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Record 1 1998-10-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Statutes and Regulations (Transportation)
  • Transport of Goods
  • Occupational Health and Safety
CONT

National or international regulations may list, either as single or as suitable collective entries, substances or articles which do not appear in these recommendations. A "not otherwise specified" entry may be used to permit the transport of substances or articles which do not appear specifically by name in the list of dangerous goods.

CONT

Examples of such [headings] are "Flammable liquid, n.o.s.", "Irritating material, n.o.s.", etc.

OBS

not otherwise specified; N.O.S.: term and abbreviation officially approved by CP Rail.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Législation et réglementation (Transports)
  • Transport de marchandises
  • Santé et sécurité au travail
CONT

[...] il existe à l'intérieur de chaque classe des rubriques citant des marchandises non spécifiées ailleurs : «n.s.a.». Il convient d'utiliser ces fiches «n.s.a.» lorsque la définition de celles-ci correspond à la marchandise à transporter dont l'appellation technique est absente de l'index général. [...] Exemple 1. - Liquides inflammables toxiques n.s.a.

OBS

non spécifié ailleurs; n.s.a. : terme et abréviation uniformisés par le Canadien Pacifique Limitée.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Legislación y reglamentación (Transporte)
  • Transporte de mercancías
  • Salud y seguridad en el trabajo
OBS

Utilizado por las conferencias marítimas, se aplica a aquellos artículos que no gozan de tarifas especiales y que, por consiguiente, están gravados con fletes más altos mientras no estén especificados y comprendidos en las listas de producción con tarifas reducidas.

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