[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 49, Volume 2]

[Revised as of October 1, 2005]

From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access

[CITE: 49CFR172.312]



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                        TITLE 49--TRANSPORTATION

 

   CHAPTER I--PIPELINE AND HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SAFETY ADMINISTRATION, 

                      DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

 

PART 172_HAZARDOUS MATERIALS TABLE, SPECIAL PROVISIONS, HAZARDOUS 

MATERIALS COMMUNICATIONS, EMERGENCY RESPONSE INFORMATION, AND TRAINING 

REQUIREMENTS--Table of Contents

 

                            Subpart D_Marking

 

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]