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Certain specific terms may also be clues that dangerous
goods and/or hazardous materials may be present. The table below
identifies such terms and the potential hazards they may indicate.
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Specific Term
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Potential Hazard
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Air Bags
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May contain Air Bag Inflators, or Air Bag Modules or
Seat-Belt Pretension
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Air Conditioning Equipment
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May contain gasses under pressure
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Aircraft Parts
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May contain such items as fuel control devices that cannot
be fully purged of fuel and must be shipped regulated
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Auto Parts
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May include carburetors, gas lines, or gas tanks which may
contain gasoline
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Barometers
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May indicate the presence of mercury
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Breathing Apparatus
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May mean oxygen cylinders under pressure
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Bull Semen
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May signal the presence of dry ice or liquefied gas
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Camping Gear/Equipment
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May include many different dangerous items such as
flammable gas, flammable liquids, matches, flares, and more (the
structural tubing on certain types of backpacks contains liquid fuels)
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Chain Saws and other powered tools
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Will most likely contain a residue of fuel
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Chemical Oxygen
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May indicate the presence of an oxygen generator
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Cigarette or Cigar Lighters
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May contain a flammable gas or flammable liquid
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Computer Equipment
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May contain uninterruptible power supplies with electrical
storage batteries, magnets in speakers and printing ink
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Construction Equipment
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May indicate the presence of batteries, CO2 cartridges,
and other power devices, gasoline powered saws or generators and space
heaters all possible containing fuel, Liquefied Petroleum gas torches,
paints, drying agents and thinners.
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Cosmetics
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May contain flammable liquids
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Cryogenic (liquid)
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Means a liquefied gas of very low temperature, which must
be shipped as a regulated item
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Cylinders
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May contain compressed gas
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Dental Apparatus or Equipment
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May contain hazardous chemicals such as resins, solvents,
or gases
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Drilling and Mining Equipment
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May contain explosives, acids, lubricants, or other
dangerous goods
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Electrical/Electronic Equipment
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May contain powerful magnets or mercury in switches and
uninterruptible power supplies containing electrical storage batteries
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Electrically Powered Apparatus
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May contain wet electric storage batteries
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Engine Parts
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May include carburetors, gas lines, or gas tanks which may
contain fuel or fuel residue
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Fertilizer
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May be an oxidizer
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Fire Extinguishers or Fire Equipment
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May contain gases under pressure
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Frozen Food
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May contain dry ice
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Gas
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May indicate the presence of a flammable liquid, such as
gasoline, a flammable gas or non-flammable gas
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Household Goods
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May include paints, bleaches, spray cans under pressure,
and numerous other dangerous items
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Hunting Supplies
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May contain small arms ammunition
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Ice Maker
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May have gases under pressure
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Laboratory or Testing Equipment
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May contain assorted dangerous materials
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Laundry Supplies
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May mean strong bleaches or oxidizing fabric treatments
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Lawn Equipment
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Such as, but not limited to, lawn mowers and weed trimmers
may contain hazardous materials in the form of fuels and/or batteries
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Lighters
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May contain a flammable gas or flammable liquid
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Machinery Parts
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May include adhesives, paints, sealants, solvents, or
other chemicals and gases
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Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS)
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May indicate a product is hazardous
Note: Ensure that the shipment receives
expert analysis before it is advanced.
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Medical Supplies
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May contain flammable or corrosive chemicals, infectious
substances, or radioactive materials
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Mercury or Mercurial
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May indicate a shipment that is regulated
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Motorized Equipment
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Which may contain gasoline or electric batteries
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Office Supplies
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May contain aerosols, both flammable and non-flammable
printing ink, uninterruptible power supplies containing electrical
storage batteries.
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Oxygen Generator
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Means a prohibited chemical device that generates oxygen
and a large amount of heat
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Passenger Service Unit (PSU)
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May indicate the presence of an oxygen generator as
utilized in an aircraft
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Perfume
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May contain flammable liquids
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Pharmaceuticals
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May include flammable liquids, radioactive medicines, or
other hazardous chemicals
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Photographic Supplies
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May contain acids, corrosive materials, bleaches, or
poisonous materials
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Refrigerator Equipment
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May contain gases under pressure
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Repair Kits
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May contain adhesives, paints, solvents, flammable gases,
or other dangerous goods
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Samples for Testing
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May contain any number of dangerous goods
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Survey Equipment
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May indicate the presence of electrical equiptment,
batteries, power cartidges, and other regulated materials
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Swimming Pool or Hot Tub Chemicals or Parts
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May contain oxidizers or other dangerous goods
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Thermometers
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May indicate the presence of mercury
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Tool Boxes
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May contain explosives (power rivets), compressed gases
(spray cans), flammable adhesives or paints, corrosive liquids, etc.
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Vaccines
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May be packed in dry ice
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Venom (liquid, powder, or otherwise)
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May be poisonous
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Weather Equipment
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May indicate the presence of devices containing mercury
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