{"id":20121,"date":"2022-03-14T10:00:18","date_gmt":"2022-03-14T09:00:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gesi.de\/en\/?p=12604"},"modified":"2024-07-12T15:38:23","modified_gmt":"2024-07-12T13:38:23","slug":"designation-in-dangerous-goods","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gesi.de\/en\/designation-in-dangerous-goods\/","title":{"rendered":"Designation in dangerous goods"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Did you ever notice that there are differences in the designation of dangerous goods? Users and formulators of safety data sheets come into contact with the dangerous goods in section 14 of the safety data sheet. Even with pure substances, but also with mixtures, there is often a different wording in section 14 than in the rest of the safety data sheet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Designation in dangerous goods and the UN number<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The most obvious distinction in the designation results from the specified information in the dangerous goods, for example in ADR. A shipping name (designation and description in Annex A, Part 3 of the ADR) [1] is specified for each UN number. But it is not quite that simple. In addition to very clear designations such as “nickel nitrite” (UN 2726), there are also more general formulations, such as “toxic solid, organic, N.O.S.” (UN 2811). Additional information may be necessary depending on the designation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Types of entry and designation<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

There is a differentiation into four entry types for the shipping name, example in brackets:<\/p>\n\n\n\n