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LP621 PACKING INSTRUCTION LP621
This instruction applies to UN No. 3291.
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The following large packagings are authorized, provided that the general provisions of 4.1.1 and 4.1.3 are met:
(1) For clinical waste placed in inner packagings: Rigid, leakproof large packagings conforming to the
requirements of Chapter 6.6 for solids, at the packing group II performance level, provided that there is
sufficient absorbent material to absorb the entire amount of liquid present and the large packaging is capable
of retaining liquids.
(2) For packages containing larger quantities of liquid: Large rigid packagings conforming to the requirements of
Chapter 6.6, at the packing group II performance level, for liquids.
Additional requirement:
Large packagings intended to contain sharp objects such as broken glass and needles shall be resistant to puncture
and retain liquids under the performance test conditions in Chapter 6.6.
LP902 PACKING INSTRUCTION LP902
This instruction applies to UN No. 3268.
Packaged articles:
The following large packagings are authorized, provided that the general provisions of 4.1.1 and 4.1.3 are met:
Packagings conforming to the packing group III performance level. The packagings shall be designed and constructed
to prevent movement of the articles and inadvertent operation during normal conditions of transport.
Unpackaged articles:
The articles may also be transported unpackaged in dedicated handling devices, vehicles, containers or wagons when
moved from where they are manufactured to an assembly plant.
Additional requirement:
Any pressure vessel shall be in accordance with the requirements of the competent authority for the substance(s)
contained in the pressure vessel(s).
4.1.5 Special packing provisions for goods of Class 1
4.1.5.1 The general provisions of section 4.1.1 shall be met.
4.1.5.2 All packagings for Class 1 goods shall be so designed and constructed that:
(a) They will protect the explosives, prevent them escaping and cause no increase in the
risk of unintended ignition or initiation when subjected to normal conditions of
transport including foreseeable changes in temperature, humidity and pressure;
(b) The complete package can be handled safely in normal conditions of transport; and
(c) The packages will withstand any loading imposed on them by foreseeable stacking to
which they will be subject during transport so that they do not add to the risk
presented by the explosives, the containment function of the packagings is not harmed,
and they are not distorted in a way or to an extent which will reduce their strength or
cause instability of a stack.
4.1.5.3 All explosive substances and articles, as prepared for transport, shall have been classified in
accordance with the procedures detailed in 2.1.3.
4.1.5.4 Class 1 goods shall be packed in accordance with the appropriate packing instruction shown
in Column 8 of the Dangerous Goods List, as detailed in 4.1.4.
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