What does adr transport Birmingham define?
The content of the adr transport Birmingham consists of the proper part and two annexes: A and B. The first one classifies all dangerous substances produced in the world and divides them into 13 hazard classes along with very detailed conditions under which the transport of these materials is permitted.
Below we present the classification of hazardous materials in accordance with Annex A of the adr transport Birmingham Convention.
Class 1 – explosive substances and articles in adr transport in Birmingham:
materials and objects that pose a mass explosion hazard;
materials and objects that pose a projection hazard but not a mass explosion hazard;
materials and articles presenting a fire hazard and a low explosion or projection hazard, or both, but which do not present a mass explosion hazard;
materials and articles which present only a low risk of explosion if ignited or initiated during transport;
very low sensitivity substances having a mass explosion hazard which are so insensitive that they are unlikely to initiate or progress from combustion to detonation under normal conditions of transport;
extremely insensitive items that do not pose a risk of mass explosion.
Class 2 – gases:
flammable gases,
non-flammable and non-toxic gases,
poisonous gases.
Class 3 – flammable liquids.
Class 4.1 – flammable solids, self-reactive substances and desensitized solid explosives.
Class 4.2 – spontaneously flammable materials.
Class 4.3 – materials which, in contact with water, emit flammable gases.