The dangerous goods classification (specification of specification type Dangerous goods classification) assigns the dangerous goods regulation data to a material in accordance with a dangerous goods regulation. You use dangerous goods classification to classify a real substance and therefore also a material in terms of dangerous goods regulations. You specify dangerous goods information that refers to regulations such as identification number (such as UN number), dangerous goods description (such as proper shipping name), dangerous goods class, hazard item number, and packaging information by assigning this information to a UN listed substance.

Information concerning the dangerous goods letter and the packing group is contained in the risk potential. You can assign the material to the dangerous goods classification directly or via a real substance.

The identification number is directly linked to a UN listed substance. You enter the appropriate dangerous goods class for this UN listed substance in the EH&S specification management component in accordance with the dangerous goods regulations.

The dangerous goods data of a UN listed substance always refers to a particular dangerous goods regulation and dangerous goods class. The data includes:

• Regulation assignment (Value assignment tab page) such as MFAG (Medical First Aid Guide) numbers, subclasses, danger label numbers, EmS (Emergency Schedule) numbers
• Risk classification

• Packaging code approval

• Transport approval

You create the dangerous goods classification as a specification of specification type Dangerous goods classification. The EH&S Dangerous goods classification property tree is assigned to this specification type. The property tree contains the value assignment type Dangerous goods classification of value assignment category Transport classification.

Depending on the dangerous goods regulation, you use the corresponding UN listed substance within value assignment type Dangerous goods classification to define the assignment of the identification number and the dangerous goods class to the dangerous goods classification. You categorize the other dangerous goods data by choosing the relevant risk potential.

The dangerous goods classification (specification of specification type Dangerous goods classification) refers to materials. You can assign the materials in two ways:

• Specifications of specification type Dangerous goods classification can be used as reference specifications. This is defined in Customizing for Product Safety in the IMG activity Specify Specification Types. In this way you can assign real substances to the dangerous goods classification. You can also assign materials to the real substances and in this way, assign all materials that belong to a real substance to a dangerous goods classification at the same time.

• If a dangerous goods classification is required that differs from the assigned real substances, you assign the necessary dangerous goods classification to this material directly using material-to-specification assignment. In this case, Customizing for Product Safety also allows materials to be assigned to specifications of the specification type Dangerous goods classification.

You use referenced UN listed substances if there are different descriptions for the same dangerous goods regulation data, for example, paint and paint-related material for UN number 1263. This therefore reduces the amount of data you have to enter.