AS 1216.4-1981

Provides the key to an understanding to the HAZCHEM system for taking emergency action when faced with fire or spillages in the transport or storage of hazardous chemical substances classified as 'dangerous goods'. The HAZCHEM coding system is used in the Australian Code for the Transport of Dangerous Goods by Road and Rail. The NFPA coding indicates various gradings of hazard in the areas of health, fire and reactivity respectively and this information is of value to persons involved in storage and handling of dangerous goods. The UN (United Nations) numbering system enables exact identification of substances and instant correlation with associated emergency procedures.