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Copyright © United Nations, 2019 All rights reserved Changes in from Rev.20 to Rev.21 have been marked in track changes as follows: ST/SG/AC.10/Rev.20/Corr.1 ST/SG/AC.10/46/Add.1 Consequential amendments originating from ST/SG/AC.10/46/Add.1 Editorial Recommendations on the TRANSPORT OF DANGEROUS GOODS Model Regulations Volume II Twentieth Twenty-first revised edition UNITED NATIONS Copyright © United Nations, 2019 All rights reserved Copyright © United Nations, 2019 All rights reserved ST/SG/AC.10/1/Rev.20 21 (Vol.II) Recommendations on the TRANSPORT OF DANGEROUS GOODS Model Regulations Volume II Twentieth Twenty-first revised edition UNITED NATIONS New York and Geneva, 2019 Copyright © United Nations, 2019 All rights reserved NOTE The designations employed and the presentation of the material in this publication not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of the Secretariat of the United Nations concerning the legal status of any country, territory, city or area, or of its authorities, or concerning the delimitation of its frontiers or boundaries ST/SG/AC.10/1/Rev.20 21 (Vol.II) Copyright  United Nations, 20172019 All rights reserved No part of this publication may, for sales purposes, be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, electrostatic, magnetic tape, mechanical, photocopying or otherwise, without prior permission in writing from the United Nations UNITED NATIONS PUBLICATION Sales No E.1719.VIII.1 ISBN 978-92-1-139159139168-68 e-ISBN 978-92-1-004112-6 (complete set of two volumes) e-ISBN 978-92-1-060600-4 ISSN 1014-5753 e-ISSN 2412-0820 Volumes I and II not to be sold separately Copyright © United Nations, 2019 All rights reserved TABLE OF CONTENTS VOLUME II Page ANNEX: MODEL REGULATIONS ON THE TRANSPORT OF DANGEROUS GOODS (cont'd) Part PACKING AND TANK PROVISIONS Chapter 4.1 - Use of packagings, including intermediate bulk containers (IBCs) and large packagings 4.1.1 General provisions for the packing of dangerous goods in packagings, including IBCs and large packagings 4.1.2 Additional general provisions for the use of IBCs 4.1.3 General provisions concerning packing instructions 4.1.4 List of packing instructions 4.1.5 Special packing provisions for goods of Class 4.1.6 Special packing provisions for goods of Class 4.1.7 Special packing provisions for organic peroxides (Division 5.2) and self-reactive substances of Division 4.1 4.1.8 Special packing provisions for infectious substances of Category A (Division 6.2, UN 2814 and UN 2900) 4.1.9 Special packing provisions for radioactive material Chapter 4.2 - Use of portable tanks and multiple-element gas containers (MEGCs) 4.2.1 General provisions for the use of portable tanks for the transport of substances of Class and Classes to 4.2.2 General provisions for the use of portable tanks for the transport of non-refrigerated liquefied gases and chemicals under pressure 4.2.3 General provisions for the use of portable tanks for the transport of refrigerated liquefied gases 4.2.4 General provisions for the use of multiple-element gas containers (MEGCs) 4.2.5 Portable tank instructions and special provisions 4.2.6 Transitional measures Chapter 4.3 - Use of bulk containers 10 10 14 113 114 117 118 119 123 123 128 129 130 131 147 149 4.3.1 General provisions 4.3.2 Additional provisions applicable to bulk goods of Divisions 4.2, 4.3, 5.1, 6.2 and Classes and 149 Part CONSIGNMENT PROCEDURES 153 155 Application and general provisions Use of overpacks Empty packagings Mixed packing General provisions for Class 155 155 155 155 156 Chapter 5.1 - General provisions 5.1.1 5.1.2 5.1.3 5.1.4 5.1.5 151 - iii - Copyright © United Nations, 2019 All rights reserved TABLE OF CONTENTS (cont'd) VOLUME II Chapter 5.2 - Marking and labelling 5.2.1 Marking 5.2.2 Labelling Page 161 161 165 Chapter 5.3 - Placarding and marking of cargo transport units and bulk containers 177 5.3.1 Placarding 5.3.2 Marking 177 179 Chapter 5.4 - Documentation 183 5.4.1 5.4.2 5.4.3 5.4.4 Dangerous goods transport information Container/vehicle packing certificate Emergency response information Retention of dangerous goods transport information 183 189 190 190 Chapter 5.5 - Special provisions 193 5.5.1 (Deleted) 5.5.2 Special provisions applicable to fumigated cargo transport units (UN 3359) 5.5.3 Special provisions applicable to packages and cargo transport units containing substances presenting a risk of asphyxiation when used for cooling or conditioning purposes (such as dry ice (UN 1845) or nitrogen, refrigerated liquid (UN 1977) or argon, refrigerated liquid (UN 1951)) 193 193 195 Part REQUIREMENTS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION AND TESTING OF PACKAGINGS, INTERMEDIATE BULK CONTAINERS (IBCs), LARGE PACKAGINGS, PORTABLE TANKS, MULTIPLE-ELEMENT GAS CONTAINERS (MEGCs) AND BULK CONTAINERS 199 Chapter 6.1 - Requirements for the construction and testing of packagings 201 6.1.1 6.1.2 6.1.3 6.1.4 6.1.5 General Code for designating types of packagings Marking Requirements for packagings Test requirements for packagings 201 202 204 207 218 Chapter 6.2 - Requirements for the construction and testing of pressure receptacles, aerosol dispensers, small receptacles containing gas (gas cartridges) and fuel cell cartridges containing liquefied flammable gas 225 6.2.1 6.2.2 6.2.3 6.2.4 General requirements Requirements for UN pressure receptacles Requirements for non-UN pressure receptacles Requirements for aerosol dispensers, small receptacles containing gas (gas cartridges) and fuel cell cartridges containing liquefied flammable gas - iv - 225 230 250 251 Copyright © United Nations, 2019 All rights reserved TABLE OF CONTENTS (cont'd) VOLUME II Chapter 6.3 - Requirements for the construction and testing of packagings for Division 6.2 infectious substances of Category A (UN 2814 and UN 2900) 6.3.1 6.3.2 6.3.3 6.3.4 6.3.5 Page 255 General Requirements for packagings Code for designating types of packagings Marking Test requirements for packagings 255 255 255 255 256 Chapter 6.4 - Requirements for the construction, testing and approval of packages for radioactive material and for the approval of such material 263 6.4.1 6.4.2 6.4.3 6.4.4 6.4.5 6.4.6 6.4.7 6.4.8 6.4.9 6.4.10 6.4.11 6.4.12 6.4.13 6.4.14 6.4.15 6.4.16 6.4.17 6.4.18 6.4.19 6.4.20 6.4.21 6.4.22 6.4.23 6.4.24 (Reserved) General requirements Additional requirements for packages transported by air Requirements for excepted packages Requirements for industrial packages Requirements for packages containing uranium hexafluoride Requirements for Type A packages Requirements for Type B(U) packages Requirements for Type B(M) packages Requirements for Type C packages Requirements for packages containing fissile material Test procedures and demonstration of compliance Testing the integrity of the containment system and shielding and evaluating criticality safety Target for drop tests Test for demonstrating ability to withstand normal conditions of transport Additional tests for Type A packages designed for liquids and gases Tests for demonstrating ability to withstand accident conditions in transport Enhanced water immersion test for Type B(U) and Type B(M) packages containing more than 105 A2 and Type C packages Water leakage test for packages containing fissile material Tests for Type C packages Tests for packagings designed to contain uranium hexafluoride Approvals of package designs and materials Applications and approvals for radioactive material transport Transitional measures for Class Chapter 6.5 - Requirements for the construction and testing of intermediate bulk containers 6.5.1 6.5.2 6.5.3 6.5.4 6.5.5 6.5.6 General requirements Marking Construction requirements Testing, certification and inspection Specific requirements for IBCs Test requirements for IBCs -v- 263 263 264 264 264 266 266 268 270 270 270 274 275 275 276 277 277 278 278 278 279 279 280 290 293 293 296 299 300 301 308 Copyright © United Nations, 2019 All rights reserved TABLE OF CONTENTS (cont'd) VOLUME II Page Chapter 6.6 - Requirements for the construction and testing of large packagings 317 6.6.1 6.6.2 6.6.3 6.6.4 6.6.5 General Code for designating types of large packagings Marking Specific requirements for large packagings Test requirements for large packagings 317 317 318 320 322 Chapter 6.7 - Requirements for the design, construction, inspection and testing of portable tanks and multiple-element gas containers (MEGCs) 327 6.7.1 6.7.2 Application and general requirements Requirements for the design, construction, inspection and testing of portable tanks intended for the transport of substances of Class and Classes to Requirements for the design, construction, inspection and testing of portable tanks intended for the transport of non-refrigerated liquefied gases Requirements for the design, construction, inspection and testing of portable tanks intended for the transport of refrigerated liquefied gases Requirements for the design, construction, inspection and testing of multiple-element gas containers (MEGCs) intended for the transport of non-refrigerated gases 373 Requirements for the design, construction, inspection and testing of bulk containers 381 6.7.3 6.7.4 6.7.5 Chapter 6.8 6.8.1 6.8.2 6.8.3 327 327 344 360 Definitions Application and general requirements Requirements for the design, construction, inspection and testing of freight containers used as BK1 or BK2 bulk containers Requirements for the design, construction and approval of BK1 and BK2 bulk containers other than freight containers Requirements for the design, construction, inspection and testing of flexible bulk containers BK3 383 Part PROVISIONS CONCERNING TRANSPORT OPERATIONS 389 6.8.4 6.8.5 381 381 381 382 Chapter 7.1 - Provisions concerning transport operations by all modes of transport 391 7.1.1 7.1.2 7.1.3 7.1.4 7.1.5 Application, general provisions and loading requirements Segregation of dangerous goods Special provisions applicable to the transport of explosives Special provisions applicable to the transport of gases Special provisions applicable to the transport of self-reactive substances of Division 4.1, organic peroxides of Division 5.2 and substances stabilized by temperature control (other than self-reactive substances and organic peroxides) (Reserved)……………………… Special provisions applicable to the transport of Division 6.1 (toxic) and Division 6.2 (infectious) substances 391 392 393 395 7.1.6 7.1.7 - vi - 395 398 398 Copyright © United Nations, 2019 All rights reserved TABLE OF CONTENTS (cont'd) VOLUME II 7.1.8 7.1.9 Special provisions applicable to the transport of radioactive material Reporting of accidents or incidents involving dangerous goods in transport 7.1.10 Retention of dangerous goods transport information Chapter 7.2 7.2.1 7.2.2 7.2.3 7.2.4 Modal provisions Page 399 402 403 405 Application and general provisions Special provisions applicable to the transport of portable tanks on vehicles Special provisions applicable to the transport of radioactive material Security provisions for transport by road, rail and inland waterway 405 TABLE OF CORRESPONDENCE between paragraph numbers in the IAEA Regulations for the Safe Transport of Radioactive material, (2012 2018 Edition) and the twentieth twenty-first revised edition of the Recommendations on the Transport of Dangerous Goods (including the Model Regulations) - vii - 405 405 406 407 Copyright © United Nations, 2019 All rights reserved ... minimum test pressure gauge under 6.1.5.5.4 (c) (kPa) Minimum test pressure (gauge) to be marked on the packaging (kPa) II 70 105 100 100 III 1.4 2.1 -97.9 100 100 6.1 III 164 246 146 146 150 I... 978-92-1-060600-4 ISSN 1014-5753 e-ISSN 2412-0820 Volumes I and II not to be sold separately Copyright © United Nations, 2019 All rights reserved TABLE OF CONTENTS VOLUME II Page ANNEX: MODEL REGULATIONS ON... General provisions 5.1.1 5.1.2 5.1.3 5.1.4 5.1.5 151 - iii - Copyright © United Nations, 2019 All rights reserved TABLE OF CONTENTS (cont'd) VOLUME II Chapter 5.2 - Marking and labelling