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Specification for labels – Refer sections 5.2.2.2.1.1 to 5.2.2.2.1.7 of IMDG Code. For specimen labels see section 5.2.2.2.2.

IMDG Code Volume 1

• The class or, for divisions 5.1 and 5.2, the division number shall be shown in the bottom corner.
  ** Additional text/numbers/symbol/letters shall (if mandatory) or may (if optional) be shown in this bottom half.
  *** The class or division symbol or, for divisions 1.4, 1.5 and 1.6, the division number, and for model No. 7E, the word “FISSILE” shall be shown in this top half.

Labels shall be displayed on a background of contrasting colour, or shall have either a dotted or solid outer boundary line.

The label shall be in the form of a square set at an angle of 45° (diamond-shaped). The minimum dimensions shall be 100 mm × 100 mm and the minimum width of the line inside the edge forming the diamond shall be 2 mm.
The line inside the edge shall be parallel and 5 mm from the outside of that line to the edge of the label.
The line inside the edge on the upper half of the label shall be the same colour as the symbol and the line inside the edge on the lower half of the label shall be the same colour as the class or division number in the bottom corner. Where dimensions are not specified, all features shall be in approximate proportion to those shown.

Specifications for placards – Refer section 5.3.1.2 to 5.3.1.2.2 of IMDG Code

IMDG Code Volume 1

The placard shall be in the form of a square set at an angle of 45° (diamond-shaped).
The minimum dimensions shall be 250 mm × 250 mm (to the edge of the placard). The line inside the edge shall be parallel and 12.5 mm from the outside of that line to the edge of the placard. The symbol and line inside the edge shall correspond in colour to the label for the class or division of the dangerous goods in question.
The class or division symbol/ numeral shall be positioned and sized in proportion to those prescribed in 5.2.2.2 for the corresponding class or division of the dangerous goods in question. The placard shall display the number of the class or division (and for goods in class 1, the compatibility group letter) of the dangerous goods in question in the manner prescribed in 5.2.2.2 for the corresponding label, in digits not less than 25 mm high. Where dimensions are not specified, all features shall be in approximate proportion to those shown.