Transport Infrastructure (Dangerous Goods By Rail) Regulation 2018

A load that contains dangerous goods must be placarded if—

it contains—

dangerous goods in a receptacle with a capacity of more than 500L; or

more than 500kg of dangerous goods in a receptacle; or

it contains an aggregate quantity of dangerous goods of 250 or more, other than specified goods, and the goods include—

dangerous goods of UN division 2.1 that are not aerosols; or

dangerous goods of UN division 2.3; or

dangerous goods of packing group I; or

it contains dangerous goods of category A of UN division 6.2; or

it contains an aggregate quantity of dangerous goods of UN division 6.2 (other than category A) of 10 or more; or

it contains an aggregate quantity of dangerous goods of 1,000 or more, other than specified goods.

A load that contains dangerous goods must be placarded if the load contains specified goods and—

the specified goods include an aggregate quantity of 2,000 or more of a dangerous good of a particular UN number from a single place of consignment; or

the total gross mass of the specified goods is 8 tonnes or more.

Note—

This subsection applies separately and in addition to subsection (1). See table 5.3 of the ADG Code.

A load that contains dangerous goods, other than a load required to be placarded under subsection (1) or (2), must be placarded if—

the load contains a mixture of specified goods and other dangerous goods; and

either of the following calculations apply—

if the load contains dangerous goods mentioned in subsection (1)(b)(i), (ii) or (iii)—the aggregate quantity of the goods, plus 10% of the total gross mass of the specified goods, is 250 or more;

otherwise—the aggregate quantity of the other dangerous goods, plus 25% of the total gross mass of the specified goods, is 1,000 or more.

Subsection (1)(a) does not apply to a dangerous good that is an article.

In this section—

specified goods means—

dangerous goods packed in limited quantities; or

without limiting paragraph (a), any of the following dangerous goods—

fireworks that are bon bons, party poppers or sparklers;

domestic smoke detectors containing radioactive material;

lighters or lighter refills containing flammable gas;

fire extinguishers containing a net mass of not more than 23kg of compressed or liquefied gas; or

a combination of any of the dangerous goods mentioned in paragraphs (a) and (b).

UN number, for a dangerous good, means the UN number, within the meaning of the ADG Code, for the good.

Note—

An aggregate quantity in relation to a load containing dangerous goods mentioned in this section is worked out in the way provided for under schedule 3, definition aggregate quantity.