[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 49, Volume 2]
[Revised as of October 1, 2007]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 49CFR172.312]

[Page 366]
 
                        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 
 
                            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, 
single packaging fitted with vents, or open cryogenic receptacle 
intended for the transport of refrigerated liquefied gases must be:
    (1) Packed with closures upward, and
    (2) Legibly marked with package orientation markings that are 
similar to the illustration shown in this paragraph, on two opposite 
vertical sides of the package with the arrows pointing in the correct 
upright direction. The arrows must be either black or red on white or 
other suitable contrasting background and commensurate with the size of 
the package. 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.).
    (7) Class 7 radioactive material in Type A, IP-2, IP-3, Type B(U), 
or Type B(M) packages.

[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; 71 FR 54395, 
Sept. 14, 2006; 71FR 78627, Dec. 29, 2006]