DANGEROUS GOODS

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 Aviation Maintenance Technician (A&P Rating)
College Technical Instructor (2018-Present)
Helicopter Student Pilot
M.A. Student
PhilSCA - VAB 2017

JEREMY ALLAN C. LIGERO

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 Introduction
Lesson objectives:
1. Recognize classes of Dangerous Goods and how exposures
can occur
2. Distinguish hazards associated with Dangerous Goods,
including injuries that may occur
3. Describe methods for controlling Dangerous Goods

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 What’s in it for you?

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 Dangerous Goods
What are Dangerous Goods?
•Any substance or material that is capable of posing an
unreasonable risk to health, safety, and property, or the
environment
•Group of products for which the storage, handling, and use are
regulated
•Primarily associated with physical hazard
•May also pose health hazard

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 Classes of Dangerous Goods

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 Class 1: Explosives
Class 1 goods are explosives –
products that possess the ability
to alight or detonate during a
chemical reaction. Explosives are
dangerous because they have
molecules designed to rapidly
change their state, which is
usually a solid state into a very
hot gas.

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 Class 2: Compressed Gases
Class 2 consists of compressed
gases, gases in their liquefied
form, refrigerated gases,
mixtures of gases with other
vapors and products charged
with gases or aerosols.

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 Class 3: Flammable liquids
A flammable liquid is defined as
a liquid, a mixture of liquids, or
liquids containing solids that
require a much lower temperature
than others to ignite. These
temperatures are so low that
there is a high risk of the liquids
igniting during transportation.

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 Class 4: Flammable solids
Class 4 hazardous goods are
classified as products that are
easily combustible and likely to
contribute to fires during
transportation. Some goods are
self-reactive and some are liable
to spontaneously heating up.

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 Class 5: Oxidizing Agents and
Organic peroxides
These are often extremely
reactive because of their high
oxygen content. They react
readily with other flammable or
combustible materials, which
means fires may break out and
continue in confined spaces. These
materials are also incredibly
difficult to extinguish, which makes
them even more dangerous.

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 Class 6: Toxins and Infectious
substances
Toxic substances are liable to cause
death because they’re, as the name
suggests, toxic. They can cause serious
injury or harm to human health if they
enter the body through swallowing,
breathing in, or absorption through the
skin. Infectious substances are
goods that contain microorganisms that
cause infectious diseases in humans or
animals, otherwise known as pathogens.

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 Class 7: Radioactive material
Radioactive materials contain
unstable atoms that change their
structure spontaneously in a random
fashion. They contain ‘radionuclides’,
which are atoms with an unstable
nucleus. This type of radiation can be
dangerous to the human body.

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 Class 8: Corrosives
Corrosives are highly reactive
materials that produce positive
chemical effects.. Due to their
reactivity, corrosive substances cause
chemical reactions that degrade other
materials when they encounter each
other. If these encountered materials
happen to be living tissue, they can
cause severe injury.

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 Class 9: Miscellaneous
dangerous goods
This category covers substances that
present a danger not covered in the
other classes. Examples include dry
ice, motor engines, seat belt
pretensioner, marine pollutants,
asbestos, airbag modules and
magnetized material.

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 Exposure to Dangerous Goods
Routes of entry:
•Inhalation*
•Ingestion
•Absorption
•Injection

* Most Common

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 Hazards of Dangerous Goods
Types of physical hazards associated with Dangerous Goods:
•Oxidizer • Corrosive to metal
•Flammable • High-pressure systems
•Explosion

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 Hazards of Dangerous Goods
Types of health hazards associated with Dangerous Goods:
• Acute/chronic toxicity • Germ cell mutagenicity
• Skin corrosion or irritation • Carcinogenicity
• Aspiration hazard • Reproductive toxicity
• Serious eye damage • Specific target organ
or eye irritation toxicity
• Respiratory or
skin sensitization

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 Controlling DG Hazards

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 Controlling DG Hazards

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 Controlling DG Hazards

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 Controlling DG Hazards

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 Controlling DG Hazards

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 Controlling DG Hazards

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 Knowledge Check
1. What are the classes of Dangerous Goods?
2. What are the routes of entry to a human of Dangerous
Goods?
3. What are the hazards associated with Dangerous Goods,
including injuries that may occur.
4. Identify the Hierarchy of Controls of Dangerous Goods.

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 Summary

Identify hazards before they stop you!

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 Thank you for listening!

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