Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Rail Regulation (Northern Ireland) 1998

Flammable solids (classification code 4.1)

3.—(1) Packages containing any of the following goods shall be loaded in containers or wagons which are closed and adequately ventilated—

• UN 3221 SELF-REACTIVE LIQUID TYPE B

• UN 3222 SELF-REACTIVE SOLID TYPE B

• UN 3223 SELF-REACTIVE LIQUID TYPE C

• UN 3224 SELF-REACTIVE SOLID TYPE C

• UN 3225 SELF-REACTIVE LIQUID TYPE D

• UN 3226 SELF-REACTIVE SOLID TYPE D

• UN 3227 SELF-REACTIVE LIQUID TYPE E

• UN 3228 SELF-REACTIVE SOLID TYPE E

• UN 3229 SELF-REACTIVE LIQUID TYPE F

• UN 3230 SELF-REACTIVE SOLID TYPE F

(2) Packages containing FLAMMABLE SOLIDS shall be loaded in—

(a) sheeted, open containers;

(b) sheeted, open wagons;

(c) closed containers; or

(d) closed wagons.

(3) Packages labelled as containing FLAMMABLE SOLIDS and displaying the subsidiary hazard sign “liable to explosion” shall be loaded so that a free circulation of air within the loading space provides a uniform temperature for the load.

(4) Where the contents of a container or wagon exceed 5000 kilograms of FLAMMABLE SOLIDS in packages and the packages display the subsidiary hazard sign “liable to explosion”, the load shall be divided into stacks of not more than 5000 kilogrammes separated by air spaces of at least 0·05 metre.