Transport of Dangerous Goods by Air — Page 232, Lesson 334

I want to walk you through the hazard labels and handling marks for dangerous goods by air. These are the visual indicators you’ll see on packages, and each one tells you something specific about the risk inside and how to treat it. Let’s start with the Magnetized Material label. Its colour is blue on white, and its dimensions are 110 mm × 90 mm. This label tells you the package contains material that could affect aircraft compasses or other magnetic-sensitive instruments. Next is the Cargo Aircraft Only label. This one is black on orange, and it measures 120 mm × 110 mm. It means the package is forbidden on passenger aircraft — it may only be carried on a cargo-only flight. Now the Corrosive label. The symbol shows liquids spilling from two glass vessels and attacking a hand and a piece of metal. The symbol itself is black. The background is split: the upper half is white, the lower half is black, and there’s a white border around the whole label. This tells you the contents can eat through skin or metal on contact. Then we have the Package Orientation label. Its colour is red or black on a contrasting background, and its dimensions are 74 mm × 105 mm. This is the familiar up-arrows label that tells you which way the package must stay upright — critical for liquids or fragile dangerous goods. Moving on to the Lithium Battery Handling Label. The colour is black on a contrasting background, and it measures 120 mm × 110 mm. There’s a place on the label marked with an asterisk where you must write “Lithium ion battery” and/or “Lithium metal battery” — whichever type is inside. This label is required when shipping lithium batteries as cargo. Finally, the Keep Away from Heat label. Its colour is red or black on a white background, and its dimensions are 74 mm × 105 mm. This tells you the package must be kept away from heat sources — important for items that could ignite or vent if they get warm. Now, the excerpt also includes a multiple-choice question about items excluded from dangerous goods provisions. It asks: if an item that is normally excluded is carried as a replacement — for example, a replacement oxygen bottle for a patient — it must be classified as dangerous goods. The correct answer is True. Even if the item would normally be exempt, if it’s being carried specifically as a replacement for a patient, it falls back under dangerous goods rules and must be classified accordingly. That covers the labels and that key rule from this section.