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§ 172.512
(b)
Chemical ammunition.
Each rail
car containing Division 1.1 or 1.2 (ex-
plosive) ammunition which also meets
the definition of a material poisonous
by inhalation (see § 171.8 of this sub-
chapter) must be placarded EXPLO-
SIVES 1.1 or EXPLOSIVES 1.2 and
POISON GAS or POISON INHALATION
HAZARD.
[Amdt. 172–29, 41 FR 15996, Apr. 15, 1976, as
amended by Amdt. 172–103, 51 FR 5971, Feb.
18, 1986; Amdt. 172–110, 52 FR 29528, Aug. 10,
1987; Amdt. 172–111, 52 FR 36671, Sept. 30, 1987;
Amdt. 172–123, 55 FR 52601, Dec. 21, 1990; 56
FR 66260, Dec. 20, 1991; 57 FR 45460, Oct. 1,
1992; Amdt. 172–248, 61 FR 28676, June 5, 1996;
Amdt. 172–151, 62 FR 1231, Jan. 8, 1997; 62 FR
39398, July 22, 1997]
§ 172.512
Freight containers and air-
craft unit load devices.
(a)
Capacity of 640 cubic feet or more.
Each person who offers for transpor-
tation, and each person who loads and
transports, a hazardous material in a
freight container or aircraft unit load
device having a capacity of 640 cubic
feet or more shall affix to the freight
container or aircraft unit load device
the placards specified for the material
in accordance with § 172.504. However:
(1) The placarding exception provided
in § 172.504(c) applies to motor vehicles
transporting freight containers and
aircraft unit load devices,
(2) The placarding exception provided
in § 172.504(c) applies to each freight
container and aircraft unit load device
being transported for delivery to a con-
signee immediately following an air or
water shipment, and,
(3) Placarding is not required on a
freight container or aircraft unit load
device if it is only transported by air
and is identified as containing a haz-
ardous material in the manner pro-
vided in part 7, chapter 2, section 2.8, of
the ICAO Technical Instructions (IBR,
see § 171.7 of this subchapter).
(b)
Capacity less than 18 m 3 (640 cubic
feet).
(1) Each person who offers for
transportation by air, and each person
who loads and transports by air, a haz-
ardous material in a freight container
or aircraft unit load device having a
capacity of less than 18 m
3
(640 cubic
feet) shall affix one placard of the type
specified by paragraph (a) of this sec-
tion unless the freight container or air-
craft unit load device:
(i) Is labeled in accordance with sub-
part E of this part, including
§ 172.406(e);
(ii) Contains radioactive materials
requiring the Radioactive Yellow III
label and is placarded with one Radio-
active placard and is labeled in accord-
ance with subpart E of this part, in-
cluding § 172.406(e); or,
(iii) Is identified as containing a haz-
ardous material in the manner pro-
vided in part 7; chapter 2, section 2.8, of
the ICAO Technical Instructions (IBR,
see § 171.7 of this subchapter).
(2) When hazardous materials are of-
fered for transportation, not involving
air transportation, in a freight con-
tainer having a capacity of less than
640 cubic feet the freight container
need not be placarded. However, if not
placarded, it must be labeled in accord-
ance with subpart E of this part.
(c) Notwithstanding paragraphs (a)
and (b) of this section, packages con-
taining hazardous materials offered for
transportation by air in freight con-
tainers are subject to the inspection re-
quirements of § 175.30 of this chapter.
[Amdt. 172–29, 41 FR 15996, Apr. 15, 1976]
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OTE
: For F
EDERAL
R
EGISTER
ci-
tations affecting § 172.513, see the List of CFR
Sections Affected, which appears in the
Finding Aids section of the printed volume
and at
www.govinfo.gov.
§ 172.514
Bulk packagings.
(a) Except as provided in paragraphs
(c) and (d) of this section, each person
who offers for transportation a bulk
packaging which contains a hazardous
material, shall affix the placards speci-
fied for the material in §§ 172.504 and
172.505.
(b) Each bulk packaging that is re-
quired to be placarded when it contains
a hazardous material, must remain
placarded when it is emptied, unless
it—
(1) Is sufficiently cleaned of residue
and purged of vapors to remove any po-
tential hazard;
(2) Is refilled, with a material requir-
ing different placards or no placards, to
such an extent that any residue re-
maining in the packaging is no longer
hazardous; or
(3) Contains the residue of a haz-
ardous substance in Class 9 in a quan-
tity less than the reportable quantity,
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§ 172.519
and conforms to § 173.29(b)(1) of this
subchapter.
(c)
Exceptions.
The following pack-
agings may be placarded on only two
opposite sides or, alternatively, may be
labeled instead of placarded in accord-
ance with subpart E of this part:
(1) A portable tank having a capacity
of less than 3,785 L (1000 gallons);
(2) A DOT 106 or 110 multi-unit tank
car tank;
(3) A bulk packaging other than a
portable tank, cargo tank, flexible
bulk container, or tank car (
e.g.,
a bulk
bag or box) with a volumetric capacity
of less than 18 cubic meters (640 cubic
feet);
(4)
An IBC.
For an IBC labeled in ac-
cordance with subpart E of this part,
the IBC may display the proper ship-
ping name and UN identification num-
ber markings in accordance with
§ 172.301(a)(1) in place of the UN number
on an orange panel, placard or white
square-on-point configuration as pre-
scribed in § 172.336(d); and
(5) A Large Packaging as defined in
§ 171.8 of this subchapter.
(d) A flexible bulk container may be
placarded in two opposing positions.
[Amdt. 172–136, 59 FR 38064, July 26, 1994;
Amdt. 172–148, 61 FR 50255, Sept. 25, 1996, as
amended by 66 FR 45379, Aug. 28, 2001; 69 FR
64473, Nov. 4, 2004; 75 FR 5392, Feb. 2, 2010; 76
FR 43528, July 20, 2011; 77 FR 60942, Oct. 5,
2012; 81 FR 35540, June 2, 2016; 85 FR 27878,
May 11, 2020]
§ 172.516
Visibility and display of plac-
ards.
(a) Each placard on a motor vehicle
and each placard on a rail car must be
clearly visible from the direction it
faces, except from the direction of an-
other transport vehicle or rail car to
which the motor vehicle or rail car is
coupled. This requirement may be met
by the placards displayed on the
freight containers or portable tanks
loaded on a motor vehicle or rail car.
(b) The required placarding of the
front of a motor vehicle may be on the
front of a truck-tractor instead of or in
addition to the placarding on the front
of the cargo body to which a truck-
tractor is attached.
(c) Each placard on a transport vehi-
cle, bulk packaging, freight container
or aircraft unit load device must—
(1) Be securely attached or affixed
thereto or placed in a holder thereon.
(See appendix C to this part.);
(2) Be located clear of appurtenances
and devices such as ladders, pipes,
doors, and tarpaulins;
(3) So far as practicable, be located so
that dirt or water is not directed to it
from the wheels of the transport vehi-
cle;
(4) Be located away from any mark-
ing (such as advertising) that could
substantially reduce its effectiveness,
and in any case at least 3 inches (76.0
mm.) away from such marking;
(5) Have the words or identification
number (when authorized) printed on it
displayed horizontally, reading from
left to right;
(6) Be maintained by the carrier in a
condition so that the format, leg-
ibility, color, and visibility of the
placard will not be substantially re-
duced due to damage, deterioration, or
obscurement by dirt or other matter;
(7) Be affixed to a background of con-
trasting color, or must have a dotted
or solid line outer border which con-
trasts with the background color.
(d) Recommended specifications for a
placard holder are set forth in appendix
C of this part. Except for a placard
holder similar to that contained in ap-
pendix C to this part, the means used
to attach a placard may not obscure
any part of its surface other than the
borders.
(e) A placard or placard holder may
be hinged provided the required format,
color, and legibility of the placard are
maintained.
[Amdt. 172–29, 41 FR 15996, Apr. 15, 1976, as
amended by Amdt. 172–101, 45 FR 74668, Nov.
10, 1980; Amdt. 172–123, 55 FR 52601, Dec. 21,
1990; 65 FR 50460, Aug. 18, 2000]
§ 172.519
General specifications for
placards.
(a)
Strength and durability.
Placards
must conform to the following:
(1) A placard may be made of any
plastic, metal or other material capa-
ble of withstanding, without deteriora-
tion or a substantial reduction in effec-
tiveness, a 30-day exposure to open
weather conditions.
(2) A placard made of tagboard must
be at least equal to that designated