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Classification of Dangerous Goods and Air Freight Personnel

DG Classification

Dangerous Goods are articles or substances which are capable of posing a significant risk to health, safety, property or the environment when transported by air. The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) classified dangerous goods classification are as follows:

Class 1 Explosives
Class 2 Gases
Class 3 Flammable liquids
Class 4 Flammable solids; Substances liable to spontaneous combustion; Substances which, in contact with water, emit flammable gases
Class 5 Oxidizing substances and Organic peroxides
Class 6 Toxic and infectious substances
Class 7 Radioactive material
Class 8 Corrosive substances
Class 9 Miscellaneous dangerous substances and articles

IATA/ICAO Hazard and Handling Labels

　

Minimum Training Requirements for Personnel in the Air Freight Industry

The following are minimum requirements for training regarding various job positions and functions referenced from IATA regulations in section 1.5.2.
Aspects of transport of dangerous goods by air with which they should be familiar, as a minimum Shippers and packers Freight forwarders Operators and ground handling agents Security screeners
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
General philosophy X X X X X X X X X X X X
Limitations X 　 X X 　 X X 　 X X X X
General requirements for shippers X 　 X 　 　 X 　 　 　 　 　 　
Classification X X X 　 　 X 　 　 　 　 　 　
List of dangerous goods X X X 　 　 X 　 　 　 X 　 　
General packing requirements X X X 　 　 X 　 　 　 　 　 　
Packing instructions X X X 　 　 X 　 　 　 　 　 　
Labeling and marking X X X X X X X X X X X X
Shipper's Declaration and other relevant documentation X 　 X X 　 X X 　 　 　 　 　
Acceptance procedures 　 　 　 　 　 X 　 　 　 　 　 　
Recognition of Undeclared Dangerous Goods X X X X X X X X X X X X
Storage and loading procedures 　 　 　 　 X X 　 X 　 X 　 　
Pilots' notification 　 　 　 　 　 X 　 X 　 X 　 　
Provisions for passengers and crew X X X X X X X X X X X X
Emergency procedures X X X X X X X X X X X X
Key
  1. Shippers and persons undertaking the responsibilities of shippers, including operator's staff acting as shippers, operator's staff preparing dangerous goods as Company Materials (COMAT)
  2. Packers
  3. Staff of freight forwarders involved in processing dangerous goods
  4. Staff of freight forwarders involved in processing cargo, mail or stores (other than dangerous goods)
  5. Staff of freight forwarders involved in handling, storage and loading of cargo, mail or stores
  6. Operator's and ground handling agent's staff accepting dangerous goods
  7. Operator's and ground handling agent's staff accepting cargo, mail or stores (other than dangerous goods)
  8. Operator's and ground handling agent's staff responsible for the handling, storage and loading of cargo, mail or stores and baggage
  9. Passenger and handling staff
  10. Flight crew members and load planners
  11. Crew members (other than flight crew members)
  12. Security staff who deal with the screening of passengers and their baggage and cargo, mail or stores

　

　

　

 

　

　

　
　
　

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