Understanding
Dangerous
Goods
MSDS (Material Safety Data
Sheet)
• A Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS) is a document
that contains information on the potential hazards
(health, fire, reactivity and environmental) and how
to work safely with the chemical product.
• The most important information is section 14
(Transport Information)
• UN number - four-digit numbers that
identify hazardous substances, and articles
• IMO class - uniform international code for the
transport of dangerous goods
IMDG Code Classification
System
• Dangerous goods are classified into 9 classes
according to properties. The way in which different
classes of dangerous goods are handled in transport
will depend upon these properties and hazards, for
example:
• The type of packaging that can be used.
• What classes of dangerous goods can be transported
together in freight containers.
• Where the goods can be stored within the port and
on the ship.
IMDG Code Classification
System
The 9 classes:
•Class 1
•Class 2
•Class 3
•Class 4
•Class 5
•Class 6
•Class 7
•Class 8
•Class 9
Explosives (ammunition)
Gases (aerosols)
Flammable liquids (paint)
Flammable solids (matches)
Oxidizing substances and organic peroxides (oxygen)
Toxic and infectious substances (poison)
Radioactive material
Corrosive substances (acid / alkali)
Miscellaneous dangerous substances and articles
•These 9 hazard classes have been established internationally by a United Nations (UN)
committee to ensure that all modes of transport (road, rail, air and sea) classify
dangerous goods in the same way.
IMDG Code Classification
System
Hazard labels
Each of the hazard classes are also identified by labels:
Dangerous Goods handling procedure in Singapore
General Procedure
Check whether item is DG / non DG
MSDS Section 14 – Transportation Information
UN NO
IMO class (subrisk if any)
Proper Shipping Name
-If above info is present: Item is DG
-If absent: Confirm with MPA officer,
[email protected]
Checking PSA Group for IMO /
UN
• Check whether item belongs to PSA Group 2 or 3 DG
• Consult DG Grouping Enquiry Portal
• https://www.portnet.com/DGWebPublic/com/pn2/dg/
web/newdgchemicalpublic/restrEnquireController.jpf
Checking PSA Group for IMO /
UN
• Key in UN NO and retrieve PSA Group
• Example as below:
Checking PSA Group for IMO /
UN
• If stated N.O.S. (non otherwise specified) behind
chemical name, please confirm DG Group with PSA
Chemcare officer [email protected]
• Example reply from Chemcare officer:
Checking PSA Group for IMO /
UN
• If stated flash point in chemical name, DG Group is
determined by flash point stated on MSDS
Handling DG Group 2 & 3
• CMS Singapore do not handle IMO 1 (explosives)
and IMO 7 (radioactive material) and PSA Group 1
(commodities are explosives (IMDG Class 1), very
flammable liquids (IMDG Class 3.1, 3.2), certain
flammable or pyrophoric solids or organic peroxides
(IMDG 4.2, 5.1, 5.2), flammable gases (IMDG Class
2.1)
• Example of PSA Group 1
Specific chemical that unable
handle in Singapore
Handling DG Group 2 & 3
• DG Group 3 can be store and handle in Keppel
Distripark (KD) CMS warehouse
• DG Group 2 only store and stuffing / un-stuffing at
DG warehouse (F5)
• Additional handling charges incurred from F5 for DG
Group 2 cargo
• Export – DG Group 2 cargo must be last slot to
stuffing at F5 warehouse
• Import – DG Group 2 cargo must be un-stuffing at F5
F5 Handling charges – Import
• Un-stuffing of DG cargo (charges is based on DG
cargo distance from container door)
• DG cargo wharfage charges
• Forklift charges
• DG store rent charges
• DG Group 2 cargo monitoring charges
• Container shifting from F5 to CMS warehouse
F5 Handling charges – Export
• Stuffing of DG cargo (charges is based on DG cargo
distance from container door)
• DG cargo wharfage charges
• DG store rent charges
• DG Group 2 cargo monitoring charges
• Container shifting from F5 to CMS warehouse
LCL DG TARIFF FOR EX
SINGAPORE TO VARIOUS
DESTINATION
IMPORT LOCAL CHARGES IN
SINGAPORE FOR DG CARGO
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For PSA Group 3
Collect in office upon collect D/O
SGD 50 per shipment (forwarder/ co-loader)
SGD 150 per shipment (direct consignee)
• Collect in warehouse upon collect cargo
- SGD 30 per w/m (forwarder/ co-loader)
- SGD 40 per w/m (direct consignee)
IMPORT LOCAL CHARGES IN
SINGAPORE FOR DG CARGO
• For PSA Group 2
• Collect in office upon collect D/O
- USD 400 per shipment (forwarder/ direct consignee)
• Collect in warehouse upon collect cargo
- SGD 30 per w/m (forwarder/ co-loader)
- SGD 40 per w/m (direct consignee)
LCL DG TARIFF FOR
TRANSSHIPMENT TO
VARIOUS DESTINATION VIA
SINGAPORE
• ..\..\probook2\Desktop\TS LCL DG TARIFF FOR PSA
GROUP 2.pdf
PRECAUTIOUS MATTER OF
HANDLING DG
• DG cargo must stuffing near to container door
• DG information (i.e. IMO, UN no) MUST be
declared in House Bill of Ladings
• Otherwise DG information MUST be stated on prealert document