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UN0331EXPLOSIVE, BLASTING, TYPE B (AGENT, BLASTING, TYPE B)

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Class1.5D
Packing groupNot assigned in this entry
EmSF-B, S-Y

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EXPLOSIVE, BLASTING, TYPE B (AGENT, BLASTING, TYPE B)

Class
1.5D
Subsidiary risk / reference
Not listed
Packing group
Not assigned in this entry
Marine pollutant entry
Not listed; check the cargo classification
Limited quantities
0
Excepted quantities
E0
Packing instruction
P116
Special provisions
Not listed
Special packing provision
PP61 PP62 PP64
IBC instruction
IBC100
IBC special provisions
Not listed
Portable tank / bulk container codes
T1
Tank special provisions
TP17 TP32
EmS
F-B, S-Y
Stowage and handling
Category 03 SW1 Category 03 SW1
Segregation
SG34
Properties and observations · source text
See glossary of terms in appendix B.

Packing and large packaging instructions

P116

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P116 The following packagings are authorized, provided the general packing provisions of 4.1.1, 4.1.3 and special packing provisions of 4.1.5 are met. Inner packagings Intermediate packagings Outer packagings Bags Bags paper, water- and oil-resistant Not necessary woven plastics (5H1, 5H2, 5H3) plastics paper, multiwall, water-resistant textile, plastic coated or lined (5M2) woven plastics, sift-proof plastics, film (5H4) textile, sift-proof (5L2) Receptacles textile, water-resistant (5L3) fibreboard, water-resistant metal Boxes plastics steel (4A) wood, sift-proof aluminium (4B) other metal (4N) Sheets natural wood, ordinary (4C1) paper, water-resistant natural wood, sift-proof walls (4C2) paper, waxed plywood (4D) plastics reconstituted wood (4F) fibreboard (4G) plastics, solid (4H2) Drums steel (1A1, 1A2) aluminium (1B1, 1B2) other metal (1N1, 1N2) fibre (1G) plastics (1H1, 1H2) plywood (1D) Jerricans steel (3A1, 3A2) plastics (3H1, 3H2) Special packing provisions: PP61 For UN Nos. 0082, 0241, 0331 and 0332, inner packagings are not required if leakproof removable head drums are used as the outer packaging. PP62 For UN Nos. 0082, 0241, 0331 and 0332, inner packagings are not required when the explosive is contained in a material impervious to liquid. PP63 For UN 0081, inner packagings are not required when contained in rigid plastic which is impervious to nitric esters. PP64 For UN 0331, inner packagings are not required when bags (5H2, 5H3 or 5H4) are used as outer packagings. PP65 [Deleted] PP66 For UN 0081, bags shall not be used as outer packagings.

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Special packing provisions

PP61

Applies under P116

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For UN Nos. 0082, 0241, 0331 and 0332, inner packagings are not required if leakproof removable head drums are used as the outer packaging.

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PP62

Applies under P116

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For UN Nos. 0082, 0241, 0331 and 0332, inner packagings are not required when the explosive is contained in a material impervious to liquid.

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PP64

Applies under P116

Source pages and references

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For UN 0331, inner packagings are not required when bags (5H2, 5H3 or 5H4) are used as outer packagings.

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IBC instructions

IBC100

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Check original English pages and footnotes ↗ · official PDF 233–233

IBC100 This instruction applies to UN Nos. 0082, 0222, 0241, 0331 and 0332. The following IBCs are authorized, provided the general provisions of 4.1.1, 4.1.2 and 4.1.3 and special provisions of 4.1.5 are met: Metal (11A, 11B, 11N, 21A, 21B, 21N, 31A, 31B and 31N); Flexible (13H2, 13H3, 13H4, 13L2, 13L3, 13L4 and 13M2); Rigid plastics (11H1, 11H2, 21H1, 21H2, 31H1 and 31H2); Composite (11HZ1, 11HZ2, 21HZ1, 21HZ2, 31HZ1 and 31HZ2). Additional provisions: IBCs shall only be used for free-flowing substances. Flexible IBCs shall only be used for solids. Special packing provisions: B2 For UN 0222 in IBCs other than metal or rigid plastics IBCs, the IBCs shall be transported in closed cargo transport units. B3 For UN 0222, flexible IBCs shall be sift-proof and water resistant or shall be fitted with a sift-proof and water resistant liner. B9 For UN 0082, this packing instruction may only be used when the substances are mixtures of ammonium nitrate or other inorganic nitrates with other combustible substances which are not explosive ingredients. Such explosives shall not contain nitroglycerin, similar liquid organic nitrates, or chlorates. Metal IBCs are not authorized. B10 For UN 0241, this packing instruction may only be used for substances which consist of water as an essential ingredient and high proportions of ammonium nitrate or other oxidizing substances, some or all of which are in solution. The other constituents may include hydrocarbons or aluminium powder, but shall not include nitro- derivatives such as trinitrotoluene. Metal IBCs are not authorized. B17 For UN 0222, metal IBCs are not authorized.

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Portable tank instructions

T1

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These portable tank instructions apply to liquid and solid substances of class 1 and classes 3 to 9. The general provisions of section 4.2.1 and the requirements of section 6.7.2 shall be met. The instructions for portable tanks with FRP shells apply to substances of classes or divisions 1, 3, 5.1, 6.1, 6.2, 8 and 9. Additionally, the provisions of chapter 6.10 apply to the portable tanks with FRP shells.

T1 · Selected instruction · IMDG 42-24
Portable tank instructionMinimum test pressure (bar)Minimum shell thickness (in mm – reference steel) (see 6.7.2.4)Pressure relief provisionsa (see 6.7.2.8)Bottom opening provisionsb (see 6.7.2.6)
T11.5See 6.7.2.4.2NormalSee 6.7.2.6.2

a When the word “Normal” is indicated, all the provisions of 6.7.2.8 apply except for 6.7.2.8.3. b When this column indicates “not allowed”, bottom openings are not permitted when the substance to be transported is a liquid (see 6.7.2.6.1). When the substance to be transported is a solid at all temperatures encountered under normal conditions of transport, bottom openings conforming to the provisions of 6.7.2.6.2 are authorized.

Source PDF pages:264 · 42-24

Extracted source text
S T1 – T22 These portable tank instructions apply to liquid and solid substances of class 1 and classes 3 to 9. The general provisions of section 4.2.1 and the requirements of section 6.7.2 shall be met. The instructions for portable tanks with FRP shells apply to substances of classes or divisions 1, 3, 5.1, 6.1, 6.2, 8 and 9. Additionally, the provisions of chapter 6.10 apply to the portable tanks with FRP shells. Minimum shell thickness Pressure relief Bottom opening (in mm – reference provisionsa provisionsb instruction pressure (bar) steel) (see 6.7.2.8) (see 6.7.2.6) (see 6.7.2.4) 1.5 See 6.7.2.4.2 Normal See 6.7.2.6.2

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Tank special provisions

TP17

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Only inorganic non-combustible materials shall be used for thermal insulation of the tank.

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TP32

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For UN Nos. 0331, 0332 and 3375, portable tanks may be used subject to the following conditions:.1 To avoid unnecessary confinement, each portable tank constructed of metal or fibre-reinforced plastics shall be fitted with a pressure relief device that may be of the re-closing spring-loaded type, a frangible disc or a fusible element. The set-to-discharge or burst pressure, as applicable, shall not be greater than 2.65 bar for portable tanks with minimum test pressures greater than bar..2 F or UN 3375 only, suitability for transport in tanks shall be demonstrated. One method to evaluate this suitability is test 8 (d) in Test Series 8 (see Manual of Tests and Criteria, part 1, subsection 18.7)..3 Substances shall not be allowed to remain in the portable tank for any period that could result in caking. Appropriate measures shall be taken to avoid accumulation and packing of substances in the tank (e.g. cleaning, etc).

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Stowage and handling codes

Segregation codes

SG34

Source pages and references

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When containing ammonium compounds, “separated from” SGG4 – chlorates or SGG13 – perchlorates and explosives containing chlorates or perchlorates.

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