In May, 2012 the Dangerous Goods by Vessel (IMDG, 2010 Edition) was amended prior to the routine two year amendments. United States Department of Transportation (DOT) can add to 49 CFR in few months of this year. These updates fix some typing errors but a few regulations are being changed and these will likely become effective as soon as the DOT rulemaking process is completed. Review the items below to see if your activities are going to change:

VOLUME 1

Chapter 4.1 List of packing instructions (wording corrections)
Chapter 5.4 Documentation (dangerous goods documentation changed to container/vehicle packing certificate).
Chapter 7.9 Exemptions, in note 1 delete “(e.g. exemptions for limited quantities in 3.4.7)”
CHAPTER 3.1, Segregation Groups
Include in segregation groups 7 & 9, “3483” Motor fuel anti-knock mixture, flammable

VOLUME 2

DANGEROUS GOODS LIST

Chapter 3.2

For UN 2590, replace “0” with “5 kg” in column (7a)
Duplicate listing; delete first PSN, UN 2687, DESENSITIZED EXPLOSIVE, SOLID, N.O.S.
For UN 2949, insert “T7” in column “13”
For UN3132, packing groups II and III, insert “PP40” in column (9)
For UN 3319, insert “II” in column 5
SPECIAL PROVISIONS

Chapter 3.3

133 Replace “7.2.8” with “7.2.1.10”
181 Replace “7.2.8” with “7.2.1.10”

INDEX

Delete: Aviation Gasoline, see (UN 1863)
4-CHLORO-o-TOLUIDINE HYDROCHLORIDE SOLUTION (UN3450), replace “3450” with “3410”
Fishmeal, UNSTABILIZED (UN 1374), replace “9” with “4.2”
ISOPROPYL ISOCYANATE (UN 2483) replaces “3” with “6.1”
Delete: Trinitrotoluol, wetted, see” (UN 1356). Then insert the following:
TRINITROTUOL, WETTED, class 4.1, UN 1356 has been divided into two UN numbers:
     TRINITROTUOL, WETTED, with not less than 10% water, Class 4.1, UN 3366
     TRINITROTUOL, WETTED, with not less than 30% water, Class 4.1, UN 1356

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