Hazardous Materials [PG18]

After completing and saving the
Common Names [PG17]
tab, proceed to the
Hazardous Materials [PG18]
tab.
The Hazardous Materials tab correlates with the PG18 Record of the PGA Message Set. This is a conditional PGA input record that is only required if the cargo contains a hazardous material.
The following links are located at the top left corner of this section:
Links
Description
Save
Save any data that was added or changed since the most recent save in Edit Mode.
Cancel
Discard all changes made after the most recent save. The tab will revert to Read Only Mode.
Edit
Activate Edit Mode so any necessary additions/modifications can be made to the open record. This action will only be made available once one or more records exist on the tab.
Add New
Add a new record. This action will only be made available once one or more records exist on the tab.
Delete
Delete the selected record. This action will only be made available once one or more records exist on the tab.
If PG18 data is required, enter the appropriate information in the fields listed below:
Fields
Description
UN Dangerous Goods Code
The United Nations (UN) code used to identify dangerous material. The UN Dangerous Goods List (UNDG) can be found at:
Class Code
The hazard class or division code of the dangerous material. The Hazardous Materials Table can be found within CFR Title 49, Part 172.101.
EPA Waste Code
The code EPA has assigned to hazardous waste. EPA Hazardous Waste Codes can be found at:
Material Description
Free form text describing the hazardous material.
Packaging Group Code
Hazardous Group
  • 1
    :
    Great Danger
  • 2
    :
    Medium Danger
  • 3
    :
    Minor Danger
Once all required data has been entered, click
Save
and proceed to the
Importer Documents [PG22]
tab.
note
If you do not click
Save
before you move to the next tab, you will lose all of the data under the tab and will then need to re-enter it.

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