Hazard labelling

U.S. Department of Transportation classification flammable Hquid, hazard label 3.3 DOT/UN /Na shipping number 2521, flammable Hquid. Transport by sea IMDG-code class 3.3, p. 3333, emergency sheet 3—06. Transport by rail and road RID/ADR class 3 Rn 301-31c. 

The U.S. domestic shipping name of isopropyl alcohol is UN No. 1219 Isopropanol. Anhydrous as well as water solutions to 91 vol % alcohol are considered flammable Hquid materials by the DOT. Both have flash poiats below 37.8°C by the Tag closed-cup method. Acceptable modes of transportation include air, rail, road, and water (124). For international air and water shipments, the International Maritime Organization (IMO) class is 3.2, the packaging group is II, and the primary hazard label required is "Flammable Liquid."... 

On the basis of the EU labeling criteria according to the 12th Harmonization Directive 91/325/EEC, alkanesulfonates require no environmental hazard labeling. 

EU TIGHTENS RULES ON HAZARD LABELLING TDI SUPPLIERS RESPOND... 

Amendments to the EC Directives regulating the reclassification of free isocyanate levels came into effect on January 1. Underthe new regulations, TDI prepolymers must be labelled according to the content of free TDI. In preparation for the new regulations, suppliers have been moving to offer finished products with lower levels of free TDI, if possible, to below the minimum required level for hazard labelling. 

UN or IX). No. Proper Shipping Name/Description Haz. Class Sub. Risk Hazard Label Pack Grp. 

Toxicology Irritating substance In vitro cytotoxicity on human lung Carcinoma Cell Line Hazard labeling Xn Harmful by inhalation, in contact with skin and if swallowed. May cause sensitization. 

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