LH4 Canadian Dangerous Requirements

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

Sequence

Element

Name

Type

Requirement

Min

Max

Repeat

01

238

Emergency Response Plan Number

String (AN)

Conditional

1

12

1

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

P0102: If either LH4-01 or LH4-02 is present, then the other is required

02

364

Communication Number

String (AN)

Conditional

1

2048

1

Complete communications number including country or area code when applicable

LH402 is used for the emergency response plan telephone number.

03

254

Packing Group Code

Identifier (ID)

Optional

1

3

1

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

04

230

Subsidiary Classification Code

Identifier (ID)

Optional

1

3

1

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.

05

230

Subsidiary Classification Code

Identifier (ID)

Optional

1

3

1

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.

06

230

Subsidiary Classification Code

Identifier (ID)

Optional

1

3

1

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.

07

271

Subsidiary Risk Indicator Code

Identifier (ID)

Optional

1

2

1

Code identifying the type of subsidiary risk

Codes (2)

08

267

Net Explosive Quantity

Numeric (N0)

Conditional

1

10

1

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

09

805

Canadian Hazardous Notation

String (AN)

Optional

1

25

1

Notation required by Canadian regulatory agencies

10

986

Special Commodity Indicator Code

Identifier (ID)

Optional

1

1

1

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

Codes (1)

11

364

Communication Number

String (AN)

Optional

1

2048

1

Complete communications number including country or area code when applicable

LH411 is an additional telephone number.

12

355

Unit or Basis for Measurement Code

Identifier (ID)

Conditional

2

2

1

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

Codes (925)

13

808

Hazardous Material Shipment Information Qualifier

Identifier (ID)

Conditional

3

3

1

Code indicating the type of information being passed so that a receiver may format a description of hazardous commodity movements that meets regulatory requirements

P131415: If either LH4-13, LH4-14 or LH4-15 are present, then the others are required

Valid UOM Codes for LH413 code LQI are KG (Kilogram) or L (Liter)

Codes (25)

14

380

Quantity

Decimal number (R)

Conditional

1

15

1

Numeric value of quantity

15

355

Unit or Basis for Measurement Code

Identifier (ID)

Conditional

2

2

1

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

Codes (925)