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IMDG Code 42-24 · Dangerous Goods List

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UN1790HYDROFLUORIC ACID, with more than 60% hydrogen fluoride

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Class8
Packing groupI
EmSF-A, S-B

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Entry 1 · Packing group I

HYDROFLUORIC ACID, with more than 60% hydrogen fluoride

Class
8
Subsidiary risk / reference
6.1
Packing group
I
Marine pollutant entry
Not listed; check the cargo classification
Limited quantities
0
Excepted quantities
E0
Packing instruction
P802
Special provisions
Not listed
Special packing provision
PP79 PP81
IBC instruction
Not listed
IBC special provisions
Not listed
Portable tank / bulk container codes
T10
Tank special provisions
TP2 TP13
EmS
F-A, S-B
Stowage and handling
Category D SW1 SW2 H2 Category D SW1 SW2 H2
Segregation
SGG1 SG36 SG49
Properties and observations · source text
Colourless liquid with an irritating odour. Highly corrosive to glass, other siliceous materials and most metals. Toxic if swallowed, by skin contact or by inhalation. Both the liquid and its fumes cause severe burns to skin, eyes and mucous membranes.

Entry 2 · Packing group II

HYDROFLUORIC ACID, with not more than 60% hydrogen fluoride

Class
8
Subsidiary risk / reference
6.1
Packing group
II
Marine pollutant entry
Not listed; check the cargo classification
Limited quantities
1 L
Excepted quantities
E2
Packing instruction
P001
Special provisions
Not listed
Special packing provision
PP81
IBC instruction
IBC02
IBC special provisions
B20
Portable tank / bulk container codes
T8
Tank special provisions
TP2
EmS
F-A, S-B
Stowage and handling
Category D SW1 SW2 H2 Category D SW1 SW2 H2
Segregation
SGG1 SG36 SG49
Properties and observations · source text
See entry above.

Packing and large packaging instructions

P802

Source pages and references
Referenced provisions:4.1.1 ↗4.1.3 ↗4.1.3.6 ↗

Check original English pages and footnotes ↗ · official PDF 220–220

P802 The following packagings are authorized, provided the general provisions of 4.1.1 and 4.1.3 are met: (1) Combination packagings Outer packagings: 1A1, 1A2, 1B1, 1B2, 1N1, 1N2, 1H1, 1H2, 1D, 1G, 4A, 4B, 4N, 4C1, 4C2, 4D, 4F, 4G or 4H2; maximum net mass: 75 kg. Inner packagings: glass or plastics; maximum capacity: 10 L. (2) Combination packagings 4 Outer packagings: 1A1, 1A2, 1B1, 1B2, 1N1, 1N2, 1H1, 1H2, 1D, 1G, 4A, 4B, 4N, 4C1, 4C2, 4D, 4F, 4G or 4H2; maximum net mass: 125 kg Inner packagings: metal; maximum capacity: 40 L (3) Composite packagings: Glass receptacle in steel, aluminium or plywood drum (6PA1, 6PB1 or 6PD1) or in a steel, aluminium or wood box or in wickerwork hamper (6PA2, 6PB2, 6PC or 6PD2) or in solid plastics packaging (6PH2); maximum capacity: 60 L. (4) Steel drums (1A1) with a maximum capacity of 250 L. (5) Pressure receptacles may be used provided that the general provisions of 4.1.3.6 are met. Special packing provisions: PP79 For UN 1790 with more than 60% but not more than 85% hydrogen fluoride, see P001. PP81 For UN 1790 with not more than 85% hydrogen fluoride and UN 2031 with more than 55% nitric acid, the permitted use of plastics drums and jerricans as single packagings shall be two years from their date of manufacture.

IMDG Code 42-24 · English source text

Special packing provisions

PP79

Applies under P802

Source pages and references

Check original English pages and footnotes ↗ · official PDF 220–220

For UN 1790 with more than 60% but not more than 85% hydrogen fluoride, see P001.

IMDG Code 42-24 · English source text

PP81

Applies under P802

Source pages and references

Check original English pages and footnotes ↗ · official PDF 220–220

For UN 1790 with not more than 85% hydrogen fluoride and UN 2031 with more than 55% nitric acid, the permitted use of plastics drums and jerricans as single packagings shall be two years from their date of manufacture.

IMDG Code 42-24 · English source text

Portable tank instructions

T10

Source pages and references
Referenced provisions:4.2.1 ↗6.7.2 ↗6.7.2.8 ↗6.7.2.6 ↗6.7.2.4 ↗6.7.2.8.3 ↗

Check original English pages and footnotes ↗ · official PDF 260–267

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.

T10 · 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)
T1046 mmSee 6.7.2.8.3Not allowed

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) 4 6 mm See 6.7.2.8.3 Not allowed

IMDG Code 42-24 · English source text

Tank special provisions

TP13

Source pages and references

Check original English pages and footnotes ↗ · official PDF 268–268

Self-contained breathing apparatus shall be provided when this substance is transported, unless no self-contained breathing apparatus, as required by SOLAS regulation II-2/19 (II-2/54), is on board.

IMDG Code 42-24 · English source text

Stowage and handling codes

Handling provisions

Segregation groups

Segregation codes

Labels and marks

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Corrosive 8
Corrosive 8
Toxic substance 6.1
Toxic substance 6.1

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