UN 2212 Asbestos, amphibole ADR 2025 (Shortinfo)

Asbestos which is immersed or fixed in a natural or artificial binder (such as cement, plastics, asphalt, resins or mineral ore) in such a way that no escape of hazardous quantities of respirable asbestos fibres can occur during carriage is not subject to the requirements of ADR. Manufactured articles containing asbestos and not meeting this provision are nevertheless not subject to the requirements of ADR when packed so that no escape of hazardous quantities of respirable asbestos fibres can occur during carriage.

The provisions of 3.1.2.8 apply: 3.1.2.8 Generic or "not otherwise specified" (N.O.S.) Names 3.1.2.8.1 Generic and "not otherwise specified" proper shipping names that are assigned to special provision 274 or 318 in Column (6) of Table A in Chapter 3.2 shall be supplemented with the technical name of the goods unless a national law or international convention prohibits its disclosure if it is a controlled substance. For explosives of Class 1, the dangerous goods description may be supplemented by additional descriptive text to indicate commercial or military names. Technical names shall be entered in brackets immediately following the proper shipping name. An appropriate modifier, such as "contains" or "containing" or other qualifying words such as "mixture", "solution", etc. and the percentage of the technical constituent may also be used. For example: "UN 1993 FLAMMABLE LIQUID, N.O.S. (CONTAINS XYLENE AND BENZENE), 3, II". 3.1.2.8.1.1 The technical name shall be a recognized chemical name or biological name, or other name currently used in scientific and technical handbooks, journals and texts. Trade names shall not be used for this purpose. In the case of pesticides, only ISO common name(s), other name(s) in the World Health Organization (WHO) Recommended Classification of Pesticides by Hazard and Guidelines to Classification, or the name(s) of the active substance(s) may be used. 3.1.2.8.1.2 When a mixture of dangerous goods is described by one of the "N.O.S." or "generic" entries to which special provision 274 has been allocated in Column (6) of Table A in Chapter 3.2, not more than the two constituents which most predominantly contribute to the hazard or hazards of a mixture need to be shown, excluding controlled substances when their disclosure is prohibited by national law or international convention. If a package containing a mixture is labelled with any subsidiary risk label, one of the two technical names shown in parentheses shall be the name of the constituent which compels the use of the subsidiary risk label. NOTE: See 5.4.1.2.2. 3.1.2.8.1.3 Examples illustrating the selection of the proper shipping name supplemented with the technical name of goods for such N.O.S. entries are: UN 2902 PESTICIDE, LIQUID, TOXIC, N.O.S. (drazoxolon) UN 3394 ORGANOMETALLIC SUBSTANCE, LIQUID, PYROPHORIC, WATER-REACTIVE (trimethylgallium) UN 3540 ARTICLES CONTAINING FLAMMABLE LIQUID, N.O.S. (pyrrolidine). 3.1.2.8.1.4 For UN Nos. 3077 and 3082 only, the technical name may be a name shown in capital letters in column 2 of Table A of Chapter 3.2, provided that this name does not include "N.O.S." and that special provision 274 is not assigned. The name which most appropriately describes the substance or mixture shall be used, e.g.: UN 3082 ENVIRONMENTALLY HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE, LIQUID, N.O.S. (PAINT) UN 3082 ENVIRONMENTALLY HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE, LIQUID, N.O.S. (PERFUMERY PRODUCTS).

Talc containing tremolite and/or actinolite is covered by this entry.

Waste consisting of objects and materials contaminated with free asbestos (UN Nos. 2212 and 2590), which is not fixed or immersed in a binder in such a way that no emission of hazardous quantities of respirable asbestos can occur, may be carried under the provisions of chapter 7.3 provided the following provisions are complied with: (a) The waste is carried only from the site where it is generated to a final disposal facility. Between these two types of sites, only intermediate storage operations, without unloading or transferring the container-bag, are authorized; (b) The waste belongs to one of these categories: (i) Solid waste from roadworks, including asphalt milling waste contaminated with free asbestos and its sweeping residues; (ii) Soil contaminated with free asbestos; (iii) Objects (for example, furniture) contaminated with free asbestos from damaged structures or buildings; (iv) Materials from damaged structures or buildings contaminated with free asbestos which, because of their volume or mass, cannot be packed in accordance with the packing instruction applicable to the UN number used (UN No. 2212 or 2590, as appropriate); or (v) Construction site waste contaminated with free asbestos from demolished or rehabilitated structures or buildings which, because of their size or mass, cannot be packed in accordance with the packing instruction applicable to the UN number used (UN No. 2212 or 2590, as appropriate); (c) Waste covered by these provisions shall not be mixed or loaded with other asbestos-containing waste or any other hazardous or non-hazardous waste; (d) Each shipment shall be considered a full load as defined in 1.2.1; and (e) The transport document shall be in conformity with 5.4.1.1.4.

IBCs other than metal or rigid plastics IBCs shall be carried in closed or sheeted vehicles or closed or sheeted containers.

The provisions of Chapter 8.4 concerning the supervision of vehicles shall apply when the total mass of such substances in the vehicle exceeds 5 000 kg.