Emergency Information Panel Requirements 2027
An emergency information panel (EIP) for bulk storage shows four things: the proper shipping name, the UN number, the Hazchem code and the class label. The name is copied word for word from the Dangerous Goods List in ADG Code Edition 7.9.
The panel tells a fire crew what is in a tank or bulk store before they get close. If one word on it is wrong, it tells them the wrong thing.
These are the rules in force going into 2027.
What goes on a bulk storage panel
- The proper shipping name of the goods
- The UN number
- The Hazchem code
- The class label, plus a label for each subsidiary hazard
Black letters on white, at least 100 mm high, or at least 50 mm when the name needs two lines. The class label sizes are on dangerous goods placard sizes.
The proper shipping name has to be exact
The name comes from the Dangerous Goods List in the ADG Code, word for word. The trade name on the drum is not enough, and neither is a shortened name. For example, UN 1072 is listed as OXYGEN, COMPRESSED, Class 2.2, with a subsidiary hazard of 5.1. A panel for it reads OXYGEN, COMPRESSED and carries both the 2.2 label and the 5.1 label.
Source: NTC Dangerous Goods List, ADG Code Edition 7.9, Table 3.2.3 (NTC).
The Hazchem code
The code tells a fire crew how to fight the fire and what to wear. It comes from the ADG Code for each UN number. Our guide on how to read a Hazchem code explains each character and where to look yours up.
In Victoria
An ADG emergency information panel may be used as the bulk placard (Schedule 4 of the Dangerous Goods (Storage and Handling) Regulations 2022 (Vic) (S.R. No. 115/2022)).
Panels on vehicles
A road or rail vehicle carrying dangerous goods in bulk is placarded under the ADG Code, not the storage regulations. Edition 7.9 could be used from 1 October 2024 and became mandatory from 1 October 2025, although some states adopt it later. The layout for a vehicle panel is set out in the code itself, on the NTC ADG Code page.
Ordering a panel with your wording
Look the UN number up in the Dangerous Goods List and copy the proper shipping name exactly, then check every word of your wording before you add it to the cart.
Common questions
What goes on an emergency information panel?
For bulk storage: the proper shipping name, the UN number, the Hazchem code, and the class label with any subsidiary hazard label.
Where does the proper shipping name come from?
From the Dangerous Goods List in the ADG Code, word for word, including words such as COMPRESSED.
Which edition of the ADG Code applies?
Edition 7.9. It could be used from 1 October 2024 and became mandatory from 1 October 2025, although some states adopt it later.
Figures on this page were checked against the linked sources on 2026-11-03.
General information, not advice for your site. The figures on this page are quoted from the government sources linked beside them and were checked on the date shown. What applies to you depends on what you store, how much, and which state you are in, and the law changes. Check the source, or ask your regulator.
Not on this list? If the class or the wording you want is not here, tell us on Custom Signs - your own text, your own size - and we will come back with a price.
Not sure which classes you hold?
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