Ask X3What does 49 CFR 173.225 (Packaging requirements and other provisions for organic peroxides) require?
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Hello! As Ask X3, your fleet-compliance assistant, here is what you need to know based on 49 CFR 173.225:
When the § 172.101 table specifies that an organic peroxide must be packaged under 49 CFR 173.225, you must package and offer it for transportation in accordance with the following rules:
* General Packaging Standards: Every packaging must meet the general requirements of subpart B of part 173 and the applicable requirements of part 178.
* Non-Bulk Packagings: Non-bulk packagings must meet Packing Group II performance levels. To avoid unnecessary confinement, metallic non-bulk packagings meeting Packing Group I are not allowed.
* Plastic Packagings: You cannot use used material in plastic packagings, except for production residues or regrind from the exact same production process.
* Temperature Controls: Organic peroxides requiring temperature control fall under § 173.21(f). If you use an authorized IBC or bulk packaging, lower control temperatures than those specified for non-bulk packaging may be required.
* Unnamed Peroxides / Formulations: If an organic peroxide is not identified by technical name in the tables or assigned to a generic type, it must conform to § 173.128(c). Generally, you cannot offer an unlisted organic peroxide or unlisted formulation unless it has a generic type, proper shipping description, and approval from the Associate Administrator.