Required Regulations for Drums and Containers - 49 CFR 173
49 CFR 173 (titled "Shippers - General Requirements for Shipping and Packagings") details DOT requirements for shipping and packaging hazardous materials. It provides the following information, broken into subparts:
- How to prepare hazardous materials for transportation (Subpart B)
- Definitions, classifications, and packaging requirements for Class 1 (Subpart C)
- Definitions, classifications, packaging requirements, and exceptions for materials other than those classified as Class 1 or Class 7 (Subpart E)
- Non-bulk packaging for hazardous materials other than Class 1 and Class 7 (Subpart E)
- Bulk packaging for hazardous materials other than Class 1 and Class 7 (Subpart F)
- Preparation and packaging of gases (Subpart G)
- Class 7 radioactive materials
Employers should consult this standard when packaging hazardous materials for transport.
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