b)

United Nations Recommendations on theTransport of Dangerous Goods – Model
Regulations;(c)International Maritime Dangerous Goods Code;(d)Technical Instructions for the Safe Transport ofDangerous Goods by Air of the International
Civil Aviation Organisation;(e)Dangerous Goods Regulations of the International
Air Transport Association.

means any additional hazard posed by a substance thatis less significant than the primary risk.

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Tankwagonmeans a road or rail vehicle designed and used totransport dangerous goods in bulk in one or more tanks
that are firmly affixed to its chassis.

Technical namein relation to dangerous goods, means a recognised
chemical or other name currently used in scientific andtechnical handbooks, journals and textbooks, whichclearly identifies the nature of the hazard; but does notinclude a trade name.

Tools-of-trade(for use as)Transport
service

UN Number

Unit load

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in relation to dangerous goods, means that the goods
will be used in carrying out a trade or profession.

has the same meaning as it does in section 2(1) of theTransport Services Licensing Act 1989.
means the identification number assigned to dangerous
goods by the United Nations Committee of Experts on
the Transport of Dangerous Goods and as published in
the latest edition of:(a)

New Zealand Standard 5433:1999, Transport ofDangerous Goods on Land;(b)

United Nations Recommendations on theTransport of Dangerous Goods – Model
Regulations;(c)International Maritime Dangerous Goods Code;(d)Technical Instructions for the Safe Transport ofDangerous Goods by Air of the International
Civil Aviation Organisation;(e)Dangerous Goods Regulations of the International
Air Transport Association.

means a number of packages that are:

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VehicleVehicle Packing
Certificate

Vehiclecombination

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(a)

placed or stacked on a load board, such as apallet, and secured by strapping, shrinkwrapping or other suitable means;(b)placed in a protective outer container that isadditional to the packaging required to performthe containment function during transport andis used in addition to outer or sole packaging,such as a pallet box or crate;(c)permanently secured together in a sling.

has the same meaning as in section 2(1) of the Land
Transport Act 1998.

means a dangerous goods document that complies withthe requirements specified in 5.2(7).

means a towing vehicle and any trailers or othervehicles connected to it; and includes two trailers
without a towing vehicle.

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Table A

Land Transport Rule

Properties and classification of dangerous
goods for land transport

Class

Brief description*

CLASS 1

An explosive is any substance that, when triggeredby a small amount of energy, reacts by combustion,using its own source of oxygen to produce gas at
such temperature, pressure and speed that it iscapable of damaging the surroundings. Pyrotechnic
substances are those that produce an effect by heat,
light, sound, gas, smoke or a combination of these.
Class 1 (Explosives) includes explosive substances,
pyrotechnic substances and explosive articles.

Explosives

1.1

Substances and articles that have a mass explosion
hazard.

1.2

Substances and articles that have a projection
hazard but not a mass explosion hazard.

1.3

Substances and articles that have a fire hazard andeither a minor blast hazard or a minor projection
hazard or both, but not a mass explosion hazard.

1.4

Substances and articles that present no significant
hazard.

1.5

Very insensitive substances that have a mass
explosion hazard.

1.6

Extremely insensitive articles that do not have amass explosion hazard.

CLASS 2

A gas is a substance that:

Gases(a) at 50°C has a vapour pressure greater than 300
kilopascals (absolute); or(b) is completely gaseous at 20°C at a pressure of
101.3 kilopascals (absolute).

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Flammable gases.

2.2

Non-flammable, non-toxic gases.

2.3

Toxic gases.

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Properties and classification of dangerous
goods for land transport (continued)

Class

Brief description*

CLASS 3

Class 3 includes:

Flammable liquids(a) Flammable liquids
These are liquids or liquids containing solids insolution or suspension that give off flammablevapour at a temperature (referred to as the flash
point) of 60.5°C or less, closed-cup test, or
65.6°C or less, open-cup test. Liquids
transported at temperatures equal to or above
their flash point are included as Class 3. Liquids
with a flash point greater than 35°C that do notsustain combustion are not dangerous goods forland transport; and(b) Liquid desensitized explosives
These are explosive substances that are
dissolved or suspended in water, or other liquid
substances, to form a homogenous liquid
mixture to suppress their explosive properties.
Examples include: UN 1204, UN 2059,
UN 3064, UN 3343, UN 3357, UN 3379.
Dangerous goods of Class 3 are assigned to a
packing group according to the degree of
danger they present. For flammable liquids, thepacking group is based on flash point and initial
boiling point, as shown in the table.
Packing
Group

Flash Point(closed-cup)

Initial boiling pointI-≤ 35°CII< 23°C> 35°C≥ 23°C> 35°CIII≤ 60.5°C

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Table A

Land Transport Rule

Properties and classification of dangerous
goods for land transport (continued)

Class

Brief description*

CLASS 4
Flammable solids
Substances liable
to spontaneous
combustion
Substances that,in contact withwater, emit
flammable gases
4.1

Flammable solids.
These are solids that:(a) under normal conditions of transport are readily
combustible or may cause or contribute to fire
through friction; or(b) are self-reactive and related substances(including liquids) that are liable to undergo astrong exothermic reaction; or(c) are solid desensitized explosives that may
explode if not diluted sufficiently.

4.2

Substances liable to spontaneous combustion.
Liquids or solids that are liable to spontaneous
heating under normal conditions of transport, or toheating when in contact with air and then being
liable to catch fire.

4.3

Substances that, in contact with water, emit
flammable gases (dangerous when wet).
Substances that, by interaction with water, are liable
to become spontaneously flammable or to give off
flammable gases in dangerous quantities.
Dangerous goods of all divisions of Class 4 areassigned to a packing group according to thedegree of danger they present:
Packing Group I (high danger);
Packing Group II (medium danger);
Packing Group III (low danger).

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Properties and classification of dangerous
goods for land transport (continued)

Class

Brief description*

CLASS 5
Oxidizing
substances andorganic peroxides
5.1

Oxidizing substances.
Substances that are not necessarily combustible,
but may cause or contribute to the combustion ofother material, usually by yielding oxygen, chlorine
or fluorine.
Dangerous goods of Division 5.1 are assigned to a
packing group according to the degree of danger
they present:
Packing Group I (high danger);
Packing Group II (medium danger);
Packing Group III (low danger).

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Table A

Land Transport Rule

Properties and classification of dangerous
goods for land transport (continued)

Class

Brief description*

5.2

Organic peroxides.
Organic substances that contain the bivalent -O-Ostructure and may be considered to be derivativesof hydrogen peroxide, in which one or both of thehydrogen atoms have been replaced by organic
radicals.
Organic peroxides are thermally unstable
substances that may undergo exothermic selfaccelerating decomposition and may also have one
or more of the following properties:(a) be liable to explosive decomposition;(b) burn rapidly;(c) be sensitive to impact or friction;(d) react dangerously with other substances;(e) cause damage to the eyes.

CLASS 6
Toxic (poisonous)
and infectious
substances
6.1

Toxic (poisonous) substances.
These are substances liable to cause death, serious
injury or harm to human health if swallowed, inhaledor by skin contact.
Dangerous goods of Division 6.1 are assigned to a
packing group according to the degree of danger
they present:
Packing Group I (high danger);
Packing Group II (medium danger);
Packing Group III (low danger).

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93

Properties and classification of dangerous
goods for land transport (continued)

Class

Brief description*
6.2

Infectious substances.
Substances known, or reasonably expected, tocontain pathogens. Pathogens are micro-organisms(including bacteria, viruses, rickettsiae, parasites
and fungi) and other agents, such as prions, which
can cause disease in humans or animals.
Category A infectious substances are those that aretransported in a form that is capable of causing
permanent disability, life-threatening or fatal diseasein humans or animals that are exposed to them.
Category B infectious substances are those that do
not meet the criteria for inclusion in Category A.
Classification of infectious substances may be
determined according to guidelines issued by therelevant regulatory authority.
Dangerous goods of Division 6.2 are not assigned
to a packing group except for:
UN 3291, CLINICAL WASTE, UNSPECIFIED,
N.O.S. or (BIO) MEDICAL WASTE, N.O.S. or
REGULATED MEDICAL WASTE, N.O.S. which is
assigned to Packing Group II (medium danger).

CLASS 7
Radioactive
material

CLASS 8
Corrosive
substancesRadioactive material is any material thatspontaneously emits significant radiation and isclassified in the Regulations for the Safe Transportof Radioactive Material of the International Atomic
Energy Agency or as determined by the relevant
regulatory authority.
These are substances that, by chemical action, willcause severe damage when in contact with living
tissue or will damage or destroy other goods or thevehicle in which they are transported if they leakfrom their packaging.

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Table A

Properties and classification of dangerous
goods for land transport (continued)

Class

Brief description*
Dangerous goods of Class 8 are assigned to a
packing group according to the degree of danger
they present:
Packing Group I (high danger);
Packing Group II (medium danger);
Packing Group III (low danger).

CLASS 9Miscellaneous
dangerous
substances andarticlesAny substance or article presenting a danger fortransport and that is not covered by other classes.
Class 9 includes:(a) environmentally hazardous substances, which
include substances and wastes which arepollutant to the aquatic environment;(b) substances transported at temperatures of
100°C or higher in a liquid state or 240°C or
higher in a solid state;(c) genetically modified micro-organisms andgenetically modified organisms which are notinfectious substances, but which are capable ofaltering animals, plants or microbiologicalsubstances in a way not normally the result of
natural reproduction.
Dangerous goods of Class 9 are assigned to a
packing group according to the degree of danger
they present:
Packing Group I (high danger);
Packing Group II (medium danger);
Packing Group III (low danger).

* Detailed descriptions of the properties and classification of dangerous
goods for transport on land are contained in the following documents:
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(e)

New Zealand Standard 5433:1999, Transport of Dangerous Goods
on Land;
The United Nations Recommendations on the Transport of Dangerous
Goods – Model Regulations;
The International Maritime Dangerous Goods Code;Technical Instructions for the Safe Transport of Dangerous Goods
by Air of the International Civil Aviation Organisation;
Dangerous Goods Regulations of the International Air Transport
Association.

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Part 3

Schedules

Schedule 1

Quantity limits for dangerous goods
transported for domestic or recreational
purposes, for use as tools-of-trade, foragricultural use or for a commercial purpose,but not transported for hire or direct reward

Class ordivision

Class or division nameor productPackinggroup

Maximumquantity*

1

Explosives (except UN
0012, CARTRIDGES,SMALL ARMS)-

50 kg subject toother New Zealandlegislation

1.4S

UN 0012, CARTRIDGES,SMALL ARMS-

250 kg

2.1

Flammable gases-

250 litres watercapacity

2.2

Non-flammable, non-toxic
gases; cryogenic liquids(except UN 1977,
NITROGEN,REFRIGERATED LIQUID)-

25 litres watercapacity

UN 1977, NITROGEN,REFRIGERATED LIQUID-

100 litres watercapacity

Non-flammable, non-toxic
gases (except cryogenic
liquids)-

250 litres watercapacity

Toxic gases (except thoselisted below)-

50 litres watercapacity

UN 1026, CYANOGEN;
UN 1067, NITROGENDIOXIDE;UN 1076, PHOSGENE;
UN 1589, CYANOGENCHLORIDE, STABILIZED-

1 litre watercapacity

2.3

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Schedule 1

Quantity limits for dangerous goods
transported for domestic or recreational
purposes, for use as tools-of-trade, foragricultural use or for a commercial purpose,but not transported for hire or direct reward(continued)

Class ordivision

Class or division nameor productPackinggroup

Maximumquantity*

3

Flammable liquidsI

5 litres

II or III

250 litres

I

5 kg

II

50 kg

III

250 kgSpontaneously
combustible substancesI

No quantity
permitted

Spontaneously
combustible substances(Packaged as Dangerous
Goods in Limited
Quantities or Consumer
Commodities only)

II or III

50 kg

Dangerous when wet

I

No quantity
permitted

Dangerous when wet(Packaged as Dangerous
Goods in Limited
Quantities or Consumer
Commodities only)

II or III

50 kg

Oxidizing substancesI

5 kg (solids,
powders, etc); or
5 litres (liquids)II

50 kg (solids,
powders, etc); or
50 litres (liquids)

III

250 kg (solids,
powders, etc); or
250 litres (liquids)

4.1

4.2

4.3

5.1

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Schedule 1

Quantity limits for dangerous goods
transported for domestic or recreational
purposes, for use as tools-of-trade, foragricultural use or for a commercial purpose,but not transported for hire or direct reward(continued)

Class ordivision

Class or division nameor productPackinggroup

Maximumquantity*

5.2

Organic peroxides
Type B(Packaged as Dangerous
Goods in Limited
Quantities or Consumer
Commodities only)-

5 kg (solids,
powders, etc); or
5 litres (liquids)

Organic peroxides
Type C, D, E or F
(As hardener for an
organic resin or
packaged as Dangerous
Goods in Limited
Quantities or Consumer
Commodities)-

10 kg (solids,
powders, etc); or
10 litres (liquids)

Toxic substancesI

5 kg (solids,
powders, etc); or
5 litres (liquids)II

50 kg (solids,
powders, etc); or
50 litres (liquids)

III

250 kg (solids,
powders, etc); or
250 litres (liquids)

Infectious substances(except portable toilet
effluent, septic tankwastes and sewage
screening sludge)-

5 kg (solids,
powders, etc); or
5 litres (liquids)

Portable toilet effluent,septic tank wastes andsewage screening sludge-

250 litres or two
portable toilets,
whichever is thegreater quantity

6.1

6.2

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Schedule 1

Quantity limits for dangerous goods
transported for domestic or recreational
purposes, for use as tools-of-trade, foragricultural use or for a commercial purpose,but not transported for hire or direct reward(continued)

Class ordivision

Class or division nameor productPackinggroup

Maximumquantity*

7

Radioactive material-

As permitted byRegulations for the
Safe Transport ofRadioactive
Material of theInternational Atomic
Energy Agency or
the requirements of
the relevant
regulatory authority

8

Corrosive substances(except batteries listed
below)

I

5 kg (solids,
powders, etc); or
5 litres (liquids)II

50 kg (solids,
powders, etc); or
50 litres (liquids)

III

250 kg (solids,
powders, etc); or
250 litres (liquids)

UN 2794, BATTERIES,WET, FILLED WITH
ACID, electric storage
UN 2795, BATTERIES,WET, FILLED WITH
ALKALI, electric storage
UN 2800, BATTERIES,WET, NON-SPILLABLE,
electric storage-

250 litres(measured by thevolume of thebattery case)UN 3028, BATTERIES,DRY, CONTAININGPOTASSIUM
HYDROXIDE SOLID,
electric storage-

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Schedule 1

Quantity limits for dangerous goods
transported for domestic or recreational
purposes, for use as tools-of-trade, foragricultural use or for a commercial purpose,but not transported for hire or direct reward(continued)

Class ordivision

Class or division nameor productPackinggroup

Maximumquantity*

9

Miscellaneous dangerous
substances and articles

I

5 kg (solids,
powders, etc); or
5 litres (liquids)II

50 kg (solids,
powders, etc); or
50 litres (liquids)

III

250 kg (solids,
powders, etc); or
250 litres (liquids)

Mixed
loads

The maximum quantity for a mixed load is an aggregate
amount of 500, using the following units: kilograms (solids,
powders, etc including the weight of the packaging), litres(liquids), litres water capacity (gases).
The maximum quantity for a mixed load is exceeded if thequantity for any class or division in the load exceeds the limit
specified for that class or division.

* Quantities specified as weights include the weight of the packaging.

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Schedule 2

Land Transport Rule

Dangerous Goods in Limited Quantities andConsumer Commodities

Class or division or productPackinggroup

Physicalstate

Maximumquantity
per inner
packaging

2.1 - UN 1057, LIGHTERS or
LIGHTER REFILLS-

gas

10 g perlighter; or
65 g perlighter refill

2 - UN 1950, AEROSOLS containing
toxic substances or UN 2037, GASCARTRIDGES containing toxic
substances-gas

120 mlwater
capacity

2.1, 2.2 - UN 1950, AEROSOLS or
UN 2037, GAS CARTRIDGES-

gas

1 litrewater
capacity

2.2 - Excluding gases that have anoxidizing or corrosive risk-

gas

500 mlwater
capacity3llliquid1 litre3

lllliquid5 litres3 - UN 1133, ADHESIVES containing
flammable liquidI

liquid

500 mlIIliquid5 litresIIIliquid5 litresIliquid

500 mlIIliquid5 litresIIIliquid5 litresIIliquid5 litresIIIliquid5 litresIIliquid5 litresIIIliquid5 litres3 - UN 1139, COATING SOLUTION(includes surface treatments or
coatings used for industrial or otherpurposes such as vehicle
undercoating, drum or barrel lining)
3 - UN 1169, EXTRACTS,
AROMATIC, LIQUID

3 - UN 1197, EXTRACTS,FLAVOURING, LIQUID

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101

Dangerous Goods in Limited Quantities andConsumer Commodities (continued)

Class or division or productPackinggroup

Physicalstate

Maximumquantity
per inner
packaging3 - UN 1210, PRINTING INK,
flammable or PRINTING INKRELATED MATERIAL (including
printing ink thinning or reducing
compound), flammableI

liquid

500 mlIIliquid5 litresIIIliquid5 litresIliquid

500 mlIIliquid5 litresIIIliquid5 litresIIliquid5 litresIIIliquid5 litresIliquid

500 mlllliquid1 litreIIIliquid5 litresIliquid

500 mlllliquid1 litreIIIliquid5 litresIIliquid5 litresIIIliquid5 litresIIliquid5 litresIIIliquid5 litresIIliquid5 litresIIIliquid5 litres3 - UN 1263, PAINT (including paint,lacquer, enamel, stain, shellac,
varnish, polish, liquid filler, and liquid
lacquer base) or PAINT RELATEDMATERIAL (including paint thinningor reducing compound)3 - UN 1266, PERFUMERYPRODUCTS with flammable solvents
3 - UN 1267, PETROLEUM CRUDE
OIL

3 - UN 1268, PETROLEUMDISTILATES, N.O.S., or
PETROLEUM PRODUCTS, N.O.S.
3 - UN 1286, ROSIN OIL

3 - UN 1287, RUBBER SOLUTION

3 - UN 1306, WOODPRESERVATIVES, LIQUID

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Schedule 2

Land Transport Rule

Dangerous Goods in Limited Quantities andConsumer Commodities (continued)

Class or division or productPackinggroup

Physicalstate

Maximumquantity
per inner
packaging3 - UN 1863, FUEL, AVIATION,
TURBINE ENGINEI

liquid

500 mlllliquid1 litreIIIliquid5 litresIliquid

500 mlIIliquid5 litresIIIliquid5 litresIIliquid5 litresIIIliquid5 litres3 - UN 3065, ALCOHOLIC
BEVERAGES, with more than 70%
alcohol by volumeIIliquid5 litres3 - UN 3065, ALCOHOLIC
BEVERAGES, with more than 24%
but not more than 70% alcohol byvolumeIIIliquid5 litres3 - UN 3269, POLYESTER RESIN
KIT

IIliquid5 litresIIIliquid5 litresIliquid

500 mlllliquid1 litreIIIliquid5 litres

ll

solid

1 kg

3 - UN 1866, RESIN SOLUTION,
flammable

3 - UN 1999, TARS, LIQUID,
including road asphalt and oils,
bitumen, and cut backs

3 - UN 3295, HYDROCARBONS,
LIQUID, N.O.S.

4.1 - Excluding self-reactive andrelated substances anddesensitized explosives

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103

Dangerous Goods in Limited Quantities andConsumer Commodities (continued)

Class or division or productPackinggroup

Physicalstate

Maximumquantity
per inner
packaging

4.1 - Excluding self-reactive andrelated substances and desensitized
explosives

lll

solid

5 kg

4.1 - UN 3221, SELF-REACTIVE
LIQUID TYPE B-

liquid25 ml

4.1 - UN 3222, SELF-REACTIVE
SOLID TYPE B

-

solid

100 g

4.1 - UN 3223, SELF-REACTIVE
LIQUID TYPE C-

liquid25 ml

4.1 - UN 3224, SELF-REACTIVE
SOLID TYPE C

-

solid

100 g

4.1 - UN 3225, SELF-REACTIVE
LIQUID TYPE D-

liquid

125 ml4.1 - UN 3226, SELF-REACTIVE
SOLID TYPE D

-

solid

500 g

4.1 - UN 3227, SELF-REACTIVE
LIQUID TYPE E-

liquid

125 ml4.1 - UN 3228, SELF-REACTIVE
SOLID TYPE E

-

solid

500 g

4.1 - UN 3229, SELF-REACTIVE
LIQUID TYPE F-

liquid

125 ml4.1 - UN 3230, SELF-REACTIVE
SOLID TYPE F

-

solid

500 g

4.2 - UN 3400, ORGANOMETALLIC
SUBSTANCE, SOLID,
SELF-HEATING

II

solid

500 g

III

solid

1 kg

4.3

ll

liquid

500 ml

4.3

ll

solid

500 g

4.3

lll

liquid1 litre

4.3

lll

solid

1 kg

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Schedule 2

Land Transport Rule

Dangerous Goods in Limited Quantities andConsumer Commodities (continued)

Class or division or productPackinggroup

Physicalstate

Maximumquantity
per inner
packaging

5.1

llliquid1 litre

5.1

ll

solid

1 kg

5.1

lll

liquid5 litres

5.1

lll

solid

5 kg

5.2 - Of type B or C not requiring
temperature control-

liquid25 ml

5.2 - Of type B or C not requiring
temperature control

-

solid

100 g

5.2 - Of type D, E or F not requiring
temperature control-

liquid

125 ml

5.2 - Of type D, E or F not requiring
temperature control

-

solid

500 g

6.1

ll

liquid100 ml

6.1

ll

solid

500 g

6.1

lll

liquid5 litres

6.1

lll

solid

5 kg

8

ll

liquid1 litre *

8

ll

solid

1 kg

8

lll

liquid5 litres

8

lll

solid

5 kg

* Glass, porcelain or stoneware inner packaging must be enclosed in acompatible and rigid intermediate packaging

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Schedule 2

105

Dangerous Goods in Limited Quantities andConsumer Commodities (continued)

Class or division or productPackinggroup

Physicalstate

Maximumquantity
per inner
packaging

8 - UN 2794, BATTERIES, WET,FILLED WITH ACID, electric storage--

1 litre(measuredby thevolume ofthe batterycase)

8 - UN 2795, BATTERIES, WET,FILLED WITH ALKALI, electric
storage--

1 litre(measuredby thevolume ofthe batterycase)

8 - UN 2800, BATTERIES, WET,NON-SPILLABLE, electric storage--

1 litre(measuredby thevolume ofthe batterycase)

8 - UN 3028, BATTERIES, DRY,CONTAINING POTASSIUM
HYDROXIDE SOLID, electric storage

-

-

2 kg

9

III

liquid5 litres

9

III

solid

5 kg

9 - UN 2212, BLUE ASBESTOS(crocidolite) or BROWN ASBESTOS(amosite, mysorite)

II

solid

1 kg

9 - UN 2315, POLYCHLORINATED
BIPHENYLS

II

liquid1 litre9 - UN 2969, CASTOR BEANS or
CASTOR MEAL or CASTOR
POMACE or CASTOR FLAKE

II

solid

5 kg

9 - UN 3151, POLYHALOGENATED
BIPHENYLS, LIQUID or
POLYHALOGENATEDTERPHENYLS, LIQUID

II

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Schedule 2

Land Transport Rule

Dangerous Goods in Limited Quantities andConsumer Commodities (continued)

Class or division or productPackinggroup

Physicalstate

Maximumquantity
per inner
packaging

9 - UN 3152, POLYHALOGENATED
BIPHENYLS, SOLID or
POLYHALOGENATEDTERPHENYLS, SOLID

II

solid

1 kg

9 - UN 3432, POLYCHLORINATED
BIPHENYLS, SOLID

II

solid

1 kg

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Schedule 2A Dangerous goods that must not be transported
as Dangerous Goods in Limited Quantities or as
Consumer Commodities
Class or division or productPackinggroup

Maximum quantity
per inner packaging

2.2 - UN 2857, REFRIGERATINGMACHINES containing nonflammable, non-toxic gases orammonia solutions (UN 2672)

-

NONE

3 - UN 1162,
DIMETHYLDICHLOROSILANE

II

NONE

3 - UN 1196,
ETHYLTRICHLOROSILANE

II

NONE

3 - UN 1298,
TRIMETHYLCHLOROSILANE

II

NONE

3 - UN 2985, CHLOROSILANES,FLAMMABLE, CORROSIVE, N.O.S.

II

NONE

3 - UN 3064, NITROGLYCERIN,
SOLUTION IN ALCOHOL

II

NONE

3 - UN 3256, ELEVATEDTEMPERATURE LIQUID,FLAMMABLE, N.O.S., Flash pointoabove 60.5 C

III

NONE

3 - UN 3343, NITROGLYCERINMIXTURE, DESENSITIZED, LIQUID,FLAMMABLE, N.O.S.

-

NONE

4.1 - UN 2304, NAPHTHALENE,
MOLTENIII

NONE

4.1 - UN 2448, SULPHUR, MOLTEN

III

NONE

4.1 - UN 3175, FLAMMABLE SOLID,ORGANIC, MOLTEN, N.O.S.

II or III

NONE

4.3 - UN 1418, MAGNESIUMPOWDER or MAGNESIUM ALLOYSPOWDER

II or III

NONE

4.3 - UN 1436, ZINC POWDER or
ZINC DUST

II or III

NONE

4.3 - UN 3135, WATER REACTIVE
SOLID, SELF-HEATING, N.O.S.

II or III

NONE

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Schedule 2A Dangerous goods that must not be transported
as Dangerous Goods in Limited Quantities or as
Consumer Commodities (continued)
Class or division or productPackinggroup

Maximum quantity
per inner packaging

4.3 - UN 3209, METALLIC
SUBSTANCE, WATER-REACTIVE,
SELF-HEATING, N.O.S.

II or III

NONE

4.3 - UN 3292, BATTERIES,CONTAINING SODIUM, or CELLS,CONTAINING SODIUM

II

NONE

5.1 - UN 2426, AMMONIUMNITRATE LIQUID

-

NONE

5.1 - UN 3100, OXIDIZING SOLID,
SELF-HEATING, N.O.S.

II

NONE

5.1 - UN 3375, AMMONIUMNITRATE EMULSION or
SUSPENSION or GEL

II

NONE

6.1 - UN 1569, BROMOACETONE

II

NONE

6.1 - UN 1600, DINITROTOLUEMES,MOLTENII

NONE

6.1 - UN 1693, TEAR GASSUBSTANCE, LIQUID, N.O.S.

II

NONE

6.1 - UN 1697,
CHLOROACETOPHENONE

II

NONE

6.1 - UN 1700, TEAR GAS CANDLES

II

NONE

6.1 - UN 1701, XYLYL BROMIDE

II

NONE

6.1 - UN 1737, BENZYL BROMIDE

II

NONE

6.1 - UN 1738, BENZYL CHLORIDE

II

NONE

6.1 - UN 2016, AMMUNITION, TOXICNON-EXPLOSIVE

II

NONE

6.1 - UN 2017, AMMUNITION, TEARPRODUCING, NON-EXPLOSIVE

II

NONE

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Schedule 2A Dangerous goods that must not be transported
as Dangerous Goods in Limited Quantities or as
Consumer Commodities (continued)
Class or division or productPackinggroup

Maximum quantity
per inner packaging

6.1 - UN 2312, PHENOL, MOLTEN

II

NONE

6.1 - UN 3124, TOXIC SOLID, SELFHEATING, N.O.S.

II

NONE

6.1 - UN 3250, CHLOROACETIC
ACID, MOLTEN

II

NONE

6.1 - UN 3361, CHLOROSILANES,TOXIC, CORROSIVE, N.O.S.

II

NONE

6.1 - UN 3362, CHLOROSILANES,TOXIC, CORROSIVE, FLAMMABLE,
N.O.S.

II

NONE

6.1 - UN 3416,
CHLOROACETOPHENONE, LIQUID

II

NONE

6.1 - UN 3417, XYLYL BROMIDE,
SOLID

II

NONE

6.1 - UN 3448, TEAR GASSUBSTANCE, SOLID, N.O.S.

II

NONE

8 - UN 1724,
LLYLTRICHLOROSILANE,STABILIZED

II

NONE

8 - UN 1728,
AMYLTRICHLOROSILANE

II

NONE

8 - UN 1747,
BUTYLTRICHLOROSILANE

II

NONE

8 - UN 1753, CHLOROPHENYLTRICHLOROSILANE

II

NONE

8 - UN 1762, CYCLOHEXENYLTRICHLOROSILANE

II

NONE

8 - UN 1763,
CYCLOHEXYLTRICHLOROSILANE

II

NONE

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Schedule 2A Dangerous goods that must not be transported
as Dangerous Goods in Limited Quantities or as
Consumer Commodities (continued)
Class or division or productPackinggroup

Maximum quantity
per inner packaging

8 - UN 1766,
DICHLOROPHENYLTRICHLOROSILANE

II

NONE

8 - UN 1767,
DIETHYLDICHLOROSILANE

II

NONE

8 - UN 1769,
DIPHENYLDICHLOROSILANE

II

NONE

8 - UN 1771,
DODECYLTRICHLOROSILANE

II

NONE

8 - UN 1781,
HEXADECYLTRICHLOROSILANE

II

NONE

8 - UN 1784,
HEXYLTRICHLOROSILANE

II

NONE

8 - UN 1799,
NONYLTRICHLOROSILANE

II

NONE

8 - UN 1800,
OCTADECYLTRICHLOROSILANE

II

NONE

8 - UN 1801,
OCTYLTRICHLOROSILANE

II

NONE

8 - UN 1804,
PHENYLTRICHLOROSILANE

II

NONE

8 - UN 1810, PHOSPHORUS
OXYCHLORIDE

II

NONE

8 - UN 1816,
PROPYLTRICHLOROSILANE

II

NONE

8 - UN 1838, TITANIUMTETRACHLORIDE

II

NONE

8 - UN 2028, BOMBS, SMOKE, NONEXPLOSIVE

II

NONE

8 - UN 2215, MALEIC ANHYDRIDE,MOLTENIII

NONE

8 - UN 2434,
DIBENZYLDICHLOROSILANE

II

NONE

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Schedule 2A Dangerous goods that must not be transported
as Dangerous Goods in Limited Quantities or as
Consumer Commodities (continued)
Class or division or productPackinggroup

Maximum quantity
per inner packaging

8 - UN 2435,
ETHYLPHENYLDICHLOROSILANE

II

NONE

8 - UN 2437,
METHYLPHENYLDICHLOROSILANE

II

NONE

8 - UN 2442, TRICHLOROACETYLCHLORIDE

IINONE

8 - UN 2576, PHOSPHORUSOXYBROMIDE MOLTEN

II

NONE

8 - UN 2826, ETHYLCHLOROTHIOFORMATE

II

NONE

8 - UN 2986, CHLOROSILANES,CORROSIVE, FLAMMABLE, N.O.S.

II

NONE

8 - UN 2987, CHLOROSILANES,CORROSIVE N.O.S.

II

NONE

8 - UN 3301, CORROSIVE LIQUID,SELF-HEATING, N.O.S.

II

NONE

9 - UN 1845, CARBON DIOXIDE,SOLID (DRY ICE)

III

NONE

9 - UN 2216, FISH MEAL (FISH
SCRAP)III

NONE

9 - UN 2590, WHITE ASBESTOS

III

NONE

9 - UN 2990, LIFE-SAVINGAPPLIANCES, SELF-INFLATING

-

NONE

9 - UN 3072, LIFE-SAVINGAPPLIANCES NOT SELFINFLATING containing dangerous
goods as equipment

-

NONE

9 - UN 3245, GENETICALLYMODIFIED MICRO-ORGANISMS

-

NONE

9 - UN 3257, ELEVATEDTEMPERATURE LIQUID, N.O.S. AT
oOR ABOVE 100 C

III

NONE

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Schedule 2A Dangerous goods that must not be transported
as Dangerous Goods in Limited Quantities or
as Consumer Commodities (continued)

Class or division or productPackinggroup

Maximum quantity
per inner packaging

9 - UN 3258, ELEVATEDTEMPERATURE SOLID N.O.S. AT
oOR ABOVE 240 C

III

NONE

9 - UN 3268, AIRBAG INFLATORS or
AIRBAG MODULES or SEAT- BELT
PRETENSIONERS

III

NONE

9 - UN 3316, CHEMICAL KIT or
FIRST AID KIT

-

NONE

9 - UN 3359, FUMIGATED UNITS

-

NONE

9 - UN 3363, DANGEROUS GOODSIN MACHINERY or DANGEROUS
GOODS IN APPARATUS

-

NONE

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Schedule 3113

Segregation requirements for dangerous goods

Column A
Class or divisionand name ofdangerous goods

Column B
Must not beloaded in thesame freightcontainer or on
the same
vehicleColumn C
Must not beloaded in thesame freightcontainer; andMust beseparatedhorizontally byat least
three metres
unless all but
one are packed
in separate
freight
containers

Column D
Goods of
Packing GroupII or III may beloaded in thesame freightcontainer or on
the same
vehicle, if
transported insegregation
devices

1 Explosives

2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 3,
4.1, 4.2, 4.3,
5.1, 5.2, 6.1,
6.2, 7, 8, 9--

2.1 Flammablegases

1, 3, 4.2, 5.1,
5.2, 74.1-

2.2 Non-flammable,
non-toxic gases

1

4.2, 5.2-

2.3 Toxic gases

1, 3, 4.2, 5.2,
food items--

3 Flammableliquids

1, 2.1, 2.3, 4.2,
5.1, 5.2, 7

4.3

4.2, 4.3, 5.1, 5.2

4.1 Flammablesolids1, 5.2, 7

2.1, 4.2, 5.1

4.2, 5.1, 5.2

4.2 Spontaneously
combustible

1, 2.1, 2.3, 3,
5.1, 5.2, 7

2.2, 4.1

3, 4.1, 5.1, 5.2

4.3 Dangerous
when wet

1, 5.1, 5.2, 73, 83, 5.1, 5.2, 8

5.1 Oxidizing
substances

1, 2.1, 3, 4.2,
4.3, 5.2, 6.2, 8

4.1, 6.1, 7

3, 4.1, 4.2, 4.3,
5.2, 6.1, 6.2, 8

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Schedule 3

Land Transport Rule

Segregation requirements for dangerous goods(continued)

Column A
Class or divisionand name ofdangerous goods

Column B
Must not beloaded in thesame freightcontainer or on
the same
vehicleColumn C
Must not beloaded in thesame freightcontainer; andMust beseparatedhorizontally byat least 3
metres unless
all but one are
packed inseparate
freight
containers

Column D
Goods of
Packing GroupII or III may beloaded in thesame freightcontainer or on
the same
vehicle, if
transported insegregation
devices

5.2 Organic
peroxides

1, 2.1, 2.3, 3,
4.1, 4.2, 4.3,
5.1, 6.2, 7, 8

2.2, 6.1

3, 4.1, 4.2, 4.3,
5.1, 6.1, 6.2, 8

6.1 Toxic
substances

1, food items,
note 1

5.1, 5.2

5.1, 5.2, fooditems

6.2 Infectious
substances

1, 5.1, 5.2, food
items

-

5.1, 5.2, fooditems

7 Radioactive
materials

1, 2.1, 3, 4.1,
4.2, 4.3, 5.2, 8

5.1-

8 Corrosives

1, 5.1, 5.2, 7,
food items,
note 1, note 2

4.3

4.3, 5.1, 5.2,
food items

9 Miscellaneous
dangerous
substances andarticles1, note 4-

note 3sNote 1. Cyanides (Class 6.1) must not be loaded in the same freight containeror on the same vehicle with acids (Class 8).
Note 2. Strong acids must not be loaded in the same freight container or on thesame vehicle with strong alkalis.
Note 3. Segregation devices may be used as specified in 6.4(2)(b).
Note 4. Class 9 dangerous goods that contain organic matter must not beloaded in the same bulk container or tankwagon with dangerous goods ofDivision 5.1, unless the Class 9 and Division 5.1 dangerous goods are in
separate compartments of a bulk container or tankwagon.

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