Specialist Printing - THE TRANSPORT OF CHEMICAL SUBSTANCES

3 SP215 50 51 1Source: SPECIALIST PRINTING WORLDWIDE

Elaine Campling explains the implications for moving print-related products

Many chemical substances used by industry in printing inks, adhesives and cleaning products, for example, are classified as environmentally hazardous (aquatic pollutants). These chemicals are typically used at concentrations that result in an environmentally hazardous rating for products.

If a substance/mixture is only classified for transport as environmentally hazardous i.e. not classified under any other transport hazard class, then one of two UN numbers in
Class 9 (Miscellaneous dangerous substances and articles) must be assigned:
UN3077 ENVIRONMENTALLY HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE, SOLID, N.O.S.
or
UN3082 ENVIRONMENTALLY HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE, LIQUID, N.O.S

The United Nations (UN) number is a four-digit number that identify hazardous substances, and articles in the framework of international transport.

Please download the pdf here.

ESMA: Connecting the Dots of the Printing Industry

  • IPI
  • GlassPrint
  • ESMA Academy
  • HSEP
  • TPS
  • 1

ESMA Newsletter

Please select at least one mailing from the list below

By subscribing you agree with our privacy policy

Supporting

Member of

AIPIA member

Contact

ESMA
Kraasbeekstraat 3
B-3390 Tielt-Winge, Belgium

Peter Buttiens [ESMA General Manager]

  This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
  + 32 (0)16 894 353