Storage and Shipment of Dangerous Chemicals

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War Department, 1940 - Chemical warfare - 127 pages

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Page 51 - ... resistant to the lading (bags are not authorized) , not over 1 gallon each, except that Inside containers up to 3 gallons each are authorized when only one is packed in each outside container. (2) Spec. 5D (| 178.84 of this chapter).
Page 44 - B poisons, solid. (a) Closing and cushioning. All containers must be tightly and securely closed. Inside containers must be cushioned as prescribed, or In any case when necessary to prevent breakage or leakage. (b) Testing inside containers.
Page 14 - If valve cap or reducer does not unscrew easily, it must be tapped lightly with mallet or wooden block In an upward direction. If leakage shows upon starting the removal, cap or reducer must not be entirely unscrewed, but sufficient threads must be left engaged and sufficient time allowed to permit escape of any accumulation of liquid in the outlet chamber. If leakage stops or initial rate of leakage diminishes materially, cap or reducer may toe entirely removed.
Page 46 - Packages protected by yellow labels must not be loaded In the same end of a car with packages protected by "Acid", "Alkaline Caustic Liquid", or "Corrosive Liquid...
Page 68 - Caution signs must be so placed on the track or car as to give necessary warning to persons approaching car from open end or ends of siding and must be left up until after car Is unloaded and...
Page 26 - Parts 71-78 of this chapter or are exempted therefrom. (c) Shippers must not use labels which by their size, shape, and color, may readily be confused with the standard caution labels prescribed in this part. (d) Labels must conform to standards as to size, printing, and color, and samples will be furnished, on request, by the Bureau of Explosives. (e) A combination...
Page 12 - Labels. (a) Shippers must furnish and attach the labels prescribed for their packages. Labels should be applied to that part of the package bearing consignee's name and address. (b) Labels must not be applied to packages containing articles which are not subject to Parts 71-79 of this chapter or are exempted therefrom.
Page 11 - flammable liquid" means any liquid which gives off flammable vapors (as determined by flashpoint from an open-cup tester, as used for test of burning oils) at or below a temperature of 80° F. Flammable liquids having lethal qualities are those having the characteristics of class "B" or "C" poisons as defined in §§ 146.25-10 and 146.25-15, of Subchapter N (Dangerous Cargoes) of this chapter.
Page 14 - Cover must be loosened by placing bar between manhole cover lug and knob. After two complete turns, so that vent openings are exposed, the operation must be stopped, and if there is any sound of escaping...
Page 29 - Part 73 of this chapter, must be conspicuously labeled by the shipper. Labels should be applied when practicable to that part of the package bearing the consignee's name and address, or baggage check. The shipper must certify to compliance with Parts 71-78 of this chapter by writing, stamping, or printing his name underneath the certificate printed thereon.

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