{"id":859960,"date":"2022-02-28T07:00:11","date_gmt":"2022-02-28T12:00:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thecompliancecenter.com\/ca\/?p=859960"},"modified":"2025-09-05T04:58:50","modified_gmt":"2025-09-05T08:58:50","slug":"n-o-s","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thecompliancecenter.com\/ca\/help-center\/articles\/n-o-s\/","title":{"rendered":"N.O.S."},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-875950 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thecompliancecenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/ICC_N.O.S._Blog_02-2022.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1001\" height=\"301\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">When choosing a proper shipping name, you look first for the substance itself, then for either chemical family name (Alcohols, N.O.S) or product purpose (Paint), and finally when neither of these options fits a generic name.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">A generic name is based on the hazards of the substances in the mixture. For example, Flammable liquid, toxic, corrosive, N.O.S would include a flammable component, a toxic component, and a corrosive component.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The N.O.S after the shipping name stands for \u201cNot Otherwise Specified\u201d.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/tc.canada.ca\/en\/dangerous-goods\/safety-awareness-materials-faq#a2_0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Transport Canada FAQ page<\/a><\/span><\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> includes this FAQ:<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><em>Schedule 1<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">What do the letters \u00ab N.O.S. \u00bb mean?<\/span><\/i><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">N.O.S. means \u00ab Not Otherwise Specified \u00bb. It describes dangerous goods that do not have a specific entry by name in\u202f<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><em>Schedule 1<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/i><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u202fof the TDG Regulations.<\/span><\/i><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:173,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">For example, both gasoline and diesel fuel are listed by name in\u202f<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><em>Schedule 1<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/i><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">. If these two substances were mixed, the resulting mixture of these two products would still be regulated as a dangerous goods. However, the mixture could no longer be described as &#8220;gasoline&#8221; or &#8220;diesel&#8221; since it would no longer have a specific name in\u202f<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><em>Schedule 1<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/i><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u202fof the TDG Regulations. As such, the mixture would be classified as UN1993 &#8211; FLAMMABLE LIQUID, N.O.S.<\/span><\/i><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:173,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">In order to complete a N.O.S. shipping name, you require a technical name to be added in parenthesis\u2026or do you? The answer is not always. Depending on the regulation, the need for a technical name is identified by a symbol or special provision.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Technical name indicator:<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">49 CFR \u2013 indicated by a G in column 1<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">IATA \u2013 a\u00a0 \u2018\u2019\u2605<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u2018\u2019\u00a0 in column 2<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">IMDG \u2013 Special Provision 274<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">TDG \u2013 Special Provision 16<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Let\u2019s look at an example:<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">In the example below, Flammable liquid, N.O.S, taken from Schedule 1 of the TDG Regulations, has a \u201c16\u201d as a special provision, meaning it requires a technical name.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-875951 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thecompliancecenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/ICC_NOS_001.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1515\" height=\"352\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"TextRun BCX0 SCXW159154784\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun BCX0 SCXW159154784\">In this example, Petroleum Distillates, N.O.S, also taken from Schedule 1 in the TDG regulations, does NOT have \u201c16\u201d as a special provision and thus does NOT require a technical name as part of the shipping name.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP BCX0 SCXW159154784\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-875952 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thecompliancecenter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/ICC_NOS_002.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1507\" height=\"402\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"TextRun BCX0 SCXW17172075\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun BCX0 SCXW17172075\">Have questions about classification or shipping names? 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