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THE SCHEDULE—continued
| UN Class[1] | Code | Characteristics
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| C, open-cup test. (Since the results of open-cup tests and of closed-cup tests are not strictly comparable and even individual results by the same test are often variable, regulations varying from the above figures to make allowance for such differences would be within the spirit of this definition.) | ||
| 4.1 | H4.1 | Flammable solids |
| Solids, or waste solids, other than those classed as explosives, which under conditions encountered in transport are readily combustible, or may cause or contribute to fire through friction. | ||
| 4.2 | H4.2 | Substances or wastes liable to spontaneous combustion |
| Substances or wastes which are liable to spontaneous heating under normal conditions encountered in transport, or to heating up on contact with air, and being then liable to catch fire. | ||
| 4.3 | H4.3 | Substances or wastes which, in contact with water emit flammable gases |
| Substances or wastes which, by interaction with water, are liable to become spontaneously flammable or to give off flammable gases in dangerous quantities. | ||
| 5.1 | H5.1 | Oxidizing |
| Substances or wastes which, while in themselves not necessarily combustible, may, generally by |
- ↑ Corresponds to the hazard classification system included in the United Nations Recommendations on the Transport of Dangerous Goods (ST/SG/AC. 10/1/Rev.5, United Nations, New York, 1988).
