Required Regulations for Drums and Containers - 49 CFR 178

49 CFR 178 (titled "Specifications for Packagings") details DOT requirements for packaging hazardous materials. It provides the following information, broken into the following subparts:

• Specifications for inside containers and linings (Subpart B)
• Specifications for cylinders (Subpart C)
• Specifications for portable tanks (Subpart H)
• Specifications for containers for motor vehicle transportation (Subpart J)
• Specifications for packagings for Class 7 (radioactive) materials (Subpart K)
• Non-bulk performance-oriented packaging standards (Subpart L)
• Testing of non-bulk packagings and packages (Subpart M)
• International Building Code (IBC) performance-oriented standards (Subpart N)
• Testing of IBCs (Subpart O)
• Large packagings standards (Subpart P)
• Testing of large packagings (Subpart Q)
• Flexible bulk container standards (Subpart R)
• Testing of flexible bulk containers (Subpart S)

Note that Subparts A, D, E, F, G, and I are reserved.

Employers should consult this standard when packaging hazardous materials for shipping.

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