A current copy of CGA pamphlet, CGA C-6 must be available at the facility servicing the life-saving appliance. 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. Specifically, you seek clarification on the implementation of special provision IP15which is listed in Column 7 of the 172.101 Hazardous Materials Table (HMT)as it applies when this material is packaged in a composite intermediate bulk container (IBC) with a rigid inner receptacle. (ii) The following is a list of the portable tank special provisions: TP1 The maximum degree of filling must not exceed the degree of filling determined by the following: tr is the maximum mean bulk temperature during transport, and tf is the temperature in degrees celsius of the liquid during filling. Unless otherwise provided in this subchapter, these special provisions do not apply to UN, IM Specification portable tanks or IBCs. It is shown that it does not pose a significant risk in transportation; b. 238 Neutron radiation detectors: Neutron radiation detectors containing non-pressurized boron trifluoride gas in excess of 1 gram (0.035 ounces) and radiation detection systems containing such neutron radiation detectors as components may be transported by highway, rail, vessel, or cargo aircraft in accordance with the following: a. formatting. B83 Bottom outlets are prohibited on tank car tanks transporting sulfuric acid in concentrations over 65.25 percent. (1) Numeric provisions. 101 The name of the particular substance or article must be specified. Lead compounds which, when mixed in a ratio of 1:1,000 with 0.07 M (Molar concentration) hydrochloric acid and stirred for one hour at a temperature of 23 C 2 C, exhibit a solubility of 5% or less are not subject to the requirements of this subchapter unless they meet criteria as another hazard class or division. See UN1210, UN1263, UN1266, UN3066, UN3469, and UN3470. is available with paragraph structure matching the official CFR (h) Column 7: Special provisions. (c) Tables of special provisions. Insulating materials may not promote corrosion to steel when wet. Column 7 of the HMT specifies codes for special provisions applicable to packaging, packaging requirements, certification, and marking or labeling for a hazardous material. The quantities of hazardous materials do not exceed those specified in 173.4a of this subchapter; and. Radiation detectors transported as individual components must be transported as follows: (1) They must be packed in a sealed intermediate plastic liner with sufficient absorbent or adsorbent material to absorb or adsorb the entire gas contents. b. Portable tanks must be hydraulically tested and internally inspected at intervals not exceeding 2.5 years. (v) UN and IM portable tank codes/special provisions. 343 A bulk packaging that emits hydrogen sulfide in sufficient concentration that vapors evolved from the sour crude oil can present an inhalation hazard must be marked as specified in 172.327. Additionally, self-propelled vehicles or equipment that contain a fuel cell engine must be described using the entries Engine, fuel cell, flammable gas powered or Engine, fuel cell, flammable liquid powered or Vehicle, fuel cell, flammable gas powered or Vehicle, fuel cell, flammable liquid powered, as appropriate. (iv) T75. B77 Other packaging are authorized when approved by the Associate Administrator. N37 This material may be shipped in an integrally-lined fiber drum (1G) which meets the general packaging requirements of subpart B of part 173 of this subchapter, the requirements of part 178 of this subchapter at the packing group assigned for the material and to any other special provisions of column 7 of the 172.101 table. W31 Non-bulk packagings must be hermetically sealed. (iii) Constructing the battery with terminals that are recessed or otherwise protected so that the terminals will not be subjected to damage if the package is dropped. c. The completed package must meet the Packing Group II performance level, as applicable for combination packagings with a plastic box outer packaging, in accordance with subpart M of part 178 of this subchapter. Formulations not meeting these criteria must be transported under the provisions applicable to the appropriate entry in the Organic Peroxide Table in 173.225 of this subchapter. 157 When transported as a limited quantity or a consumer commodity, the maximum net capacity specified in 173.151(b)(1)(i) of this subchapter for inner packagings may be increased to 5 kg (11 pounds). e. When transported by highway, rail, vessel, or as cargo on an aircraft, neutron radiation detectors containing not more than 1 gram of boron trifluoride, including those with solder glass joints are not subject to any other requirements of this subchapter provided they meet the requirements in paragraph a of this special provision and are packed in accordance with paragraph b of this special provision. 146 This description may be used for a material that poses a hazard to the environment but does not meet the definition for a hazardous waste or a hazardous substance, as defined in 171.8 of this subchapter, or any hazard class, as defined in part 173 of this subchapter, if it is designated as environmentally hazardous by another Competent Authority. The organic peroxide must be type D, E, or F, not requiring temperature control. There must be no hazardous effects outside the package such as disruption of the package, metal fragments or a receptacle which passes through the packaging. d. Except for transportation by aircraft, neutron radiation detectors and radiation detection systems containing such detectors transported in accordance with paragraph a of this special provision are not subject to the labeling and placarding requirements of part 172 of this subchapter. The Office of the Federal Register publishes documents on behalf of Federal agencies but does not have any authority over their programs. (5) Each receptacle shall be able to withstand a pressure of 20 bar (2000 kPa) without leakage when the pressure relief device is deactivated. 34 The commercial grade of calcium nitrate fertilizer, when consisting mainly of a double salt (calcium nitrate and ammonium nitrate) containing not more than 10 percent ammonium nitrate and at least 12 percent water of crystallization, is not subject to the requirements of this subchapter. 4 This material is poisonous by inhalation (see 171.8 of this subchapter) in Hazard Zone D (see 173.116(a) of this subchapter), and must be described as an inhalation hazard under the provisions of this subchapter. g. The test results shall be documented, shall be traceable, and shall be made available to a representative of the Department upon request. The batteries must be securely attached to the interior structure of the cargo transport unit (e.g., by means of placement in racks, cabinets, etc.) 132 This description may only be used for ammonium nitrate-based compound fertilizers. 365 For manufactured instruments and articles containing mercury, see UN3506. 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. (i) These provisions apply to the transportation of hazardous materials in IM and UN Specification portable tanks. N41 Metal construction materials are not authorized for any part of a packaging which is normally in contact with the hazardous material. N84 The maximum quantity per package is 500 g (1.1 lbs.). If you work for a Federal agency, use this drafting A8 For combination packagings, if glass inner packagings (including ampoules) are used, they must be packed with cushioning material in tightly closed metal receptacles before packing in outer packagings. Each inner packaging contains not more than 30 mL; b. B48 Portable tanks in sodium metal service may be visually inspected at least once every 5 years instead of being retested hydrostatically. 38 If this material shows a violent effect in laboratory tests involving heating under confinement, the labeling requirements of Special Provision 53 apply, and the material must be packaged in accordance with packing method OP6 in 173.225 of this subchapter. This is an automated process for A51 For aircraft batteries, irrespective of the quantity limitations specified in Column (9A) of the 172.101 Table or 175.75(c), wet cell batteries, UN2794 or UN2795, up to a limit of 100 kg net mass per package may be transported aboard passenger aircraft. These detectors must have a minimum burst pressure of 1800 kPa as demonstrated by design type qualification testing; and. If it is evident that a package of radioactive material, or conveyance carrying unpackaged radioactive material, is leaking, or if it is suspected that the package, or conveyance carrying unpackaged material, may have leaked, the requirements of 173.443(e) of this subchapter apply. B28 Packagings must be made of stainless steel. 119 This substance, when in quantities of not more than 11.5 kg (25.3 pounds), with not less than 10 percent water, by mass, also may be classed as Division 4.1, provided a negative test result is obtained when tested in accordance with test series 6(c) of the UN Manual of Tests and Criteria (IBR, see 171.7 of this subchapter). Components classed as Division 6.1, Packing Group I, or Class 8, Packing Group I, must not be offered for transportation and transported under this description. Multiple provisions can be listed in this column. 56 A means to interrupt and prevent detonation of the detonator from initiating the detonating cord must be installed between each electric detonator and the detonating cord ends of the jet perforating guns before the charged jet perforating guns are offered for transportation. When portable tank instruction T75 is referenced in Column (7) of the 172.101 Table, the applicable refrigerated liquefied gases are authorized to be transported in portable tanks in accordance with the requirements of 178.277 of this subchapter. 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). If a frangible disc is required in series with the reclosing pressure relief device for the specified portable tank, the alternative portable tank must be fitted with a frangible disc in series with the reclosing pressure relief device; and, (1) When two effective means are specified, the alternative portable tank is fitted with bottom openings having two or three effective means of closure or no bottom openings; or, (2) When three effective means are specified, the portable tank has no bottom openings or three effective means of closure; or. W9 When offered for transportation by water, the following Specification packagings are not authorized unless approved by the Associate Administrator: woven plastic bags, plastic film bags, textile bags, paper bags, IBCs and bulk packagings. N85 Packagings certified at the Packing Group I performance level may not be used. TP3 The maximum degree of filling (in %) for solids transported above their melting points and for elevated temperature liquids shall be determined by the following: Where: df and dr are the mean densities of the liquid at the mean temperature of the liquid during filling and the maximum mean bulk temperature during transport respectively. For the purpose of this special provision, vehicles are self-propelled apparatus designed to carry one or more persons or goods. The total weight of the explosive contents of the shaped charges assembled in the guns does not exceed 90.5 kg (200 pounds) per vehicle; and. The packaging shall be designed for a working temperature of at least 121 C (250 F). It must be demonstrated that the article relieves its pressure by means of a fire degradable seal or other pressure relief device, in such a way that the pressure receptacle will not fragment and that the article or fragments of the article do not rocket more than 10 meters; and. Tanks containing solidified methacrylic acid must not be reheated during transport. For the purpose of this special provision, vehicles are self-propelled apparatus designed to carry one or more persons or goods. Table I - Maximum Ambient Temperature - Gasoline. (b) Description of codes for special provisions. 387 When materials are stabilized by temperature control, the provisions of 173.21(f) of this subchapter apply. N5 Glass materials of construction are not authorized for any part of a packaging which is normally in contact with the hazardous material. A37 This entry applies only to a material meeting the definition in 171.8 of this subchapter for self-defense spray. 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. If unlined tanks are washed out with water, they must be repassivated prior to return to service. Other inorganic nitrate salts may replace part of the ammonium nitrate. A hypochlorite solution, UN1791, is a Class 8 corrosive material. Column 4 specifies the applicability of 178.275(g)(3) of this subchapter for the pressure relief devices. B13 A nonspecification cargo tank motor vehicle authorized in 173.247 of this subchapter must be at least equivalent in design and in construction to a DOT 406 cargo tank or MC 306 cargo tank (if constructed before August 31, 1995), except as follows: a. Packagings equivalent to MC 306 cargo tanks are excepted from the certification, venting, and emergency flow requirements of the MC 306 specification. TP7 The vapor space must be purged of air by nitrogen or other means. Flexible, fiberboard or wooden IBCs must be sift-proof and water-resistant or be fitted with a sift-proof and water-resistant liner. Additionally, the offeror must notify the carrier if the tank pressure rise exceeds 3 psig over any 24-hour period. When IBCs other than metal or rigid plastics IBCs are used, they must be offered for transportation in a closed freight container or a closed transport vehicle. TP17 Only inorganic non-combustible materials may be used for thermal insulation of the tank. N87 The use of copper valves on UN pressure receptacles is prohibited. Pressure relief devices shall be designed to prevent the entry of foreign matter, the leakage of liquid and the development of any dangerous excess pressure.