UN Recommendations on the Transport of Dangerous Goods

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United Nations recommendation international standard model regulations

The UN Recommendations on the Transport of Dangerous Goods are a globally recognized model regulations framework that standardizes the safe classification, packaging, labeling, and transport of hazardous materials across all modes of transport.

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All labels observed (5)

Label	Occurrences
UN Model Regulations on the Transport of Dangerous Goods	5
UN Recommendations on the Transport of Dangerous Goods canonical	3
Committee of Experts on the Transport of Dangerous Goods	1
UN dangerous goods list	1
United Nations Recommendations on the Transport of Dangerous Goods	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4694954 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: UN Recommendations on the Transport of Dangerous Goods
Context triple: [European Agreement concerning the International Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Road, basedOn, UN Recommendations on the Transport of Dangerous Goods]

A. European Agreement concerning the International Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Inland Waterways (ADN)
The European Agreement concerning the International Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Inland Waterways (ADN) is a United Nations treaty that sets harmonized safety and environmental standards for transporting hazardous materials on inland waterways in Europe.
B. European Agreement concerning the International Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Road (ADR)
The European Agreement concerning the International Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Road (ADR) is a United Nations treaty that sets harmonized safety rules for the transnational transport of hazardous materials by road across Europe and certain neighboring countries.
C. IMO codes and guidelines on noxious liquid substances
IMO codes and guidelines on noxious liquid substances are international regulatory instruments that classify, control, and set safety and environmental standards for the carriage of hazardous liquid chemicals in bulk by sea.
D. Basel Protocol on Liability and Compensation for Damage Resulting from Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and Their Disposal
The Basel Protocol on Liability and Compensation for Damage Resulting from Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and Their Disposal is an international agreement that establishes rules for assigning responsibility and providing financial redress for harm caused by cross-border movements and disposal of hazardous wastes.
E. Working Group on Response to Incidents Involving Harmful Substances
The Working Group on Response to Incidents Involving Harmful Substances is a HELCOM expert body that coordinates and develops regional preparedness, response, and cooperation measures for pollution and hazardous substance incidents in the Baltic Sea.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: UN Recommendations on the Transport of Dangerous Goods
Target entity description: The UN Recommendations on the Transport of Dangerous Goods are a globally recognized model regulations framework that standardizes the safe classification, packaging, labeling, and transport of hazardous materials across all modes of transport.

A. European Agreement concerning the International Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Inland Waterways (ADN)
The European Agreement concerning the International Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Inland Waterways (ADN) is a United Nations treaty that sets harmonized safety and environmental standards for transporting hazardous materials on inland waterways in Europe.
B. European Agreement concerning the International Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Road (ADR)
The European Agreement concerning the International Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Road (ADR) is a United Nations treaty that sets harmonized safety rules for the transnational transport of hazardous materials by road across Europe and certain neighboring countries.
C. IMO codes and guidelines on noxious liquid substances
IMO codes and guidelines on noxious liquid substances are international regulatory instruments that classify, control, and set safety and environmental standards for the carriage of hazardous liquid chemicals in bulk by sea.
D. Basel Protocol on Liability and Compensation for Damage Resulting from Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and Their Disposal
The Basel Protocol on Liability and Compensation for Damage Resulting from Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and Their Disposal is an international agreement that establishes rules for assigning responsibility and providing financial redress for harm caused by cross-border movements and disposal of hazardous wastes.
E. Working Group on Response to Incidents Involving Harmful Substances
The Working Group on Response to Incidents Involving Harmful Substances is a HELCOM expert body that coordinates and develops regional preparedness, response, and cooperation measures for pollution and hazardous substance incidents in the Baltic Sea.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	United Nations recommendation ⓘ international standard ⓘ model regulations ⓘ
aimsTo	ensure safety in the transport of dangerous goods ⓘ protect human health ⓘ protect property ⓘ protect the environment ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	UN Model Regulations on the Transport of Dangerous Goods ⓘ linked to: UN Recommendations on the Transport of Dangerous Goods UN Orange Book ⓘ
appliesTo	air transport ⓘ inland waterway transport ⓘ maritime transport ⓘ rail transport ⓘ road transport ⓘ
contains	provisions for classification tests ⓘ provisions for hazard communication ⓘ provisions for packaging performance tests ⓘ
covers	classification of dangerous goods ⓘ documentation for dangerous goods transport ⓘ labeling of dangerous goods ⓘ marking of dangerous goods ⓘ packaging of dangerous goods ⓘ transport conditions for dangerous goods ⓘ
defines	UN numbers ⓘ excepted quantities provisions ⓘ hazard classes ⓘ hazard labels ⓘ limited quantities provisions ⓘ packing groups ⓘ placards ⓘ
developedBy	Committee of Experts on the Transport of Dangerous Goods ⓘ linked to: UN Recommendations on the Transport of Dangerous Goods Sub-Committee of Experts on the Transport of Dangerous Goods ⓘ linked to: UNECE Working Party on the Transport of Dangerous Goods United Nations Economic and Social Council ⓘ
firstPublishedBy	United Nations in the 1950s ⓘ
hasPart	Manual of Tests and Criteria ⓘ Model Regulations ⓘ
influences	ADR ⓘ IATA Dangerous Goods Regulations ⓘ ICAO Technical Instructions ⓘ linked to: International Civil Aviation Organization Technical Instructions IMDG Code ⓘ linked to: International Maritime Dangerous Goods Code RID ⓘ
issuedBy	United Nations ⓘ
language	English ⓘ French ⓘ
provides	globally harmonized framework for dangerous goods transport ⓘ
publishedBy	United Nations Economic Commission for Europe ⓘ
regulates	transport of dangerous goods ⓘ
relatedTo	Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals ⓘ
servesAs	basis for national regulations on dangerous goods transport ⓘ basis for regional regulations on dangerous goods transport ⓘ
updatedEvery	two years ⓘ

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Referenced by (11)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

European Agreement concerning the International Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Road → basedOn → UN Recommendations on the Transport of Dangerous Goods ⓘ

subject linked to: European Agreement concerning the International Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Road (ADR)

European Agreement concerning the International Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Inland Waterways (ADN) → basedOn → UN Recommendations on the Transport of Dangerous Goods ⓘ

ADR → harmonizedWith → UN Model Regulations on the Transport of Dangerous Goods ⓘ