[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: 49CFR172.317]

[Page 368-369]
 
                        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.  172.317  KEEP AWAY FROM HEAT handling mark.

    (a) General. For transportation by aircraft, each package containing 
self-reactive substances of Division 4.1 or organic peroxides of 
Division 5.2 must be marked with the KEEP AWAY FROM HEAT handling mark 
specified in this section.
    (b) Location and design. The marking must be a rectangle measuring 
at least 105 mm (4.1 inches) in height by 74 mm (2.9 inches) in width. 
Markings with not less than half this dimension are permissible where 
the dimensions of the package can only bear a smaller mark.
    (c) KEEP AWAY FROM HEAT handling mark. The KEEP AWAY FROM HEAT 
handling mark must conform to the following:
    (1) Except for size, the KEEP AWAY FROM HEAT handling mark must 
appear as follows:
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    (2) The symbol, letters and border must be black and the background 
white, except for the starburst which must be red.
    (3) The KEEP AWAY FROM HEAT handling marking required by paragraph 
(a) of this section must be durable, legible and displayed on a 
background of contrasting color.

[69 FR 76153, Dec. 20, 2004]