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49 CFR Ch. I (10–1–23 Edition)
§ 172.404
by the NRC or the U.S. Competent Au-
thority.
[Amdt. 172–29, 41 FR 15996, Apr. 15, 1976]
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DITORIAL
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OTE
: For F
EDERAL
R
EGISTER
ci-
tations affecting § 172.403, see the List of CFR
Sections Affected, which appears in the
Finding Aids section of the printed volume
and at
www.govinfo.gov.
§ 172.404
Labels for mixed and consoli-
dated packaging.
(a)
Mixed packaging.
When compatible
hazardous materials having different
hazard classes are packed within the
same packaging, or within the same
outside container or overpack as de-
scribed in § 173.25, the packaging, out-
side container or overpack must be la-
beled as required for each class of haz-
ardous material contained therein.
(b)
Consolidated packaging.
When two
or more packages containing compat-
ible hazardous materials are placed
within the same outside container or
overpack, the outside container or
overpack must be labeled as required
for each class of hazardous material
contained therein, unless labels rep-
resentative of each hazardous material
in the outside container or overpack
are visible.
(c)
Consolidation bins used by a single
motor carrier.
Notwithstanding the pro-
visions of paragraph (b) of this section,
labeling of a consolidation bin is not
required under the following condi-
tions:
(1) The consolidation bin must be re-
usable, made of materials such as plas-
tic, wood, or metal and must have a ca-
pacity of 64 cubic feet or less;
(2) Hazardous material packages
placed in the consolidation bin must be
properly labeled in accordance with
this subpart;
(3) Packages must be compatible as
specified in § 177.848 of this subchapter;
(4) Packages may only be placed
within the consolidation bin and the
bin be loaded on a motor vehicle by an
employee of a single motor carrier;
(5) Packages must be secured within
the consolidation bin by other pack-
ages or by other suitable means in such
a manner as to prevent shifting of, or
significant relative motion between,
the packages that would likely com-
promise the integrity of any package;
(6) The consolidation bin must be
clearly and legibly marked on a tag or
fixed display device with an indication
of each hazard class or division con-
tained within the bin;
(7) The consolidation bin must be
properly blocked and braced within the
transport vehicle; and
(8) Consolidation bins may only be
transported by a single motor carrier,
or on railcars transporting such vehi-
cles.
[76 FR 43527, July 20, 2011]
§ 172.405
Authorized label modifica-
tions.
(a) For Classes 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, and 8,
text indicating a hazard (for example
FLAMMABLE LIQUID) is not required
on a primary or subsidiary label.
(b) For a package containing Oxygen,
compressed, or Oxygen, refrigerated
liquid, the OXIDIZER label specified in
§ 172.426 of this subpart, modified to dis-
play the word ‘‘OXYGEN’’ instead of
‘‘OXIDIZER’’, and the class number
‘‘2’’ instead of ‘‘5.1’’, may be used in
place of the NON-FLAMMABLE GAS
and OXIDIZER labels. Notwithstanding
the provisions of paragraph (a) of this
section, the word ‘‘OXYGEN’’ must ap-
pear on the label.
(c) For a package containing a Divi-
sion 6.1, Packing Group III material,
the POISON label specified in § 172.430
may be modified to display the text
‘‘PG III’’ instead of ‘‘POISON’’ or
‘‘TOXIC’’ below the mid line of the
label. Also see § 172.313(d).
[Amdt. 172–123, 55 FR 52594, Dec. 21, 1990, as
amended at 56 FR 66255, Dec. 20, 1991; 57 FR
45458, Oct. 1, 1992; 64 FR 10776, Mar. 5, 1999; 66
FR 33425, June 21, 2001]
§ 172.406
Placement of labels.
(a)
General.
(1) Except as provided in
paragraphs (b) and (e) of this section,
each label required by this subpart
must—
(i) Be printed on or affixed to a sur-
face (other than the bottom) of the
package or containment device con-
taining the hazardous material;
(ii) Be located on the same surface of
the package and near the proper ship-
ping name marking, if the package di-
mensions are adequate; and
(iii) For transportation by aircraft,
the entire label(s) must appear on one