LH4 Canadian Dangerous Requirements

To specify additional Transport Canada requirements covering transportation of dangerous goods in Canada

Position: LH4-01 · Element: 238 · Name: Emergency Response Plan Number · Type: String (AN) · Requirement: Optional · Min: 1 · Max: 12 · Repeat: -

The identity number of a specific hazardous emergency response plan that is assigned by the Director General of Canada

Position: LH4-02 · Element: 364 · Name: Communication Number · Type: String (AN) · Requirement: Optional · Min: 1 · Max: 80 · Repeat: -

Complete communications number including country or area code when applicable

LH402 is used for the emergency response plan telephone number.

Position: LH4-03 · Element: 254 · Name: Packing Group Code · Type: Identifier (ID) · Requirement: Optional · Min: 1 · Max: 3 · Repeat: -

Code indicating degree of danger in terms of Roman number I, II or III

Position: LH4-04 · Element: 230 · Name: Subsidiary Classification · Type: Identifier (ID) · Requirement: Optional · Min: 1 · Max: 3 · Repeat: -

Code indicating the classification of dangerous goods, other than the primary classification, that is associated with a number or a set of numbers

LH404 is for the first subsidiary classification.

Position: LH4-05 · Element: 230 · Name: Subsidiary Classification · Type: Identifier (ID) · Requirement: Optional · Min: 1 · Max: 3 · Repeat: -

Code indicating the classification of dangerous goods, other than the primary classification, that is associated with a number or a set of numbers

LH405 is for the second subsidiary classification.

Position: LH4-06 · Element: 230 · Name: Subsidiary Classification · Type: Identifier (ID) · Requirement: Optional · Min: 1 · Max: 3 · Repeat: -

Code indicating the classification of dangerous goods, other than the primary classification, that is associated with a number or a set of numbers

LH406 is for the third subsidiary classification.

Position: LH4-07 · Element: 271 · Name: Subsidiary Risk Indicator · Type: Identifier (ID) · Requirement: Optional · Min: 1 · Max: 2 · Repeat: -

Code identifying the type of subsidiary risk

Position: LH4-08 · Element: 267 · Name: Net Explosive Quantity · Type: Numeric (N0) · Requirement: Conditional · Min: 1 · Max: 6 · Repeat: -

Net weight of the explosive quantity of the hazardous commodity

P0812: If either LH4-08 or LH4-12 is present, then the other is required

Position: LH4-09 · Element: 805 · Name: Canadian Hazardous Notation · Type: String (AN) · Requirement: Optional · Min: 1 · Max: 25 · Repeat: -

Notation required by Canadian regulatory agencies

Position: LH4-10 · Element: 986 · Name: Special Commodity Indicator Code · Type: Identifier (ID) · Requirement: Optional · Min: 1 · Max: 1 · Repeat: -

Code indicating 'Special Commodity' notation on operational waybill as identified by the Transportation of Dangerous Goods Act and Regulation (TDG)

Position: LH4-11 · Element: 364 · Name: Communication Number · Type: String (AN) · Requirement: Optional · Min: 1 · Max: 80 · Repeat: -

Complete communications number including country or area code when applicable

LH411 is an additional telephone number.

Position: LH4-12 · Element: 355 · Name: Unit or Basis for Measurement Code · Type: Identifier (ID) · Requirement: Conditional · Min: 2 · Max: 2 · Repeat: -

Code specifying the units in which a value is being expressed, or manner in which a measurement has been taken