Dangerous Goods Regulations (DGR)

Airlines, freight forwarders, ground handlers and shippers like you rely on the IATA Dangerous Goods Regulations (IATA DGR) manual every day to make sure dangerous goods are transported safely and efficiently.

What's inside the DGR?

• Applicability - (shipper and operator responsibilities, training, security, incident reporting)

• Limitations - (forbidden and hidden goods, storage and transport quantities, transport by post, transport by passengers/crew)

• Classification - (explosives, gases, flammable, toxic, oxidizing, radioactive and corrosive and multiple hazard material)

• Packing Instructions - (explosives, gases, flammable, toxic, infectious, oxidizing, radioactive and corrosive and multiple hazard material)

• Packaging Specifications - (inner, UN, construction and testing, limited quantity)

• Documentation - (shipper’s declaration, air waybill)

• Handling - (storage, loading, inspection, information provision, reporting, training, document retention)

• Radioactive material - (transport, limitations, classification, identification, packing, testing, labelling, documentation, handling)