ADR hazard number 38

HIN 38 (orange plate): a flammable liquid (flash-point 23-60 °C) that is slightly corrosive, or a self-heating liquid that is corrosive.

Printed in the upper half of the orange-coloured plate above the UN number, 38 identifies either a flammable liquid (flash-point 23 °C to 60 °C inclusive) that is slightly corrosive, or a self-heating liquid that is corrosive.

Digit by digit
3flammable liquid (vapours) or gas, or a self-heating liquid
8corrosive

Note. Number and meaning pairing checked against a second text extraction of the list.

Refers to: 5.3.2.3.1; 5.3.2.2.3; Table A column (20).

Carried by 18 Table A entries

UN 1106 · UN 1198 · UN 1289 · UN 1297 · UN 2260 · UN 2276 · UN 2361 · UN 2526 · UN 2529 · UN 2610 · UN 2684 · UN 2733 · UN 2924 · UN 3185 · UN 3188 · UN 3469

Source: ADR 2025 (ECE/TRANS/352), Volume II, section 5.3.2.3.2, 38, page 268.

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