Emergency Responders Section

Hazardous Materials Warning Placards

CLASS 1
Explosives

*Enter Division Number 1.1, 1.2, 1.3 and compatibility group letter, when required. Placard any quantity. CLASS 1
Explosives 1.4

*Enter compatibility group letter, when required. Placard 454 kg (1,001lbs) or more. CLASS 1.5
Explosives 1.4

*Enter compatibility group letter, when required. Placard 454 kg (1,001lbs) or more. CLASS 1
Explosives 1.6

*Enter compatibility group letter, when required. Placard 454 kg (1,001lbs) or more. CLASS 2
OXYGEN

Placard 454 kg (1,001lbs) or more, gross weight of either compressed gas or refrigerated liquid.
CLASS 2
FLAMMABLE GAS

Placard 454 kg (1,001lbs) or more. CLASS 2
NON-FLAMMABLE GAS

Placard 454 kg (1,001lbs) or more, gross weight. CLASS 3
POISON GAS

Placard any quantity 2.3 material. CLASS 3
FLAMMABLE

Placard 454 kg (1,001lbs) or more. CLASS 3
GASOLINE

May be used in the place of FLAMMABLE on a placard displayed on a cargo tank or a portable tank being used to transport gasoline by highway.
CLASS 3
COMBUSTIBLE

Placard a combustible liquid when transported in bulk. see §172.504(f)(2) for use of FLAMMABLE placard in place of COMBUSTIBLE placard. CLASS 3
FUEL OIL

Placard 454 kg (1,001lbs) or more. CLASS 4
FLAMMABLE SOLID

Placard 454 kg (1,001lbs) or more. CLASS 4
SPONTANEOUSLY COMBUSTIBLE

Placard 454 kg (1,001lbs) or more. CLASS 4
DANGEROUS WHEN WET

Placard any quantity of Division 4.3 material.
CLASS 5
OXIDIZER

Placard 454 kg (1,001lbs) or more. CLASS 5
ORGANIC PEROXIDE

Placard 454 kg (1,001lbs) or more. CLASS 6
KEEP AWAY FROM FOOD

Placard 454 kg (1,001lbs) or more. CLASS 6
POISON

Placard any quantity of 6.1, PGI, inhalation hazard only. Placard 454 kg (1,001 lbs) or more of PGI or II, other than PGI inhalation hazard. CLASS 7
RADIOACTIVE

Placard any quantity of packages bearing the RADIOACTIVE III label. Certain low specific activity radioactive materials in "exclusive use" will not bear the label, but RADIOACTIVE placard is required.
CLASS 8
CORROSIVE

Placard 454 kg (1,001lbs) or more. CLASS 9
miscellaneous

Not required for domestic transportation. Placard 454 kg (1,000 lbs) or more gross weight of a material which presents a hazard during transport, but is not included in any other hazard class.
DANGEROUS

Placard 454 kg (1,001 lbs) gross weight of two or more categories of hazardous materials listed in Table 2. A freight container, unit load device, motor vehicle, or rail car which contain non-bulk packagings with two or more categories of hazardous materials that require placards specified in Table 2 may be placarded with a DANGEROUS placard instead of the separate placarding specified for each of the materials in table 2. However, when 2,268 kg (5,000 lbs) or more of one category of material is loaded at one facility, the placard specified in Table 2 must be applied.
SUBSIDIARY RISK PLACARD

Class numbers do not appear on subsidiary risk placard.

RAIL

Placard empty tank cars for resident of material last contained.

Required background for placard on rail shipments of certain explosives and poisons. Also required for highway route controlled quantities of radioactive materials. (see §172.507 and 172.510).

CLASS 1 Explosives *Enter Division Number 1.1, 1.2, 1.3 and compatibility group letter, when required. Placard any quantity.	CLASS 1 Explosives 1.4 *Enter compatibility group letter, when required. Placard 454 kg (1,001lbs) or more.	CLASS 1.5 Explosives 1.4 *Enter compatibility group letter, when required. Placard 454 kg (1,001lbs) or more.	CLASS 1 Explosives 1.6 *Enter compatibility group letter, when required. Placard 454 kg (1,001lbs) or more.	CLASS 2 OXYGEN Placard 454 kg (1,001lbs) or more, gross weight of either compressed gas or refrigerated liquid.
CLASS 2 FLAMMABLE GAS Placard 454 kg (1,001lbs) or more.	CLASS 2 NON-FLAMMABLE GAS Placard 454 kg (1,001lbs) or more, gross weight.	CLASS 3 POISON GAS Placard any quantity 2.3 material.	CLASS 3 FLAMMABLE Placard 454 kg (1,001lbs) or more.	CLASS 3 GASOLINE May be used in the place of FLAMMABLE on a placard displayed on a cargo tank or a portable tank being used to transport gasoline by highway.
CLASS 3 COMBUSTIBLE Placard a combustible liquid when transported in bulk. see §172.504(f)(2) for use of FLAMMABLE placard in place of COMBUSTIBLE placard.	CLASS 3 FUEL OIL Placard 454 kg (1,001lbs) or more.	CLASS 4 FLAMMABLE SOLID Placard 454 kg (1,001lbs) or more.	CLASS 4 SPONTANEOUSLY COMBUSTIBLE Placard 454 kg (1,001lbs) or more.	CLASS 4 DANGEROUS WHEN WET Placard any quantity of Division 4.3 material.
CLASS 5 OXIDIZER Placard 454 kg (1,001lbs) or more.	CLASS 5 ORGANIC PEROXIDE Placard 454 kg (1,001lbs) or more.	CLASS 6 KEEP AWAY FROM FOOD Placard 454 kg (1,001lbs) or more.	CLASS 6 POISON Placard any quantity of 6.1, PGI, inhalation hazard only. Placard 454 kg (1,001 lbs) or more of PGI or II, other than PGI inhalation hazard.	CLASS 7 RADIOACTIVE Placard any quantity of packages bearing the RADIOACTIVE III label. Certain low specific activity radioactive materials in "exclusive use" will not bear the label, but RADIOACTIVE placard is required.
CLASS 8 CORROSIVE Placard 454 kg (1,001lbs) or more.	CLASS 9 miscellaneous Not required for domestic transportation. Placard 454 kg (1,000 lbs) or more gross weight of a material which presents a hazard during transport, but is not included in any other hazard class.	DANGEROUS Placard 454 kg (1,001 lbs) gross weight of two or more categories of hazardous materials listed in Table 2. A freight container, unit load device, motor vehicle, or rail car which contain non-bulk packagings with two or more categories of hazardous materials that require placards specified in Table 2 may be placarded with a DANGEROUS placard instead of the separate placarding specified for each of the materials in table 2. However, when 2,268 kg (5,000 lbs) or more of one category of material is loaded at one facility, the placard specified in Table 2 must be applied.		SUBSIDIARY RISK PLACARD Class numbers do not appear on subsidiary risk placard.
RAIL Placard empty tank cars for resident of material last contained.	Required background for placard on rail shipments of certain explosives and poisons. Also required for highway route controlled quantities of radioactive materials. (see §172.507 and 172.510).