[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 49, Volume 2]
[Revised as of October 1, 2004]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 49CFR172.312]

[Page 355-356]
 
                        TITLE 49--TRANSPORTATION
 
 CHAPTER I--RESEARCH AND SPECIAL PROGRAMS ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF 
                             TRANSPORTATION
 
PART 172_HAZARDOUS MATERIALS TABLE, SPECIAL PROVISIONS, HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 
 
      Subpart B_Table of Hazardous Materials and Special Provisions
 
Sec. 172.312  Liquid hazardous materials in non-bulk packagings.

    (a) Except as provided in this section, each non-bulk combination 
package having inner packagings containing liquid hazardous materials 
must be:
    (1) Packed with closures upward, and
    (2) Legibly marked, with package orientation markings that conform 
pictorially to the illustration shown in this paragraph, on two opposite 
vertical sides of the package with the arrows pointing in the correct 
upright direction. Depicting a rectangular border around the arrows is 
optional.

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    (b) Arrows for purposes other than indicating proper package 
orientation may not be displayed on a package containing a liquid 
hazardous material.
    (c) The requirements of paragraph (a) of this section do not apply 
to--
    (1) A non-bulk package with inner packagings which are cylinders.
    (2) Except when offered or intended for transportation by aircraft, 
packages containing flammable liquids in inner packagings of 1 L or less 
prepared in accordance with Sec. 173.150 (b) or (c) of this subchapter.
    (3) When offered or intended for transportation by aircraft, 
packages containing flammable liquids in inner packagings of 120 mL (4 
fluid oz.) or less prepared in accordance with Sec. 173.150 (b) or (c) 
of this subchapter when packed with sufficient absorption material 
between the inner and outer packagings to completely absorb the liquid 
contents.
    (4) Liquids contained in manufactured articles (e.g., alcohol or 
mercury in thermometers) which are leak-tight in all orientations.
    (5) A non-bulk package with hermetically-sealed inner packagings.
    (6) Packages containing liquid infectious substances in primary 
receptacles not exceeding 50 ml (1.7 oz.).

[Amdt. 172-123, 55 FR 52591, Dec. 21, 1990, as amended at 56 FR 66254, 
Dec. 20, 1991; 57 FR 45458, Oct. 1, 1992; 64 FR 51918, Sept. 27, 1999; 
66 FR 45379, Aug. 28, 2001; 68 FR 45030, July 31, 2003]