Ask X3What does 49 CFR 173.240 (Bulk packaging for certain low hazard solid materials) require?
Generated guidance. Confirm the source and its applicability before you act. How we check sources.
As an Ask X3 fleet-compliance assistant, here is what is required according to 49 CFR 173.240:
When the hazardous materials table (§ 172.101) specifies that a low hazard solid material be packaged under 49 CFR 173.240, you must use only the authorized bulk packagings. These bulk packagings are subject to the requirements of subparts A and B of part 173 and any special provisions in column 7 of the § 172.101 table.
Depending on your mode of transport or packaging type, the authorized options include:
* Motor Vehicles: Specification cargo tank motor vehicles (MC 300, MC 301, MC 302, MC 303, MC 304, MC 305, MC 306, MC 307, MC 310, MC 311, MC 312, MC 330, MC 331, DOT 406, DOT 407, and DOT 412), non-DOT specification sift-proof cargo tank motor vehicles, and sift-proof closed vehicles.
* Rail Cars: Specific DOT tank car tanks (Class 103, 104, 105, 109, 111, 112, 114, 115, or 120), multi-unit tank car tanks (Class 106 or 110), metal non-DOT specification sift-proof tank car tanks, and sift-proof closed cars.
* Portable Tanks and Closed Bulk Bins: DOT 51, 56, 57, and 60 portable tanks; IMO type 1, 2, and 5; IM 101 and IM 102 portable tanks; UN portable tanks; marine portable tanks conforming to 46 CFR part 64; and sift-proof non-DOT specification portable tanks and closed bulk bins.
* IBCs (Intermediate Bulk Containers): Authorized if the IBC type matches the packaging code in Column (7) of the § 172.101 Table and conforms to part 178, subpart O requirements at the correct Packing Group performance level. Note that IBCs *cannot* be used for Packing Group I liquids or solids that may become liquid during transport, and specific wooden, fiberboard, flexible, and composite IBCs are prohibited for Packing Group II and III solids that may become liquid.
* Large Packagings: Authorized if the Large Packaging type is authorized by the IBC packaging code in Column (7) of the § 172.101 Table and conforms to part 178, subpart Q requirements at the correct Packing Group performance level. Except as specifically authorized, they cannot be used for Packing Group I or II materials, and those with paper or fiberboard inner receptacles cannot be used for solids that may become liquid during transport.
* Flexible Bulk Containers: Authorized only if bulk packaging code B120 is listed in Column (7) of the § 172.101 Table, they conform to part 178, subpart S requirements, and they are *not* used for Packing Group I or II hazardous materials.