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The Recommendations on the Transport of Dangerous Goods are addressed to governments and
to the international organizations concerned with safety in the transport of dangerous goods. The first version, prepared by the United Nations Economic and Social Council's Committee of
Experts on the Transport of Dangerous Goods, was published in 1956 (ST/ECA/43-E/CN.2/170)
This seventeenth revised edition of the Recommendations takes account of all the amendments
which were circulated as documents ST/SG/AC.10/38/Add.1 and Corr
Vol. I
RECOMMENDATIONS ON THE TRANSPORT OF DANGEROUS GOODS
Nature, purpose and significance of the Recommendations
Principles underlying the regulation of the transport of dangerous goods
Classification and definitions of classes of dangerous goods
Consignment procedures
Emergency response
Compliance assurance
Transport of radioactive material
Reporting of accidents and incidents
Data sheet to be submitted to the United Nations for new or amended classification of substances
ANNEX: MODEL REGULATIONS ON THE TRANSPORT OF DANGEROUS GOODS
Table of contents
General provisions, definitions, training and security
Classification
Dangerous Goods List, special provisions and exceptions
APPENDICES
Appendix A: List of generic and N.O.S. proper shipping names
Appendix B: Glossary of terms
ALPHABETICAL INDEX OF SUBSTANCES AND ARTICLES
Vol. II
ANNEX: MODEL REGULATIONS ON THE TRANSPORT OF DANGEROUS GOODS (cont'd)
Packing and tank provisions
Consignment procedures
Requirements for the construction and testing of packagings, intermediate bulk containers (IBCs), large packagings, portable tanks, multiple-element gas containers (MEGCs) and bulk containers
Provisions concerning transport operations
TABLE OF CORRESPONDENCE between paragraph numbers in the IAEA Regulations for the Safe Transport of Radioactive Material (2009 Edition), and the seventeenth revised edition of the Recommendations on the Transport of Dangerous Goods (including the Model Regulations)
