Dangerous Goods in Excepted Quantities Mark – Code SQ010

Dangerous Goods in Excepted Quantities Mark, Dangerous Goods Hazard Label DG Label Tests & Compliance The carriage of dangerous goods using the Excepted Quantities Mark EQ exemptions for dangerous goods were a method of packing and shipment for air transport until the inclusion of the Excepted Quantities provisions in the 2009 surface regulations and have since remained one of the few methods of packing that spans all modes of transport. There is little difference between the modal regulations (prior to 2015, there were some differences in E codes between surface and air) apart from the modal documentation requirements. This article will concentrate on the surface movement of Excepted Quantities Mark and the subtle differences between road and rail and sea transport as regulated by the European Agreement concerning the International Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Road/Rail (ADR/RID) and the International Maritime Dangerous Goods (IMDG) Code. When you purchase the the Exepted Quanties Mark (EQ) for dangerous goods hazard labels you should check and test that they comply with BS5609 specification and regulation standards. At Labeline we test labels at our tidal salt water Estuary location. Not only do we submerge labels for three month but many more months after that, we check coatings for drag testing, exposure to full South facing UV sunlight and daily weather conditions. Purchasing and administrators You should be aware that if labels are non compliant then the containers, vehicles or package could be impounded, held at boarder controls, face fines or convictions all of which can create unnecessary costs. The signed documentation that accompanies your dangerous goods label is likely to be completed by an employee who is then legally responsible for that shipment. You need to ensure your dangerous goods packaging, inner packaging,  DG labelling and documents comply with international regulations and standards. Leading Regulatory Provider At Labeline all our labels comply with the strictest DGR regulation standards for IATADGR, ICAO, IMDG & ADR so you can be assured that our labels comply with all modes of dangerous goods movements. Labeline is not just a bookseller or printer we are the key dangerous goods specialist to industry and have been so for the last 25 years. We are IATA’s best performing regulatory distributor worldwide (for more than 10 years), providing a fast international service, maintaining over one million labels in stock, from hazard labels, packaging labels and placards, normally dispatch the same day you place an order. Our customers purchase in confidence as our DG products are used by many 1000’s of multi-national companies and industries worldwide including most of the footsie 500. It’s Dangerous Goods don’t risk non compliance.