336 The use of UN1H1 drums, UN3H1 jerricans, and UN6HA1 composite packagings which meet the requirements of part 178 of the HMR at the Packing Group I or II performance level. When a specific portable tank instruction is specified by a T Code in Column (7) of the 172.101 Table for a specific hazardous material, a specification portable tank conforming to an alternative tank instruction may be used if: (A) The alternative portable tank has a higher or equivalent test pressure (for example, 4 bar when 2.65 bar is specified); (B) The alternative portable tank has greater or equivalent wall thickness (for example, 10 mm when 6 mm is specified); (C) The alternative portable tank has a pressure relief device as specified in the T Code. Column 7 specifies codes for special provisions applicable to hazardous materials. For transportation of new lighter design samples for examination and testing, see 173.308(b)(2). This entry may not be used for solids containing a Packing Group I liquid. site when drafting amendatory language for Federal regulations: Nickel-metal hydride batteries subject to this special provision are subject only to the following requirements: (1) The batteries must be prepared and packaged for transport in a manner to prevent a dangerous evolution of heat, short circuits, and damage to terminals; and are subject to the incident reporting in accordance with 171.16 of this subchapter if a fire, violent rupture, explosion or dangerous evolution of heat (i.e., an amount of heat sufficient to be dangerous to packaging or personal safety to include charring of packaging, melting of packaging, scorching of packaging, or other evidence) occurs as a direct result of a nickel metal hydride battery; and (2) when loaded in a cargo transport unit in a total quantity of 100 kg gross mass or more, the shipping paper requirements of Subpart C of this part, the manifest requirements of 176.30 of this subchapter, and the vessel stowage requirements assigned to this entry in Column (10) of the 172.101 Hazardous Materials Table. (6) The rate of oxygen release from the outer packaging does not exceed 15 mL per hour. They must be classified in accordance with the procedure as set out in the Manual of Tests and Criteria, part III, section 39 (IBR, see 171.7 of this subchapter). b. B26 Tanks must be insulated. 165 These substances are susceptible to exothermic decomposition at elevated temperatures. The tank car specification may be marked to indicate a test pressure of 20.68 Bar (300 psig). TP30 This hazardous material may only be transported in insulated tanks. For vessel transport, the palletized loads, pallet boxes or unit load devices must be firmly packed and secured in closed cargo transport units; or. TP36 For material assigned this portable tank special provision, portable tanks used to transport such material may be equipped with fusible elements in the vapor space of the portable tank. The receptacles must be constructed with glass double walls having the space between the walls vacuum insulated and each receptacle must be transported in an outer packaging with sufficient cushioning and absorbent materials to protect the receptacle from damage. A61 a.
PDF DOT CHART 16 Hazardous Materials Markings,Labeling and Placarding Guide Except for transportation by aircraft, as an inner packaging of a combination packaging with a maximum net mass of 40 kg (88 pounds). 61 A chemical oxygen generator is spent if its means of ignition and all or a part of its chemical contents have been expended. If you would like to comment on the current content, please use the 'Content Feedback' button below for instructions on contacting the issuing agency. This training must be documented in training records required by 172.704(d). A189 Except where the defining criteria of another class or division are met, concentrations of formaldehyde solution: a. Formulations with low nitrocellulose contents and neither showing dangerous properties when tested for their ability to detonate, deflagrate or explode when heated under defined confinement by the appropriate test methods and criteria in the UN Manual of Tests and Criteria (IBR, see 171.7 of this subchapter), nor classed as a Division 4.1 (flammable solid) when tested in accordance with the procedures specified in 173.124 of this subchapter (chips, if necessary, crushed and sieved to a particle size of less than 1.25 mm), are not subject to the requirements of this subchapter. For transportation by aircraft, articles, machinery, or apparatus, may not contain any material forbidden for transportation by passenger or cargo aircraft. N89 When steel UN pressure receptacles are used, only those bearing the H mark are authorized. Flexible, fiberboard or wooden IBCs must be sift-proof and water-resistant or be fitted with a sift-proof and water-resistant liner. 159 This material must be protected from direct sunshine and kept in a cool, well-ventilated place away from sources of heat. Oxygen cylinders with installed actuating cartridges as prepared for transportation must have an effective means of preventing inadvertent activation. TP6 The tank must be equipped with a pressure release device which prevent a tank from bursting under fire engulfment conditions (the conditions prescribed in CGA pamphlet S-1.2 (see 171.7 of this subchapter) or alternative conditions approved by the Associate Administrator may be used to consider the fire engulfment condition), taking into account the properties of the hazardous material to be transported. **Self-reactive materials that are thermally unstable and that per pound of hydrogen peroxide solution. However, button cell batteries installed in equipment (including circuit boards) need not be considered; and, c. The shipping paper must indicate UN 3091 Lithium metal batteries packed with equipment or UN 3481 Lithium ion batteries packed with equipment, as appropriate. The material must be loaded dry. The means of protection must be approved by the approval agency designated to approve the portable tank in accordance with the procedures in part 107, subpart E, of this subchapter. No outage is required for helium. In addition to meeting the conditions in this provision, transport on cargo aircraft only may be authorized with prior approval of the Associate Administrator.
How to Use Hazmat Special Provisions | Lion Technology In this case, some parts of the vehicle may be detached from its frame to fit into the packaging. Such packages must be transported on cargo aircraft only. 391 Except for articles being transported by motor vehicle as a material of trade in accordance with 173.6 of this subchapter, articles containing hazardous materials of Division 2.3, or Division 4.2, or Division 4.3, or Division 5.1, or Division 5.2, or Division 6.1 (substances with an inhalation toxicity of Packing Group I) and articles containing more than one of the following hazards: (1) Gases of Class 2; (2) Liquid desensitized explosives of Class 3; or (3) Self-reactive substances and solid desensitized explosives of Division 4.1, may only be offered for transportation and transported under conditions approved by the Associate Administrator. These detectors must have a minimum burst pressure of 1800 kPa as demonstrated by design type qualification testing; and. See UN1210, UN1263, UN1266, UN3066, UN3469, and UN3470. 139 Use of the special arrangement proper shipping names for international shipments must be made under an IAEA Certificate of Competent Authority issued by the Associate Administrator in accordance with the requirements in 173.471, 173.472, or 173.473 of this subchapter. Radiation detection systems containing such detectors are not subject to any other requirements of this subchapter provided they are packed in accordance with paragraph c of this special provision. For transportation by aircraft, cargo transport units may only be offered for transportation and transported under conditions approved by the Associate Administrator. c. Every installed inflation cylinder, as associated equipment of the life-saving appliance, must be packed within the protective packaging of the life raft and the life raft itself must otherwise be in compliance with 173.219. d. The serial number for each cylinder must be recorded as part of the life-saving appliance service record by the U.S. Coast Guard-approved servicing facility. 422 When labelling is required, the label to be used must be the label shown in 172.447. b. 51 This description applies to items previously described as Toy propellant devices, Class C and includes reloadable kits. TP25 Sulphur trioxide 99.95% pure and above may be transported in tanks without an inhibitor provided that it is maintained at a temperature equal to or above 32.5 C (90.5 F). 141 A toxin obtained from a plant, animal, or bacterial source containing an infectious substance, or a toxin contained in an infectious substance, must be classed as Division 6.2, described as an infectious substance, and assigned to UN 2814 or UN 2900, as appropriate. B83 Bottom outlets are prohibited on tank car tanks transporting sulfuric acid in concentrations over 65.25 percent. (3) Damage to terminals. When a plus sign is assigned to mix- will bring you directly to the content. We recommend you directly contact the agency responsible for the content in question. N92 Notwithstanding the provisions of 173.24(g) of this subchapter, packagings shall be designed and constructed to permit the release of gas or vapor to prevent a build-up of pressure that could rupture the packagings in the event of loss of stabilization. Packagings of other material with a small amount of metal, for example metal closures or other metal fittings such as those mentioned in part 178 of this subchapter, are not considered metal packagings. TP19 The calculated wall thickness must be increased by 3 mm at the time of construction. A copy of the approval must accompany each shipment. Net weight of contents in wooden boxes, barrels or kegs may not exceed 45 kg (99 pounds). Examples of such vehicles are electrically-powered cars, motorcycles, scooters, three- and four-wheeled vehicles or motorcycles, trucks, locomotives, bicycles (pedal cycles with an electric motor) and other vehicles of this type (e.g., self-balancing vehicles or vehicles not equipped with at least one seating position), lawn tractors, self-propelled farming and construction equipment, boats, aircraft, wheelchairs and other mobility aids. N91 The use of a non specification sift-proof, non-bulk, metal can with or without lid, or a non specification sift-proof, non-bulk fiber drum, with or without lid is authorized when transporting coal tar pitch compounds by motor vehicle or rail freight. This document is available in the following developer friendly formats: Information and documentation can be found in our No Class 7 label is required to be displayed. The pressure relief device must be preceded by a frangible disk in accordance with the requirements in 178.275(g)(3) of this subchapter to prevent crystallization of the product in the pressure relief device. If you have questions or comments regarding a published document please (4) A code containing the letters IB or IP refers to a special provision that applies only to transportation in IBCs. (v) UN and IM portable tank codes/special provisions. 134 This entry applies only to vehicles powered by wet batteries, sodium batteries, lithium metal batteries or lithium ion batteries, and equipment powered by wet batteries or sodium batteries that are transported with these batteries installed. 145 This entry applies to formulations that neither detonate in the cavitated state nor deflagrate in laboratory testing, show no effect when heated under confinement, exhibit no explosive power, and are thermally stable (self-accelerating decomposition temperature (SADT) at 60 C (140 F) or higher for a 50 kg (110.2 lbs.) B84 Packagings must be protected with non-metallic linings impervious to the lading or have a suitable corrosion allowance for sulfuric acid or spent sulfuric acid in concentration up to 65.25 percent. For Federal Register citations affecting 172.102, see the List of CFR Sections Affected, which appears in the Finding Aids section of the printed volume and at www.govinfo.gov. Solids meeting the definition of an elevated temperature material must be transported in accordance with the applicable requirements of this subchapter. (d) Used or spent battery exception. The provisions of this special provision will be effective until January 2, 2023, unless we terminate them earlier or extend them beyond that date by notice of a final rule in the Federal Register. 1 CFR 1.1 128 Regardless of the provisions of 172.101(c)(12), aluminum smelting by-products and aluminum remelting by-products described under this entry, meeting the definition of Class 8, Packing Group II and III may be classed as a Division 4.3 material and transported under this entry. Column 5 references applicable requirements for bottom openings in part 178 of this subchapter. 49 Mixtures of solids that are not subject to this subchapter and corrosive liquids may be transported under this entry without first applying the classification criteria of Class 8, provided there is no free liquid visible at the time the material is loaded or at the time the packaging or transport unit is closed. 40 Polyester resin kits consist of two components: A base material (either Class 3 or Division 4.1, Packing Group II or III) and an activator (organic peroxide), each separately packed in an inner packaging. The numbers and letters in the special provisions column are referred to in 49 CFR 172.102 with an explanation of their meanings. (In the example, the special provision codes for toluene are IB2, T4 and TP1.) These provisions can be classified even further with each form of transportation. W100 Non-bulk flexible, fibreboard or wooden packagings must be sift-proof and water-resistant or must be fitted with a sift-proof and water-resistant liner. Tanks containing solidified methacrylic acid must not be reheated during transport. The vacant space (outage) may be charged with a nonflammable nonliquefied compressed gas if the pressure in the cylinder or sphere at 55 C (130 F) does not exceed 125 percent of the marked service pressure. A212 UN 2031, Nitric acid, other than red fuming, with more than 20% and less than 65% nitric acid intended for use in sterilization devices only, may be transported on passenger aircraft irrespective of the indication of forbidden in columns (9A) of the 172.101 table provided that: a. Tank car tanks must have a test pressure rating of 1,379 kPa (200 psig). You can learn more about the process Wall thickness must be verified ultrasonically at intervals midway between periodic hydraulic tests (every 2.5 years). 175 This substance must be stabilized when in concentrations of not more than 99%. 46 This material must be packed in accordance with packing method OP6 (see 173.225 of this subchapter).
PDF 173.242 49 CFR Ch. I (10-1-04 Edition) - GovInfo Subscribe to: Changes in Title 49 :: Subtitle B :: Chapter I :: Subchapter C :: Part 172 :: Subpart B :: Section 172.102. Compressed air containing greater than 23.5 percent oxygen must be shipped using the description Compressed gas, oxidizing, n.o.s., UN3156.. 111 Explosive substances of Division 1.1 Compatibility Group A (1.1A) are forbidden for transportation if dry or not desensitized, unless incorporated in a device. Except for a portable tank containing refrigerated liquefied helium, a portable tank shall have an outage of at least two percent below the inlet of the pressure relief device or pressure control valve, under conditions of incipient opening, with the portable tank in a level attitude. Column 7: Special Provisions - Specifies codes for special provisions applicable to some hazardous materials. 360 Vehicles powered only by lithium batteries must be described using UN3171, Battery-powered vehicle. Lithium batteries installed in a cargo transport unit, designed only to provide power external to the transport unit, must be described using UN3536, Lithium batteries installed in a cargo transport unit., 361 Capacitors with an energy storage capacity of 0.3 Wh or less are not subject to the requirements of this subchapter. If a package contains both lithium metal batteries and lithium ion batteries packed with and contained in equipment, the package must be marked as required for both battery types. (2) A code containing the letter A refers to a special provision which applies only to transportation by aircraft. See Batteries, dry, sealed, n.o.s. in the 172.101 Hazardous Materials Table (HMT) of this part for transportation requirements for nickel-metal hydride batteries transported by other modes and for nickel-metal hydride button cells or nickel-metal hydride cells or batteries packed with or contained in battery-powered devices transported by vessel. Column 7 Lists the additional (special) provisions that apply to this material. Comments or questions about document content can not be answered by OFR staff. Each tank car must have a reclosing pressure relief device having a start-to-discharge pressure of 10.34 Bar (150 psig). The identification number used must be consistent on package markings, shipping papers and emergency response information. View the most recent official publication: These links go to the official, published CFR, which is updated annually. (6) R codes. TP17 Only inorganic non-combustible materials may be used for thermal insulation of the tank. N90 Metal packagings are not authorized. Flexible IBCs must be sift-proof and water-resistant or must be fitted with a sift-proof and water-resistant liner. The material may only be loaded with Class 3, Class 8, and Division 4.1 materials in Packing Group II or III. In addition, a lighter design intended to contain a non-pressurized Class 3 material is excepted from the examination and testing criteria specified in 173.308(b)(3). A191 Notwithstanding the Division 6.1 subsidiary risk for this description, the toxic subsidiary risk label and the requirement to indicate the subsidiary risk on the shipping paper are not required for manufactured articles containing less than 5 kg (11 pounds) of mercury. TP12 This material is considered highly corrosive to steel. B46 The detachable protective housing for the loading and unloading valves of multi-unit tank car tanks must withstand tank test pressure and must be approved by the Associate Administrator. 421 This entry will no longer be effective on January 2, 2023, unless we terminate it earlier or extend it beyond that date by notice of a final rule in the Federal Register. The Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) is the official legal print publication containing the codification of the general and permanent rules published in the Federal Register by the departments and agencies of the Federal Government. For liquids transported under ambient conditions may be calculated using the formula: d15 and d50 are the densities (in units of mass per unit volume) of the liquid at 15 C (59 F) and 50 C (122 F), respectively. See also UN1942 in the 172.101 Hazardous Materials Table. Be ASME Code (U) stamped for 100% radiography of all pressure-retaining welds; b. 123 Any explosives, blasting, type C containing chlorates must be segregated from explosives containing ammonium nitrate or other ammonium salts. package). 351 Ammonium chlorate, ammonium chlorate aqueous solutions, and mixtures of a chlorate with an ammonium salt are forbidden for transport. The present arrangement occurs in such a way that one QA molecule is hydrogen-bonded to four neighboring molecules: two different molecules in one column and other two molecules in another column.