Hazard Class 6 consists of two divisions: Division 6.1 includes toxic substances, poisons, and irritating material. Examples of Division 6.1 materials (not all of which are mailable) include bromobenzyl cyanide, methyl bromide, motor fuel anti-knock mixtures, and tear gas. Division 6.2 includes infectious substances.

What is a Class 6 in the DOT placard?

Hazard Class 6: Toxic & Infectious Substances Poison 6: Toxic material that poses an oral or dermal hazard. Inhalation Hazard: Toxic material that poses an inhalation hazard. includes toxic substances, poisons, and irritating materials.

What is a 6.1 placard?

Poisonous material (Division 6.1) means a material, other than a gas, which is known to be so toxic to humans as to afford a hazard to health during transportation, or which, in the absence of adequate data on human toxicity: … A material with an LD50 for acute dermal toxicity of not more than 1000 mg/kg.