Article 125 Definitions and interpretationI1

In this Part—

• “dangerous goods” means any article or substance which is identified as such in the specified requirements;

• “dangerous goods accident” means an occurrence associated with and related to the carriage of dangerous goods by air which results in fatal or serious injury to a person or major property or environmental damage;

• “dangerous goods incident” means an occurrence, other than a dangerous goods accident, which—

  1. (a)

     is associated with and related to the carriage of dangerous goods by air, not necessarily occurring on board an aircraft, which results in injury to a person, property or environmental damage, fire, breakage, spillage, leakage of fluid or radiation or other evidence that the integrity of the packaging has not been maintained; or

  2. (b)

     relates to the carriage of dangerous goods and which seriously jeopardises the aircraft or its occupants;

• “dangerous goods transport document” means a document which is specified in the specified requirements;

• “handling agent” means an agent who performs on behalf of the operator some or all of the functions of the latter including receiving, loading, unloading, transferring or other processing of passengers or cargo;

• “package” means the complete product of the packing operation consisting of the packaging and its contents prepared for carriage;

• “packaging” means the receptacles and any other components or materials necessary for the receptacle to perform its containment function;

• “serious injury” means an injury which is sustained by a person in an accident and which—

  1. (a)

     requires hospitalisation for more than 48 hours, commencing within seven days from the date the injury was received; or

  2. (b)

     results in a fracture of any bone (except simple fractures of fingers, toes or nose); or

  3. (c)

     involves lacerations which cause severe haemorrhage, nerve, muscle or tendon damage; or

  4. (d)

     involves injury to any internal organ; or

  5. (e)

     involves second or third degree burns, or any burns affecting more than 5 per cent of the body surface; or

  6. (f)

     involves verified exposure to infectious substances or injurious radiation.

• F1 “Technical Instructions” means the English language edition of the F22023-2024 Edition of the Technical Instructions for the Safe Transport of Dangerous Goods by Air as approved and published by decision of the Council of the International Civil Aviation Organization and as amended from time to time.