[NHCOLL-L:4689] FW: Change to IATA 2.7 - dangerous goods in excepted quantities!!!

Tue Jan 26 10:01:59 EST 2010

Hi Maria-Chiara

Below is a message that I sent out in early February of 2009 outlining the changes to the IATA regulations.  Please note the labeling requirements.  You are not required (as in Dirks attachments) to put the UN number and substance on the label.  All that is required is the E number in the new Table 2.7.A below together with the senders name IF this is not displayed anywhere else on the package i.e. if you have a return address on the package then all you need is the E number.

For those of us in the US following DOT, remember that DOT has now adopted this label too.

Andy

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University of Kansas
Natural History Museum & Biodiversity Research Center
Dyche Hall
1345 Jayhawk Boulevard
Lawrence, KS, 66045-7593
USA

Tel: (785) 864-3863
Fax: (785) 864-5335
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From: Bentley, Andrew Charles 
Sent: Monday, February 02, 2009 12:59 PM
To: KUNHM Grad Students - DL; KUNHM Museum Staff - DL
Subject: Change to IATA 2.7 - dangerous goods in excepted quantities!!!

Hi all

It recently came to my attention that the IATA regulations for Excepted quantities have been revised in the new edition of the IATA regulations (50th Edition).  For those of us who do not have the ~$250 to shell out for the new regulation bible I thought I would outline the changes and how they affect us natural history wet collection folks.

NB:  Remember, you need to be trained and certified in dangerous goods handling, packing and shipping in order to use these regulations to ship dangerous goods in excepted quantities internationally or domestically.  You also need to be registered with FedEx and UPS in order for them to handle such packages.  DHL is no longer in existence.

The Section of the regulations dealing with Excepted Quantities is still 2.7 and a pdf of the new regs is attached.  Thank you to Brendan Sullivan at IATA for forwarding the copy and for providing additional information regarding specific UN numbers.  Brendan (who attended our Oklahoma City round table on dangerous goods) together with Dave Brennan have been a great help in our endeavors to sort out our issues.

The wording of a large proportion of the regs has changed.  Thankfully, they have made them less verbose and a little easier to understand.

There are however, three sections that have changed significantly that have potential or immediate implications for us:

1.	Section 2.7.2.2 Dangerous goods Permitted in Excepted Quantities - they have added specific UN numbers to some of the sections.  None of our standard substances are listed here but please check to ensure that any of the UN numbers listed in Class 3 (UN 1204 - nitroglycerine in alcohol, UN 2059 - nitrocellulose solution and UN 3473 - fuel cell cartridges) do not apply to you before shipping.  Not likely but still worth a mention!!
2.	Table 2.7.A - This table in the old version of the regs was a generic table by Class/Division and Packing Group and outlined allowable quantities of inner and outer packages:

This has now been changed to the following in the new version and is based entirely on the specific UN numbers involved:

You need to look up the UN number of the substance you are shipping in the dangerous goods table and find the "E" code for that particular substance for the relevant packing group within that substance.  The substance may only be shipped if an "E" number appears in the relevant column in the dangerous goods table.  As supplied by Brendan, here are the entries for ethanol and isopropanol - the two most common substances we ship using this method.

Ethanol - Class 3, Packing group II (concentration of 90% and above) is code E2 which according to Table 2.7.A allows 30ml inner/500ml outer package).

Ethanol - Class 3, Packing group III (concentration less than 90%) is code E1 which according to Table 2.7.A allows 30ml inner/1000ml outer package).

Isopropanol - Class 3, Packing Group II (concentrations higher than 40%) is code E2 which according to Table 2.7.A allows 30ml inner/500ml outer package).

So, in general nothing has changed for the two substances in question but for all other substances, the new method would need to be used in order to check quantity requirements

This is a much better system as it relies on the flammability risk of the substance in question rather than a generic formula across the board.

3.	Labeling - the label for package marking has changed to the following with immediate effect (no grace period - packages sent out with the old label run the risk of being rejected):

This is actually simpler than the old version in that the only information that needs to be supplied is:

*	* - The Class of substance - which in our case would be Class 3 for all liquids - just place a 3 in this position in this case.
*	** - The name of the shipper or consignee if not shown elsewhere on the package.  If you are ending by FedEx or UPS the senders name is on the courier label and so can be omitted here.

They have also added the provision whereby the label can be red or black on white or contrasting background.  This presumably allows for photocopied versions to be used which will save on cost.  These labels run about $40 for a roll of 500 (which, as far as I could tell, is the minimum order available over the web from DG label companies).

Lori will have some of these labels in stock soon for use on international packages.

Packing and package testing requirements have not changed.

Please read the attached pdf for all changes.

Thanks

Andy

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University of Kansas
Natural History Museum & Biodiversity Research Center
Dyche Hall
1345 Jayhawk Boulevard
Lawrence, KS, 66045-7561
USA

Tel: (785) 864-3863
Fax: (785) 864-5335
Email: ABentley at ku.edu       

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