Definition of dangerous goods in English English dictionary
Any substances, natural or man-made, which are intrinsically dangerous or otherwise pose a safety hazard. Examples are materials which are explosive, poisonous, chemically active (including acids and other corrosives), radioactive, or biologically active (including human blood and other medical waste)
Goods are to be considered dangerous if the transport of such goods might cause harm, risk, peril, or other evil to people, environment, equipment or any property whatsoever
Articles or substances capable of posing significant risk to health, safety or property, and that ordinarily require special attention when transported
Articles or substances capable of posing a significant risk to health, safety, or property when transported by air
This terms refers to any substance that is flammable, explosive, combustible or corrosive such as propane tanks, aerosol cans, fuel of any type, drain cleaner, oil-based paints, car batteries, etc
The United Nation's official term for Hazardous Materials Articles or substances which are capable of posing a significant risk to the health or safety of the general public when transported by air and which are classified according to the most current editions of the ICAO Technical Instructions for the Safe Transport of Dangerous Goods by Air and the IATA Dangerous Goods Regulations See Hazardous Materials
Commodities classified by IATA according to its nature and characteristic in terms of the effect of its danger to carrier's flying safety
Articles or substances capable of posing a significant risk to health, safety, or property, and that ordinarily require special attention when transported See also Hazardous Goods
The term used by I M C O for hazardous materials which are capable of posing a significant risk to health, safety or property while being transported
Commodities classified by IATA according to its nature and characteristic in terms of the effect of its danger to carrier's flying safety » Back to top of screen
Articles or substances capable of posing a significant risk to health, safety, or property, and that ordinarily require special attention when being transported
In Canada, they are substances capable of creating harm to people, property, or the environment
Dangerous goods require special packaging, marking, labeling and documentation They may not be shipped in any FedEx packaging, and you can only ship them via certain FedEx services Shipments of certain classes of hazardous materials may require additional preparation and preapproval In addition, they are not acceptable to all international locations Before tendering dangerous goods to us, reach our free Dangerous Goods hotline by calling 1-800-Go-FedEx (800-463-3339), then press "81" Also see Dangerous Goods in the Terms & Conditions section of the FedEx Online Service Guide FedEx accepts two classes of dangerous goods: accessible and inaccessible