ADR special provision 251
Chemical and first aid kits: only EQ or LQ-qualifying goods, max 1 l or 1 kg per kit; kits on board for vehicle use are outside ADR.
The entry covers boxes or cases holding small quantities of assorted dangerous goods used for purposes such as medical, analytical, testing or repair work. Contents must qualify under (a) or (b), must not react dangerously with each other, and total no more than 1 l or 1 kg per kit. The packing group on the transport document is the most stringent of any substance in the kit; none is needed if no content has one. Kits carried on vehicles for first aid or operating use are outside ADR. Kits whose inner packagings are within each substance's column (7a) limited quantity may go under Chapter 3.4.
| Value | Applies when |
|---|---|
| 250 ml or g | maximum net quantity per inner packaging under the limited quantity route (b) |
| 1 l | maximum total dangerous goods per kit |
| 1 kg | maximum total dangerous goods per kit |
Conditions
- (a) Excepted quantities not above the column (7b) code, with net quantity per inner packaging and per package within 3.5.1.3 and 3.5.1.2.
- (b) Limited quantities as in column (7a), with net quantity per inner packaging not above 250 ml or 250 g.
Refers to: 3.5.1.2; 3.5.1.3; 1.2.1; 5.4.1.1.1; Chapter 3.4.
Carried by 1 Table A entry
Source: ADR 2025 (ECE/TRANS/352), Volume I, section 3.3.1, special provision 251, page 617.
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