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Classification of hazardous substances and dangerous goods

Division 2.3

The division Classification of Hazardous Substances and Dangerous Goods is concerned with investigations and evaluations of physico-chemical properties of reactive liquids, solid substances and substance mixtures. This work serves to classify and ensure safety, especially during production, storage and transport. Further focal points are the investigation and assessment of exothermic chemical reactions.

  • Fields of expertise

    • Assessment of dangerous goods and hazardous substances (responsibilities under dangerous goods and hazardous substances legislation)
    • Explosive substances in the chemical industry (including the Explosives Act, responsibilities under dangerous goods and dangerous substances legislation)
    • Assessment of exothermic reactions

  • Main activities

     

    • Flammable solids, self-heating and oxidising substances,
      substances which in contact with water emit flammable gases,
      preparations containing ammonium nitrate
    • Organic peroxides, self-reactive substances, water-wetted explosives, nitrocellulose products, preparations containing nitric acid esters
    • Exothermic reaction mixtures
    • Advice and information for ministries, authorities, associations and industry
    • Research in the field of chemical safety engineering
    • Accident investigation
    • Further development of legal regulations and standards to establish safety standards and limit industrial risks
    • New and further development of test methods

     

     

  • Range of services/technical equipment

    • Test methods for the classification of hazardous substances and dangerous goods according to methods of Regulation (EC) No 440/2008 and according to the UN Manual of Tests and Criteria Recommendations on the Transport of Dangerous Goods
    • Thermal analysis methods
    • Reaction calorimetric methods
    • Instrumental and wet chemical analysis
    • Numerical simulations

  • Publications

    In the database PUBLICA you will find publications by BAM employees.

    Publications of the Classification of Hazardous Substances and Dangerous Goods division in PUBLICA

    PUBLICA

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