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Oxidizers are defined by dangerous goods regulations as substances which may cause or contribute to combustion, generally by yielding oxygen as a result of a redox chemical reaction. Organic peroxides are substances which may be considered derivatives of hydrogen peroxide where one or both hydrogen atoms of the chemical structure have been replaced by organic radicals. Commonly transported class 5 dangerous goods include swimming pool chemicals and fertilizers.
Chemical oxygen generators, Ammonium nitrate fertilizers, Chlorates, Nitrates, Nitrites, Perchlorates, Permanganates, Persulphates, Aluminium nitrate, Ammonium dichromate, Ammonium nitrate, Ammonium persulphate, Calcium hypochlorite, Calcium nitrate, Calcium peroxide, Hydrogen peroxide, Magnesium peroxide, Lead nitrate, Lithium hypochlorite, Potassium chlorate, Potassium nitrate, Potassium perchlorate, Potassium permanganate, Sodium nitrate and Sodium persulphate.
Class 5.1 oxidizing substances are those which, while in themselves not necessarily combustible, may, generally by yielding oxygen, cause, or contribute to, the combustion of other material. Because of their high oxygen content, these are often reactive materials. They may react with other flammable or combustible materials and generate heat, leading to fires, which the oxidizing agents will...
Class 5.2 organic peroxide substances contain carbon (organic) structures linked by a double oxygen bond (peroxide). Thus the fuel and the oxygen are together in the same molecule, making them even more liable to ignition than a separate combustible material. Eg: Hydrogen Peroxide, Benzol Peroxide, Methyl Ethyl Ketone Peroxide. Class 5.2 Organic Peroxide labels are designed to stick to...
