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Class 5.2: Organic peroxides - most will burn rapidly and are sensitive to impact or friction.

IMO Classes

Class 1.
Explosives Class 2.
Gases Class 3.
Flammable Liquids Class 4.1.
Flammable Solids or Substances Class 4.2.
Flammable solids Class 4.3.
Substances which, in contact with water, emit flammable gases Class 5.1.
Oxidizing substances (agents) by yielding oxygen increase the risk and intensity of fire Class 5.2.
Organic peroxides - most will burn rapidly and are sensitive to impact or friction Class 6.1.
Toxic substances Class 6.2.
Infectious substances Class 7.
Radioactive Substances Class 8.
Corrosives Class 9.
Miscellaneous dangerous substances and articles
Class 5.2

Organic peroxides - most will burn rapidly and are sensitive to impact or friction

Organic peroxide (Division 5.2) means any organic compound containing oxygen (O) in the bivalent -O-O- structure and which may be considered a derivative of hydrogen peroxide, where one or more of the hydrogen atoms have been replaced by organic radicals, unless any of the following paragraphs applies:

1. The material meets the definition of an explosive as prescribed in subpart C of this part, in which case it must be classed as an explosive;

2. The material is forbidden from being offered for transportation according to 49CFR 172.101 of this subchapter or 49CFR 173.21;

3. The Associate Administrator for Hazardous Materials Safety has determined that the material does not present a hazard which is associated with a Division 5.2 material; or

4. The material meets one of the following conditions:

1. For materials containing no more than 1.0 percent hydrogen peroxide, the available oxygen, as calculated using the equation in paragraph (a)(4)(ii) of this section, is not more than 1.0 percent, or

2. For materials containing more than 1.0 percent but not more than 7.0 percent hydrogen peroxide