Chương II Nghị định 42/2020/NĐ-CP: Phân loại, danh mục, đóng gói và dán nhãn hàng hóa nguy hiểm

Chapter II

CLASSIFICATION, LIST, PACKING AND LABELING OF DANGEROUS GOODS

Article 4. Classification of dangerous goods

1. Based on their chemical and physical characteristics, dangerous goods are classified into the 9 following classes and divisions:

Class 1. Explosives.

Division 1.1: Substances and articles which have a mass explosion hazard.

Division 1.2: Substances and articles which have a projection hazard but not a mass explosion hazard.

Division 1.3: Substances and articles which have a fire hazard and either a minor blast hazard or a minor projection hazard or both, but not a mass explosion hazard.

Division 1.4: Substances and articles which are classified as explosives but which present no significant hazard.

Division 1.5: Very insensitive substances which have a mass explosion hazard.

Division 1.6: No hazard statement.

Class 2. Gasses.

Division 2.1: Flammable gases.

Division 2.2: Non-flammable non-toxic gases.

Division 2.3: Toxic gases.

Class 3. Flammable liquids and liquid desensitized explosives.

Class 4.

Division 4.1: Flammable solids, self-reactive substances and solid desensitized explosives.

Division 4.2: Substances liable to spontaneous combustion.

Division 4.3: Substances which in contact with water emit flammable gases.

Class 5.

Division 5.1: Oxidizing substances.

Division 5.2: Organic peroxides.

Class 6.

Division 6.1: Toxic substances.

Division 6.2: Infectious substances.

Class 7: Radioactive materials.

Class 8: Corrosive substances.

Class 9: Miscellaneous dangerous substances and articles.

2. Containers and wrappings of dangerous goods that have not undergone interior and exterior cleaning after unloading shall also be treated as dangerous goods.

Article 5. List of dangerous goods

1. List of dangerous goods classified into appropriate classes and divisions and provided with UN substance identification numbers and hazard identification numbers are elaborated in Appendix I of this Decree.

2. The hazard level of each substance listed in the list of dangerous goods is represented by a hazard identification number consisting of two or three figures and provided for in Appendix II of this Decree.

Article 6. Wrappings and containers of dangerous goods

1. Wrappings and containers of dangerous goods (hereinafter collectively referred to as “packaging”) and packing of dangerous goods in Vietnam’s territory must satisfy the national standards (TCVN) or national technical regulations (QCVN) applicable to such goods.

Packaging and packing of any class or division of dangerous goods without applicable national standards or national technical regulations shall satisfy regulations of the supervisory Ministry or international technical regulations/standards announced by the supervisory Ministry.

2. Supervisory Ministries shall publish international regulations and standards on packaging and packing of dangerous goods under their management.

Article 7. Hazard labels, placards and signs

1. Dangerous goods shall be labeled in accordance with the Government’s regulations on goods labels.

2. Hazard placards and signs shall be affixed at a location easily noticed on the packaging. Size, designs and colors of hazard placards are provided for in Section 1 Appendix III enclosed therewith.

3. A hazard sign shall consist of a UN substance identification number written in the middle of a rectangular orange panel in the size specified in Section 2 of Appendix III enclosed therewith. Hazard signs shall be affixed under hazard placards.