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DANGEROUS GOODS EXAM; QUESTIONS ANDANSWERS
Who approves DG transit in Switzerland? - FOCA: Federal Office of Civil
Aviation (Bazl) for cargo transit.
Transporting radioactive material as freight requires special approval from the
Federal Office of Public Health in Bern.
DG of SWISS? - SWISS only transports DGs by the ICAO Technical
Instructions/FOCA Article 16/IATA DG Regulation.
Exemptions:
-Medical help during flight with operator approval.
-permanent equipment of the aircraft
Definition of Dangerous Goods? - ANSWER Articles or substances on the ICAO
DG list that pose a concern to health, safety, property, or the environment.
What is the list of DGs? - ANSWER Is relevant to transportation.
Approximately 3000 items and compounds.
State the applicable UN/ID number, shipping name, class or division, required
hazard labels, packing group, packing instructions, and drill code.
The list also includes prohibited articles.
What is a hazard class? - ANSWER Represents the type of threat that DG presents.
, What is a packing group? - ANSWER It indicates the relative level of danger
within a hazard class.
DG accident? - Answer An incident involving the shipment of DG that resulted in a
fatal or serious injury to someone.
DG incident? - ANSWER An incident involving the transit of DG, not necessarily
on board, that causes injury, property damage, fire, spillage, leakage, fluid, or
radiation.
ICAO Technical Instructions? - ANSWER Detailed advice for safely transporting
DG internationally by flight.
IATA DG regulations? - ANSWER Contains all of ICAO's requirements.
Includes additional, more stringent standards.
What kinds of lithium batteries do you know? - ANSWER Lithium metal batteries.
-non-rechargeable
- watches, calculators, and cameras.
Lithium-Ion-batteries
-rechargeable
-mobile phones and laptops
Are there any constraints to transporting DG? - Answer: Forbidden DG.
Hidden DG.
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