ADR special provision 172
Radioactive material with subsidiary hazards: packing group, extra labels, placards, name and document entries follow the subsidiary hazard.
Where a radioactive material also has one or more subsidiary hazards, the four limbs below apply. For packing, 4.1.9.1.5 also applies.
Conditions
- (a) Assign packing group I, II or III where appropriate, using the Part 2 packing group criteria for the predominant subsidiary hazard.
- (b) Label packages with a subsidiary hazard label for each subsidiary hazard shown, and placard cargo transport units to match under 5.3.1.
- (c) On documents and package marks, add after the proper shipping name, in brackets, the constituents contributing most to the subsidiary hazard(s).
- (d) In the transport document, give the subsidiary label model number(s) in brackets after the Class "7", plus the packing group where one is assigned (5.4.1.1.1 (d)).
Refers to: 5.3.1; 5.4.1.1.1; 4.1.9.1.5.
Carried by 19 Table A entries
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Source: ADR 2025 (ECE/TRANS/352), Volume I, section 3.3.1, special provision 172, page 611.
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