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Dangerous goods regulations – important changes for 2019


An outline of the notable changes, which come into effect on 1 January 2019, in the latest IATA Dangerous Goods Regulations


The 60th edition of the IATA Dangerous Goods Regulations (DGR) includes some significant changes and amendments that address new developments and plug gaps in the existing regulations.


This latest version of the DGR incorporates the biennial changes from the United Nations Model Regulations, along with changes developed by the ICAO Dangerous Goods Panel that will be in the 2019/2020 edition of the Technical Instructions.


Operational improvements. The 60th edition also includes revisions made by the members of the IATA Dangerous Goods Board that look at operational improvements. The notable changes include:


• Updates to the provisions for the classification of mixtures in Class 8 (Corrosive Substances), which has been done to more closely align to the provisions that are in the globally harmonised system for classification and labelling of chemicals.


• New requirements for lithium batteries which include provisions for hybrid lithium batteries and changes that address the availability of the UN 38.3 tests. This change requires manufacturers and distributors of lithium cells and batteries, and equipment containing lithium cells or batteries, to make available a summary of the 38.3 tests on websites, or by other means, for shippers to access when


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they are putting lithium batteries in to air cargo.


• New UN numbers, including several UN numbers relating to dangerous goods contained in articles.


• A number of other significant changes that can be found on the IATA website: www.iata.org/dgr-updates


Usage of the term “risk” Throughout the 60th edition there are many instances where the word “risk” has been


changed to “hazard” – in other words “subsidiary risk” is now “subsidiary hazard”. This has been done to reflect the correct usage of the term “risk”


It is important to ensure that consignments of


dangerous goods offered for transport have been prepared in line with the latest regulations and that airlines, forwarders and handlers ensure that what they are putting into transport and on to aircraft is in fact compliant and safe to travel. The regulatory changes specified in the 60th edition will be effective from 1 January 2019.


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