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ADR diagrams — labels, placards, plates & signs

Professional SVG recreations of exam-relevant ADR figures from Chapters 5.2, 5.3 and 8.6 — plus extracted PNGs where the source is photographic.

Hazard labels & placards (Classes 1–9)

ADR Class 1 explosive label with division 1.4 and compatibility group S
Figure 5.2.2.2.1 — Class 1 label (division & compatibility group)
ADR Class 2 flammable gas placard model
Figure 5.2.2.2.1 — Class 2 flammable gas placard
ADR Class 3 flammable liquid diamond label
Figure 5.2.2.2.1 — Class 3 flammable liquid label
ADR Class 4.1 flammable solid label
Figure 5.2.2.2.1 — Class 4.1 flammable solid label
ADR Class 4.3 substances which emit flammable gases when in contact with water
Figure 5.2.2.2.1 — Class 4.3 water-reactive label
ADR Class 5.1 oxidizer label
Figure 5.2.2.2.1 — Class 5.1 oxidizing substance label
ADR Class 5.2 organic peroxide label
Figure 5.2.2.2.1 — Class 5.2 organic peroxide label
ADR Class 6.1 toxic label
Figure 5.2.2.2.1 — Class 6.1 toxic substance label
ADR Class 6.2 infectious substance label
Figure 5.2.2.2.1 — Class 6.2 infectious substance label
ADR Class 7 radioactive trefoil placard with RADIOACTIVE marking
Figure 5.3.1.7.1 — Class 7 radioactive placard (trefoil)
ADR Class 8 corrosive label — white symbol on black background
Figure 5.2.2.2.1 — Class 8 corrosive substance label
ADR Class 9 miscellaneous label
Figure 5.2.2.2.1 — Class 9 miscellaneous dangerous goods label
ADR subsidiary risk label for flammable subsidiary hazard
Figure 5.2.2.2.2 — Subsidiary risk label (flammable / Class 3)

Orange plates & tunnel restriction signs

ADR orange plate showing hazard identification number 33 and UN 1203
Figure 5.3.2.2.1 — Orange-coloured plate (hazard ID + UN number)
ADR orange plate hazard ID 223 UN 1972 example
Figure 5.3.2.2.1 — Orange plate example (flammable liquid tank)
Tunnel category A sign — blue panel, no letter restriction
Figure 8.6.4 — Tunnel restriction code category A
Tunnel category B sign — blue panel with letter B
Figure 8.6.4 — Tunnel restriction code category B
Tunnel category C sign
Figure 8.6.4 — Tunnel restriction code category C
Tunnel category D sign
Figure 8.6.4 — Tunnel restriction code category D
Tunnel category E sign — most restrictive category
Figure 8.6.4 — Tunnel restriction code category E

Marks, equipment & emergency pictograms

ADR package orientation arrows — this way up marking
Figure 5.2.1.9.2 — Package orientation arrows
ADR elevated temperature mark for hot substances
Figure 5.3.3 — Elevated temperature mark
ADR environmentally hazardous mark for UN 3077 and 3082
Figure 5.3.6 — Environmentally hazardous substance mark
Fire extinguisher symbol — vehicle equipment ADR 8.1.4
Figure 8.1.4 — Fire extinguisher requirement symbol
Instructions in writing emergency pictograms — stop, call, PPE, fire, spill, no smoking
Figure 5.4.3 — Instructions in writing pictograms (simplified)

Extracted PDF figures

Complex equipment diagrams and tables from the official PDF are stored as cleaned PNG extracts in assets/figures/ (60 files). SVG recreations are preferred for placards and signs — see catalog above.

Study material derived from ADR 2025 (ECE/TRANS/352). Official UN text remains authoritative.