LH4 Canadian Dangerous Requirements

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

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Position

Element

Name

Type

Requirement

Min

Max

Repeat

LH401

238

Emergency Response Plan Number

String (AN)

Conditional

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

LH402

364

Communication Number

String (AN)

Conditional

2,048

Complete communications number including country or area code when applicable

LH402 is used for the emergency response plan telephone number.

LH403

254

Packing Group Code

Identifier (ID)

Optional

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

LH404

230

Subsidiary Classification Code

Identifier (ID)

Optional

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.

LH405

230

Subsidiary Classification Code

Identifier (ID)

Optional

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.

LH406

230

Subsidiary Classification Code

Identifier (ID)

Optional

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.

LH407

271

Subsidiary Risk Indicator Code

Identifier (ID)

Optional

Code identifying the type of subsidiary risk

LH408

267

Net Explosive Quantity

Numeric (N0)

Conditional

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

LH409

805

Canadian Hazardous Notation

String (AN)

Optional

Notation required by Canadian regulatory agencies

LH410

986

Special Commodity Indicator Code

Identifier (ID)

Optional

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

LH411

364

Communication Number

String (AN)

Optional

2,048

Complete communications number including country or area code when applicable

LH411 is an additional telephone number.

LH412

355

Unit or Basis for Measurement Code

Identifier (ID)

Conditional

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

LH413

808

Hazardous Material Shipment Information Qualifier

Identifier (ID)

Conditional

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)

LH414

380

Quantity

Decimal number (R)

Conditional

Numeric value of quantity

LH415

355

Unit or Basis for Measurement Code

Identifier (ID)

Conditional

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