Where the shipping document is prepared in Canada, the Dangerous goods must be measured using the SI system.
The International System of Units (abbreviated SI from the French Le Système International d'Unités[1]) is the modern form of the metric system and is generally a system of units of measurement.
- If the quantity changes during transport, the driver must show the change on the shipping document.
- The quantity of dangerous goods in a means of containment may be described as “Residue — Last
Contained” followed by the shipping name of the dangerous goods last contained but only if that quantity is less than 10 per cent of the maximum fill limit of the means of containment.
The description
"Residue" must not be used for Class 2, Gases, that are in a small means of containment or for Class 7, Radioactive
Materials but "Last Contained" may be used.
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