INTERNATIONAL (ADR) KEMLER CODE

 

Vehicles running under International ADR regulations will carry a three-digit Code, referred to as the Kemler Code. This code will give the Fire and Rescue Service further information about the hazards involved in dealing with the material.

 

 

Some Hazard Identification Numbers (or Kemler Codes) have special meanings and indicate a particular hazard or combination of hazards.

 
22            refrigerated liquefied gas, asphyxiant
323          flammable liquid which reacts with water, emitting flammable gases
X323       flammable liquid which reacts dangerously with water, emitting flammable gases    
333          spontaneously combustible liquid
X333       spontaneously combustible liquid which reacts dangerously with water
362          flammable liquid, toxic, which reacts with water, emitting flammable gases
X362       flammable liquid toxic, which reacts dangerously with water, emitting flammable gases
382          flammable liquid, corrosive, which reacts with water, emitting flammable gases
X382       flammable liquid, corrosive, reacts dangerously with water, emitting flammable gases
423          solid which reacts with water, emitting flammable gases
 X423      flammable solid which reacts dangerously with water, emitting flammable gases
44            flammable solid, in the molten state at an elevated temperature
446          flammable solid, toxic, in the molten state, at an elevated temperature
462          toxic solid which reacts with water, emitting flammable gases
X462       solid, which reacts dangerously with water, emitting toxic gases
482          corrosive solid, which reacts with water, emitting flammable gases
X482       solid, which reacts dangerously with water, emitting corrosive gases
539          flammable organic peroxide
606          infectious substance
623          toxic liquid, which reacts with water, emitting flammable gases
642          toxic solid, which reacts with water, emitting flammable gases
823          corrosive liquid which reacts with water, emitting flammable gases
842          corrosive solid which reacts with water, emitting flammable gases
90            environmentally hazardous substance; miscellaneous dangerous substances
99            miscellaneous dangerous substance carried at an elevated temperature.

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