What are common items in Hazmat shipping?

Question

What are common items in Hazmat shipping?

Answer 1

certain elemental materials, such as lithium and mercury;

common chemical compounds, such as butane and methanol;

most fuels, including gasoline, kerosene, propane and diesel fuel;

industrial and consumer products, such as aerosols, paints, adhesives, cleaning solutions and pesticides;

hazardous waste and reportable quantities of CERCLA hazardous substances;

explosive materials and devices;

radioactive articles;

a wide spectrum manufactured articles, such as internal combustion engines, airbag inflators, fuses, first aid kits, and certain plastic molding compounds; and

edible items, such as flavoring extracts and certain spirits.

Answer 2

Oxidizers (oxygen generating canisters), flammables, poisons, explosives.

Answer 3

Anything that is considered hazardous. Anything that is combustible, flammable, acidic, explosive, or poisonous.

Answer 4

Flammables,corrosives,Dangerous when wet,Poisons,Explosives,Radioactive materials,Marine polutants,Oxidizers.Non-flammable gases are also considered Hazmat because the cylinders can act like missles if they are ruptured.