What Are Class 1 Explosives?
Class 1 dangerous goods include explosive substances, explosive articles and items manufactured to produce an explosive or pyrotechnic effect.
These materials can release large amounts of energy suddenly, producing blast, heat, light, sound and pressure.
Class 1 excludes substances that are not themselves explosive, items too dangerous to transport and substances where the primary hazard belongs to another dangerous goods class. Class 1 is divided into six divisions based on hazard severity, and thirteen compatibility groups used to determine safe storage and segregation.
Class 1 dangerous goods include explosive substances, explosive articles and items manufactured to produce an explosive or pyrotechnic effect.
These materials can release large amounts of energy suddenly, producing blast, heat, light, sound and pressure.
Class 1 excludes substances that are not themselves explosive, items too dangerous to transport and substances where the primary hazard belongs to another dangerous goods class. Class 1 is divided into six divisions based on hazard severity, and thirteen compatibility groups used to determine safe storage and segregation.
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