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Hazard warning plates Show. Certain tank vehicles carrying dangerous goods must display hazard information panels. The panel illustrated is for flammable liquid. Diamond symbols indicating...
- THE EMERGENCY ACTION CODE (EAC) In the UK, the Hazchem Emergency Action Codes (EAC) must be used. This system of marking must not be confused or combined with international ADR marking, which uses Hazard Identification Numbers (HIN), also known as the Kemler/Kemmler Code, which all other vehicles must use.
- ADR HI NUMBERS. The ADR Hazard Identification Number HIN, also known as the Kemler Code, is carried on road and rail vehicles with tanks etc carrying bulk loads of dangerous substances.
- PLACARDING AND MARKING OF VEHICLES. Placarding refers to the ‘hazard warning diamonds’ that are required for tankers carrying bulk quantities of hazardous substances and other vehicles carrying class 1 or class 7 goods in packages.
- VEHICLES CARRYING PACKAGES. Vehicles carrying packages of dangerous goods must display the plain orange ADR plates, as described in ADR at 5.3.2.1.1. A plain orange plate must be fixed at the front and back of the transport unit.
- Emergency Action Code - EAC. In the UK, an Emergency Action Code (EAC) must be used. This system of marking must not be confused or combined with the International ADR marking, which uses Hazard Identification Numbers (HIN), also known as the Kemler Code.
- ADR Hazard Identification Numbers. The ADR Hazard Identification Number HIN, also known as the Kemler Code, is to be used on road and rail vehicles with tanks etc.
- Placarding and Marking of Vehicles. As with marking and labelling, placarding and marking mean different things, and apply to vehicles and containers, Multi-Element Gas Containers (MEGCs) as defined in ADR 1.2.1, tank containers, and portable tanks.
- Placarding. Placarding is the process of placing on the tank or container etc. the hazard diamonds referred to in column 5 of Table A (analogous to the labelling of packages).
A plain orange plate is fixed to the front and rear of the ‘transport unit’ – see image below. Note the extra requirement for vehicles carrying class 1 (explosives) and class 7 (radio-active substances) to display placards (hazard diamonds) on both sides and the rear of the vehicle (ADR 5.3.1.5).
The vertical markings are also required to be fitted to builders' skips placed in the road, commercial vehicles or combinations longer than 13 metres (optional on combinations between 11 and 13 metres) Hazard warning plates. Certain tank vehicles carrying dangerous goods must display hazard information panels.
ADR requires the UN Number and Hazard Identification Number (HIN - sometimes known as the "Kemler" code) on the orange plate (as illustrated in 5.3.2.2.3 of ADR) on at least two sides. IMDG...
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Hazard warning plates. Certain tank vehicles carrying dangerous goods must display hazard information panels. The panel illustrated is for flammable liquid. Diamond symbols indicating other risks include: The above panel will be displayed by vehicles carrying certain dangerous goods in packages. Toxic substance.