Hazard Warning Diamonds

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The ADR (European agreement concerning the international carriage of dangerous goods by road) regulations, state that all packages containing dangerous goods should have a warning label. The labels shall be in the form of a square at an angle of 45° (diamond shaped).

Used in the transportation of dangerous goods by road, sea and air. Our Hazard Warning Diamonds and Placards comply with International legislation and are manufactured from materials that meet BS5609 standard.

Our Hazard Warning diamonds are supplied:

• On rolls of 100mm x 100mm, approximately 1000 labels per roll
• as singles 200mm x 200mm
• as singles 250mm x 250mm
• as singles 300mm x 300mm

Hazard classes

The classes of dangerous goods according to ADR (European Agreement concerning the international carriage of dangerous goods by road) are as follows:

• Class 1 Explosive substance and articles
• Class 2 Gases
• Class 3 Flammable Liquids
• Class 4.1 Flammable solids, self-reactive substances and solid desensitized explosives
• Class 4.2 Substances liable to spontaneous combustion
• Class 4.3 Substances which, in contact with water, emit flammable gases
• Class 5.1 Oxidising substances
• Class 5.2 Organic peroxides
• Class 6.1 Toxic
• Class 6.2 Infectious substances
• Class 7 Radioactive
• Class 8 Corrosive substances
• Class 9 Miscellaneous dangerous substances and articles

 ENVIRONMENTALLY HAZARDOUS

The Environmentally Hazardous label is used to enable transporters to identify the contents on the load as dangerous to the environment. This became mandatory on the 1st of January 2010.

LIMITED QUANTITY FOR ROAD AND SEA

This defines that if the goods are packed in small enough measures, then the risks relating to that carriage are reduced.

As well as the sizes mentioned above, Our limited Quantity warning labels can also be supplied in 50mm x  50mm, on rolls

LIMITED QUANTITY FOR AIR

As well as the sizes mentioned above, Our limited Quantity warning labels can also be supplied in 50mm x  50mm, on rolls