Dangerous Goods are articles or substances which are capable of posing a risk to health, safety, property, or the environment when transported by air.
To ensure the safe transport of Dangerous Goods by air.
A list of Dangerous Goods has been drawn up by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) in the ICAO Technical Instructions and classified as follows:
Class 1
Explosives
Class 2
Gases
Class 3
Flammable liquids
Class 4
Flammable solids; substances liable to spontaneous combustion; substances which, in contact with water, emits flammable gases
Class 5
Oxidizing substances and organic peroxides
Class 6
Toxic and infectious substances
Class 7
Radioactive material
Class 8
Corrosive substances
Class 9
Miscellaneous dangerous substances and articles, including environmentally hazardous substances