{"id":28740,"date":"2021-08-09T00:35:00","date_gmt":"2021-08-08T11:35:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.drivingtests.co.nz\/resources\/?p=28740"},"modified":"2024-12-30T21:57:34","modified_gmt":"2024-12-30T08:57:34","slug":"whats-a-dangerous-goods-or-dg-placard","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.drivingtests.co.nz\/resources\/whats-a-dangerous-goods-or-dg-placard\/","title":{"rendered":"What’s a dangerous goods or DG placard?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

A dangerous goods placard is a diamond-shaped warning sign or label displayed on a truck, trailer, portable tank or container that either conveys information about the specific hazards and risks of the goods carried, or is a generic warning that dangerous goods are carried. They are used by emergency services to understand what action to take if there’s a spill or crash.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Generic dangerous goods placard<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Drivers who carry dangerous goods need to pass a D endorsement course<\/a> and pay for the D endorsement on their driver licence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Types of placard<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Vehicles will either show a permanent sticker or placard where that’s the only type of dangerous good that will be carried, or will have a flip sign which can be changed to the required placard depending on the goods carried.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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B-trains with four flip sign placards to cater for the primary and secondary risk in each part of the trailer combination<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Do dangerous goods placards have to be displayed all the time?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Dangerous goods placards have to be displayed on a vehicle when it’s travelling on a road when certain weights, volumes or masses of dangerous goods are exceeded. For quantities under 50kg or 50 litres, usually no placard is required – these are dangerous goods in limited quantities or DGLQ.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If the vehicle is carrying containers that used to carry dangerous goods, and they are empty but they haven’t been cleaned, dangerous goods placards must still be shown.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If the vehicle is not carrying dangerous goods, DG placards must be removed or covered.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What are the specifications of a dangerous goods placard?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

There are minimum dimensions of 250x250mm for placards for general freight and 400x400mm for tank wagons.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

They must be carried either on the front and back of the truck or combination, or on either side.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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