403
Pipeline and Haz. Matls. Safety Admin., DOT
§ 172.317
section may use the packaging itself as
the contrasting background for the
center portion of the marking if the
color sufficiently contrasts so that the
black border, top and bottom portions
of the square-on-point, and the ‘‘Y’’
symbol, if applicable, are clearly rec-
ognizable.
(d) [Reserved]
[76 FR 82174, Dec. 30, 2011, as amended at 78
FR 1073, Jan. 7, 2013; 78 FR 65478, Oct. 31, 2013;
80 FR 1149, Jan. 8, 2015; 81 FR 3671, Jan. 21,
2016; 87 FR 44990, July 26, 2022; 87 FR 79772,
Dec. 27, 2022]
§ 172.316
[Reserved]
§ 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 as measured from
the outside of the lines forming the
border. Markings with not less than
half this dimension are permissible
where the dimensions of the package
can only bear a smaller mark.
(1)
Transitional exception.
A marking
in conformance with the requirements
of this paragraph in effect on December
31, 2014, may continue to be used until
December 31, 2016.
(2) For domestic transportation, a
packaging marked prior to January 1,
2017 and in conformance with the re-
quirements of this paragraph in effect
on December 31, 2014, may continue in
service until the end of its useful life.
(c)
KEEP AWAY FROM HEAT han-
dling 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 ap-
pear as follows:
