Title 49--Transportation
CHAPTER I--RESEARCH AND SPECIAL PROGRAMS ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
PART 173--SHIPPERS--GENERAL REQUIREMENTS FOR SHIPMENTS AND PACKAGINGS
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| 173.1 |
Purpose and scope. |
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| 173.2 |
Hazardous materials classes and index to hazard class definitions. |
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| 173.2a |
Classification of a material having more than one hazard. |
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| 173.3 |
Packaging and exceptions. |
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| 173.4 |
Small quantity exceptions. |
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| 173.5 |
Agricultural operations. |
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| 173.5a |
Oilfield service vehicles. |
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| 173.6 |
Materials of trade exceptions.
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| 173.6 |
Materials of trade exceptions. |
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| 173.7 |
U.S. Government material. |
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| 173.8 |
Exceptions for non-specification packagings used in intrastate transportation. |
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| 173.9 |
Transport vehicles or freight containers containing lading which has been fumigated. |
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| 173.10 |
Tank car shipments. |
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| 173.12 |
Exceptions for shipment of waste materials. |
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| 173.13 |
Exceptions for Class 3, Divisions 4.1, 4.2, 4.3, 5.1, 6.1, and Classes 8 and 9 materials. |
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| 173.21 |
Forbidden materials and packages. |
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| 173.22 |
Shipper's responsibility. |
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| 173.22a |
Use of packagings authorized under exemptions. |
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| 173.23 |
Previously authorized packaging. |
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| 173.24 |
General requirements for packagings and packages. |
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| 173.24a |
Additional general requirements for non-bulk packagings and packages. |
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| 173.24b |
Additional general requirements for bulk packagings. |
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| 173.25 |
Authorized packagings and overpacks. |
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| 173.26 |
Quantity limitations. |
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| 173.27 |
General requirements for transportation by aircraft. |
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| 173.28 |
Reuse, reconditioning and remanufacture of packagings. |
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| 173.28 |
Reuse, reconditioning and remanufacture of packagings. |
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| 173.29 |
Empty packagings. |
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| 173.30 |
Loading and unloading of transport vehicles. |
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| 173.31 |
Use of tank cars. |
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| 173.32 |
Requirements for the use of portable tanks. |
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| 173.33 |
Hazardous materials in cargo tank motor vehicles. |
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| 173.35 |
Hazardous materials in IBCs. |
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| 173.40 |
General packaging requirements for toxic materials packaged in cylinders. |
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| 173.50 |
Class 1--Definitions. |
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| 173.51 |
Authorization to offer and transport explosives. |
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| 173.52 |
Classification codes and compatibility groups of explosives. |
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| 173.53 |
Provisions for using old classifications of explosives. |
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| 173.54 |
Forbidden explosives. |
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| 173.56 |
New explosives--definition and procedures for classification and approval. |
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| 173.57 |
Acceptance criteria for new explosives. |
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| 173.58 |
Assignment of class and division for new explosives. |
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| 173.59 |
Description of terms for explosives. |
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| 173.60 |
General packaging requirements for explosives. |
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| 173.61 |
Mixed packaging requirements. |
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| 173.62 |
Specific packaging requirements for explosives. |
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| 173.63 |
Packaging exceptions. |
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| 173.115 |
Class 2, Divisions 2.1, 2.2, and 2.3--Definitions. |
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| 173.116 |
Class 2--Assignment of hazard zone. |
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| 173.120 |
Class 3--Definitions. |
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| 173.121 |
Class 3--Assignment of packing group. |
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| 173.124 |
Class 4, Divisions 4.1, 4.2 and 4.3--Definitions. |
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| 173.125 |
Class 4--Assignment of packing group. |
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| 173.127 |
Class 5, Division 5.1--Definition and assignment of packing groups. |
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| 173.128 |
Class 5, Division 5.2--Definitions and types. |
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| 173.129 |
Class 5, Division 5.2--Assignment of packing group. |
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| 173.132 |
Class 6, Division 6.1--Definitions. |
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| 173.133 |
Assignment of packing group and hazard zones for Division 6.1 materials. |
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| 173.134 |
Class 6, Division 6.2--Definitions, exceptions and packing group assignments.
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| 173.134 |
Class 6, Division 6.2--Definitions and exceptions. |
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| 173.136 |
Class 8--Definitions. |
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| 173.137 |
Class 8--Assignment of packing group. |
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| 173.140 |
Class 9--Definitions. |
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| 173.141 |
Class 9--Assignment of packing group. |
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| 173.144 |
Other Regulated Materials (ORM)--Definitions. |
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| 173.145 |
Other Regulated Materials--Assignment of packing group. |
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| 173.150 |
Exceptions for Class 3 (flammable) and combustible liquids. |
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| 173.151 |
Exceptions for Class 4. |
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| 173.152 |
Exceptions for Division 5.1 (oxidizers) and Division 5.2 (organic peroxides). |
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| 173.153 |
Exceptions for Division 6.1 (poisonous materials). |
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| 173.154 |
Exceptions for Class 8 (corrosive materials). |
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| 173.155 |
Exceptions for Class 9 (miscellaneous hazardous materials). |
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| 173.156 |
Exceptions for ORM materials. |
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| 173.158 |
Nitric acid. |
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| 173.159 |
Batteries, wet. |
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| 173.160 |
Bombs, smoke, non-explosive (corrosive). |
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| 173.161 |
Chemical kits. |
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| 173.162 |
Gallium. |
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| 173.163 |
Hydrogen fluoride. |
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| 173.164 |
Mercury (metallic and articles containing mercury). |
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| 173.166 |
Air bag inflators, air bag modules and seat-belt pretensioners. |
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| 173.170 |
Black powder for small arms. |
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| 173.171 |
Smokeless powder for small arms. |
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| 173.172 |
Aircraft hydraulic power unit fuel tank. |
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| 173.173 |
Paint, paint-related material, adhesives, ink and resins. |
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| 173.174 |
Refrigerating machines. |
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| 173.181 |
Pyrophoric materials (liquids). |
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| 173.182 |
Barium azide--50 percent or more water wet. |
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| 173.183 |
Nitrocellulose base film. |
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| 173.184 |
Highway or rail fusee. |
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| 173.185 |
Lithium batteries and cells. |
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| 173.186 |
Matches. |
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| 173.187 |
Pyrophoric solids, metals or alloys, n.o.s. |
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| 173.188 |
White or yellow phosphorus. |
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| 173.189 |
Batteries containing sodium or cells containing sodium. |
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| 173.192 |
Packaging for certain toxic gases in Hazard Zone A. |
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| 173.193 |
Bromoacetone, methyl bromide, chloropicrin and methyl bromide or methyl chloride mixtures, etc. |
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| 173.194 |
Gas identification sets. |
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| 173.195 |
Hydrogen cyanide, anhydrous, stabilized (hydrocyanic acid, aqueous solution). |
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| 173.196 |
Infectious substances (etiologic agents). |
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| 173.196 |
Infectious substances. |
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| 173.197 |
Regulated medical waste. |
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| 173.197 |
Regulated medical waste. |
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| 173.198 |
Nickel carbonyl. |
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| 173.199 |
Diagnostic specimens and used health care products. |
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| 173.201 |
Non-bulk packagings for liquid hazardous materials in Packing Group I. |
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| 173.202 |
Non-bulk packagings for liquid hazardous materials in Packing Group II. |
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| 173.203 |
Non-bulk packagings for liquid hazardous materials in Packing Group III. |
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| 173.204 |
Non-bulk, non-specification packagings for certain hazardous materials. |
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| 173.205 |
Specification cylinders for liquid hazardous materials. |
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| 173.211 |
Non-bulk packagings for solid hazardous materials in Packing Group I. |
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| 173.212 |
Non-bulk packagings for solid hazardous materials in Packing Group II. |
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| 173.213 |
Non-bulk packagings for solid hazardous materials in Packing Group III. |
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| 173.214 |
Packagings which require approval by the Associate Administrator. |
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| 173.216 |
Asbestos, blue, brown or white. |
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| 173.217 |
Carbon dioxide, solid (dry ice). |
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| 173.218 |
Fish meal or fish scrap. |
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| 173.219 |
Life-saving appliances. |
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| 173.220 |
Internal combustion engines, self-propelled vehicles, mechanical equipment containing internal combustion engines, and battery powered vehicles or equipment. |
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| 173.221 |
Polymeric beads, expandable and Plastic molding compound. |
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| 173.222 |
Dangerous goods in equipment, machinery or apparatus. |
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| 173.224 |
Packaging and control and emergency temperatures for self-reactive materials. |
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| 173.225 |
Packaging requirements and other provisions for organic peroxides. |
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| 173.226 |
Materials poisonous by inhalation, Division 6.1, Packing Group I, Hazard Zone A. |
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| 173.227 |
Materials poisonous by inhalation, Division 6.1, Packing Group I, Hazard Zone B. |
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| 173.228 |
Bromine pentafluoride or bromine trifluoride. |
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| 173.229 |
Chloric acid solution or chlorine dioxide hydrate, frozen. |
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| 173.240 |
Bulk packaging for certain low hazard solid materials. |
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| 173.241 |
Bulk packagings for certain low hazard liquid and solid materials. |
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| 173.242 |
Bulk packagings for certain medium hazard liquids and solids, including solids with dual hazards. |
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| 173.243 |
Bulk packaging for certain high hazard liquids and dual hazard materials which pose a moderate hazard. |
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| 173.244 |
Bulk packaging for certain pyrophoric liquids (Division 4.2), dangerous when wet (Division 4.3) materials, and poisonous liquids with inhalation hazards (Division 6.1). |
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| 173.245 |
Bulk packaging for extremely hazardous materials such as poisonous gases (Division 2.3). |
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| 173.247 |
Bulk packaging for certain elevated temperature materials. |
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| 173.249 |
Bromine. |
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| 173.301 |
General requirements for shipment of compressed gases in cylinders and spherical pressure vessels. |
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| 173.301a |
Additional general requirements for shipment of specification cylinders. |
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| 173.302 |
Filling of cylinders with nonliquefied (permanent) compressed gases. |
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| 173.302a |
Additional requirements for shipment of nonliquefied (permanent) compressed gases in specification cylinders. |
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| 173.303 |
Charging of cylinders with compressed gas in solution (acetylene). |
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| 173.304 |
Filling of cylinders with liquefied compressed gases. |
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| 173.304a |
Additional requirements for shipment of liquefied compressed gases in specification cylinders. |
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| 173.305 |
Charging of cylinders with a mixture of compressed gas and other material. |
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| 173.306 |
Limited quantities of compressed gases. |
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| 173.307 |
Exceptions for compressed gases. |
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| 173.308 |
Cigarette lighter or other similar device charged with fuel. |
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| 173.309 |
Fire extinguishers. |
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| 173.314 |
Compressed gases in tank cars and multi-unit tank cars. |
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| 173.315 |
Compressed gases in cargo tanks and portable tanks. |
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| 173.316 |
Cryogenic liquids in cylinders. |
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| 173.318 |
Cryogenic liquids in cargo tanks. |
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| 173.319 |
Cryogenic liquids in tank cars. |
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| 173.320 |
Cryogenic liquids; exceptions. |
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| 173.321 |
Ethylamine. |
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| 173.322 |
Ethyl chloride. |
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| 173.323 |
Ethylene oxide. |
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| 173.334 |
Organic phosphates mixed with compressed gas. |
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| 173.335 |
Gas generator assemblies. |
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| 173.336 |
Nitrogen dioxide, liquefied, or dinitrogen tetroxide, liquefied. |
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| 173.337 |
Nitric oxide. |
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| 173.338 |
Tungsten hexafluoride. |
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| 173.340 |
Tear gas devices. |
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| 173.401 |
Scope. |
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| 173.403 |
Definitions. |
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| 173.410 |
General design requirements. |
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| 173.411 |
Industrial packagings. |
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| 173.412 |
Additional design requirements for Type A packages. |
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| 173.413 |
Requirements for Type B packages. |
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| 173.415 |
Authorized Type A packages. |
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| 173.416 |
Authorized Type B packages. |
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| 173.417 |
Authorized fissile materials packages. |
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| 173.418 |
Authorized packages--pyrophoric Class 7 (radioactive) materials. |
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| 173.419 |
Authorized packages--oxidizing Class 7 (radioactive) materials. |
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| 173.420 |
Uranium hexafluoride (fissile, fissile excepted and non-fissile). |
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| 173.421 |
Excepted packages for limited quantities of Class 7 (radioactive) materials. |
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| 173.422 |
Additional requirements for excepted packages containing Class 7 (radioactive) materials. |
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| 173.423 |
Requirements for multiple hazard limited quantity Class 7 (radioactive) materials. |
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| 173.424 |
Excepted packages for radioactive instruments and articles. |
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| 173.425 |
Table of activity limits--excepted quantities and articles. |
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| 173.426 |
Excepted packages for articles containing natural uranium or thorium. |
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| 173.427 |
Transport requirements for low specific activity (LSA) Class 7 (radioactive) materials and surface contaminated objects (SCO). |
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| 173.428 |
Empty Class 7 (radioactive) materials packaging. |
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| 173.431 |
Activity limits for Type A and Type B packages. |
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| 173.433 |
Requirements for determining A1 and A2 values for radionuclides and for the listing of radionuclides on shipping papers and labels. |
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| 173.434 |
Activity-mass relationships for uranium and natural thorium. |
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| 173.435 |
Table of A1 and A2 values for radionuclides. |
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| 173.441 |
Radiation level limitations. |
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| 173.442 |
Thermal limitations. |
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| 173.443 |
Contamination control. |
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| 173.447 |
Storage incident to transportation--general requirements. |
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| 173.448 |
General transportation requirements. |
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| 173.453 |
Fissile materials--exceptions. |
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| 173.457 |
Transportation of fissile material, controlled shipments--specific requirements. |
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| 173.459 |
Mixing of fissile material packages. |
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| 173.461 |
Demonstration of compliance with tests. |
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| 173.462 |
Preparation of specimens for testing. |
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| 173.465 |
Type A packaging tests. |
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| 173.466 |
Additional tests for Type A packagings designed for liquids and gases. |
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| 173.467 |
Tests for demonstrating the ability of Type B and fissile materials packagings to withstand accident conditions in transportation. |
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| 173.468 |
Test for LSA-III material. |
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| 173.469 |
Tests for special form Class 7 (radioactive) materials. |
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| 173.471 |
Requirements for U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission approved packages. |
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| 173.472 |
Requirements for exporting DOT Specification Type B and fissile packages. |
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| 173.473 |
Requirements for foreign-made packages. |
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| 173.474 |
Quality control for construction of packaging. |
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| 173.475 |
Quality control requirements prior to each shipment of Class 7 (radioactive) materials. |
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| 173.476 |
Approval of special form Class 7 (radioactive) materials. |