Chapter 7.1
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Chapter 7.1

  7.1.7.4.5.2.2 Insert a comma between the words “deck” and “deckhead” (English only)

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  7.1.7.4.10 Loading and unloading operations

 In the event that a package containing goods of class 1 is found to be suffering from breakage or leakage expert advice should be obtained for its safe handling and disposal (see 7.3.1.3). Loading and unloading procedures and equipment used should be of such a nature that sparks are not produced, in particular where the floors of the cargo compartment are not constructed of close-boarded wood. All cargo handlers should be briefed by the shipper or receiver of the possible risks and necessary precautions, prior to commencing the handling of explosives.”

  7.1.9.2 Replace “substances with a flashpoint of 23°C c.c. or less” with “substances with a flashpoint of less than 23°C c.c.”

  7.1.9.6 Replace “flammable liquids with a flashpoint of 23°C c.c. or less” with “flammable liquids with a flashpoint of less than 23°C c.c.”


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