(a) When § 172.101 of this subchapter specifies that a liquid hazardous material be packaged under this section, only non-bulk packagings prescribed in this section may be used for its transportation. Each packaging must conform to the general packaging requirements of subpart B of part 173, to the requirements of part 178 of this subchapter at the Packing Group I performance level, and to the requirements of the special provisions of column 7 of the § 172.101 table.
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(b) The following combination packagings are authorized:
Outer packagings:Steel drum: 1A1 or 1A2Aluminum drum: 1B1 or 1B2Metal drum other than steel or aluminum: 1N1 or 1N2Plywood drum: 1DFiber drum: 1GPlastic drum: 1H1 or 1H2Steel jerrican: 3A1 or 3A2Plastic jerrican: 3H1 or 3H2Aluminum jerrican: 3B1 or 3B2Steel box: 4AAluminum box: 4BNatural wood box: 4C1 or 4C2Plywood box: 4DReconstituted wood box: 4FFiberboard box: 4GExpanded plastic box: 4H1Solid plastic box: 4H2Metal box other than steel or aluminum: 4NInner packagings:Glass or earthenware receptaclesPlastic receptaclesMetal receptaclesGlass ampoules
(c) Except for transportation by passenger aircraft, the following single packagings are authorized:
Steel drum: 1A1 or 1A2Aluminum drum: 1B1 or 1B2Metal drum other than steel, or aluminum: 1N1 or 1N2Plastic drum: 1H1 or 1H2Steel jerrican: 3A1 or 3A2Plastic jerrican: 3H1 or 3H2Aluminum jerrican: 3B1 or 3B2Plastic receptacle in steel, aluminum, fiber or plastic drum: 6HA1, 6HB1, 6HG1, 6HH1Plastic receptacle in steel, aluminum, wooden, plywood or fiberboard box: 6HA2, 6HB2, 6HC, 6HD2 or 6HG2Glass, porcelain or stoneware in steel, aluminum or fiber drum: 6PA1, 6PB1 or 6PG1Glass, porcelain or stoneware in steel, aluminum, wooden or fiberboard box: 6PA2, 6PB2, 6PC or 6PG2Glass, porcelain or stoneware in solid or expanded plastic packaging: 6PH1 or 6PH2Cylinders, specification or UN standard, as prescribed for any compressed gas, except 3HT and those prescribed for acetylene.[Amdt. 173-224, 55 FR 52634, Dec. 21, 1990, as amended by Amdt. 173-241, 59 FR 67518, Dec. 29, 1994; Amdt. 173-261, 62 FR 24734, May 6, 1997; 71 FR 33880, June 12, 2006; 78 FR 1089, Jan. 7, 2013]
