Ask X3What does 49 CFR 173.219 (Life-saving appliances) require?
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As Ask X3, your fleet-compliance assistant, here is what 49 CFR 173.219 requires for life-saving appliances:
* General Packaging: Packagings must meet the general packaging requirements of subpart B of 49 CFR part 173, but they do not need to meet the requirements of part 178.
* Prevention of Accidental Activation and Shifting: The appliances must be packed so they cannot be accidentally activated. Except for life vests, all hazardous materials must be placed in inner packagings to prevent shifting inside the outer packaging.
* Integration and Quantity: The hazardous materials must be an integral part of the appliance and limited to quantities appropriate for the actual appliance when in use.
* Specific Material Requirements:
* Division 2.2 compressed or liquefied gases: Must be packaged in cylinders that meet subchapter requirements.
* Signal devices (Class 1): Must be in packagings that prevent them from being inadvertently activated.
* Lithium and electric storage batteries: Must be packed in accordance with § 173.185 and applicable Special Provisions A54 and A101.
* First aid or repair kits: Must conform to the material and quantity limits of § 173.161.
* Strike-anywhere matches: Must be cushioned to prevent shifting or friction, placed inside a metal or composition receptacle with a screw-type closure, and packed in a way that prevents inadvertent activation.
* Cartridges power device (Division 1.4S): Permitted for self-inflating mechanisms only, provided the explosive quantity per appliance does not exceed 3.2 g.
* Other hazardous materials: Limited quantities must be packaged according to subchapter requirements.
* Exempt appliances: Life-saving appliances containing *only* Division 2.2 gas cylinders (no subsidiary risk, capacity not exceeding 120 mL) installed solely to activate the appliance are exempt from subchapter provisions, provided they are overpacked in rigid outer packagings with a maximum gross mass of 40 kg. (Note: For aircraft transport, specific cargo rules apply regarding passengers and crew).