Mixed load label

Mixed Load Label

You probably have seen this mixed load label on the road, on trucks or vans, maybe on packages.

Mixed load sticker

It is the Mixed Class Label, or also known as a Mixed Class Placard, and it is only valid for road and rail transport within Australia.

It is not part of the UN labelling system, it is not included in other modal codes like the IMDG code for sea freight and the IATA Dangerous Goods Regulations for air.

We see it appear on packages containing more than one class or division of dangerous goods, however it is not a package label. Packages need to have the labels and marks applied as per requirements of the ADG Code (Australian Dangerous Goods Code for road and rail); think of a class 3 flammable liquid label, a class 8 corrosive label, the UN number and proper shipping name, or the limited quantity mark, and the excepted quantity mark.

When we spot packages bearing the mixed load label, we cannot stop and wonder if segregation of incompatible dangerous goods has been applied by the shipper, or that the label is being used out of convenience or lack of knowledge and training.

The mixed load placard is to be used as a placard on cargo transport units transporting more than one class or division of dangerous goods, or a load that requires placarding based on the combined quantity calculation (as specified in the ADG Code).

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