Dangerous Goods

The Dangerous Goods maintenance table is used to support the Deacom FedEx integration and the ability to ship goods that are considered dangerous. Once dangerous goods have been identified and added to this table, the Item Master record needs to have the Dangerous Good associated with it indicated on the General tab. Additionally, the Facility(s) from which Dangerous Goods will be shipped need to contain an Emergency Contact Phone Number.

When shipping Sales Orders, the system allows users to select a Dangerous Good on the package lines via the Add Package Line form. The default Dangerous Good is the one specified on the Item Master record, but users may override this default when necessary.

Additional information on the Deacom FedEx® integration is available via the Shipping with FedEx and UPS page.

System Navigation

  • Inventory > Maintenance > Dangerous Goods

Edit Dangerous Goods form

Field/Flag

Description

Name

Displays the name of the Dangerous Good.

Regulatory ID

Enter appropriate number.

Proper Shipping Name

Memo field. The name required to ship a dangerous good. These names are pre-defined by US DOT and IATA. As a result, there can be different Proper Shipping Names for ground versus Air shipments. Proper Shipping Name must be EXACTLY what FedEx requires including capitalization and punctuation. The current best practice for this field is as follows: In instances where the Proper Shipping Name is different for ground versus air, add multiple Dangerous Good entries one for air, one for ground. On the package line detail, you can choose a different Dangerous Good option.

Technical Name

This field is the technical/chemical name of the specific item being shipped. This name should be on the item master and is the reason for the naming best practice listed above.

Hazard Class

Pick list used to select the Hazard Class to which the good belongs.

  • This selection is required for FedEx Hazardous Material shipping.
  • For more information, refer to the FedEx site's Shipping Hazardous Materials page.

Subsidiary Risk

If a material contains a hazard in addition to the primary hazard, it is specified using this field.

  • Per FedEx regulations, abbreviations and codes are not acceptable.

Packing Group

Choose the correct packing group associated with the dangerous good. Options are I, II, III, and None.

Packing Instructions

Search field used to select the necessary details regarding the packaging of dangerous goods for use with the FedEx integration.

  • Options are maintained via Sales > Maintenance > Packing Instructions.
  • Only FedEx Air shipments, not Ground, require Packing Instructions.
  • The Ship Via form contains a "Packing Instructions Required" flag, which allows companies to control which shipping methods require instructions.
  • When shipping hazardous materials, Packing Instructions are only required if the Ship Via "Packing Instructions Required" flag is set to true AND hazardous materials are in the shipment.
  • The "Dangerous Goods" and "Packing Instructions" fields of the item being shipped are available to the Job Label and Bill of Lading reports.
    • The fields are: dn_name, dn_regnum, dn_shipname, dn_techname, dn_hazard, dn_packgroup, pi_name.

Notes

Memo field used to store details regarding the selected dangerous good. This field may be added to print outs associated with the shipment of dangerous goods in Deacom, such as the Bill of Lading.

  • Added in version 17.04.006.

Active

If checked, the record is active. Only active records may be used in the system.

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