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| | Definition, Dangerous Goods - Country Fire Authority |
 | | Dangerous goods are substances that may be corrosive, flammable, explosive, spontaneously combustible, toxic, oxidising, radioactive, biological, water reactive or gases under pressure or liquefied. |
 | | The law (Dangerous Goods Act 1985) provides for exterior signs to be shown warning of significant amounts of dangerous goods on a site. |
 | | Hazardous substances are classified according to their long term health effects, while dangerous goods are classified by their immediate physical and / or chemical effects. |
| www.cfa.vic.gov.au /business/goods/definition.htm (236 words) |
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