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What do the numbers on the orange panel carried by vehicles transporting dangerous goods mean?

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They identify the hazard posed by the goods.

Transport units carrying dangerous goods must display, on a vertical plane, two rectangular retro-reflective orange panels containing a hazard identification number. The hazard identification number consists of two or three figures and may indicate hazards such as radioactivity or corrosiveness of the transported material.

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  • They indicate the maximum speed the vehicle can reach.

  • They indicate the vehicle's maximum authorised mass.

  • They identify the hazard posed by the goods.

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