Draft Details
- Selection and use of cylinders, spheres, tubes...
- Draft Standard
- Legal Notice for Draft Standards
- SDG foreword
- Preface
- + 1 Scope
- 1.1 Purpose
- 1.2 Subjects addressed
- 1.3 Terminology
- 1.4 Measurement
- 2 Reference publications
- 3 Definitions
- + 4 Container requirements
- + 4.1 General
- + 4.1.1 Cylinders, spheres, and tubes
- 4.1.1.1 Requirements for Cylinders, Spheres, an...
- 4.1.1.2 Refilling of Cylinders, Spheres, and Tu...
- 4.1.1.3 Alteration, Repair, and Rebuild Require...
- 4.1.1.4 Transportation requirements for flammab...
- 4.1.2 Other containers
- 4.1.3 Fire extinguishers
- 4.1.4 Venting of means of transport
- + 4.2 Valves, accessories, means of protection, a...
- + 4.2.1 Container valves and accessories
- 4.2.1.1 Valve Requirements for Containers
- 4.2.1.2 Exemptions
- 4.2.1.3 Installation, Repair, and Maintenance P...
- 4.2.1.4 Container Valve and Accessory Closure
- 4.2.1.5 Marking of container valves with non-No...
- + 4.2.2 Means of protection for valves and access...
- 4.2.2.1 General
- 4.2.2.2 Containers manufactured before October ...
- + 4.2.2.3 Containers manufactured on or after Oct...
- 4.2.2.3.1 Means of Protection
- 4.2.2.3.2 Means of Protection Test
- 4.2.2.3.3 Inherent Valve Protection Testing
- 4.2.2.3.4 Means of Protection Acceptable for Us...
- 4.2.2.3.5 Means of protection for filled contai...
- 4.2.2.3.6 Means of protection certification and...
- 4.2.2.3.7
- + 4.2.2.4 Containers manufactured on or after May...
- 4.2.2.4.1 Means of Protection
- 4.2.2.4.2 Impact Test for Valve Manufacturer's ...
- 4.2.2.4.3 Impact Test for Valves with Protectio...
- 4.2.2.4.4 Impact Test Requirements
- 4.2.2.4.5 Impact Resistance
- 4.2.2.4.6 Impact Testing Requirements
- 4.2.2.4.7 Valve Testing Requirements
- + 4.2.3 Container orientation and securement duri...
- 4.2.3.1 Transportation orientation
- 4.2.3.2 Container Securement During Transport
- + 4.3 Pressure-relief
- + 4.3.1 Pressure-relief devices
- 4.3.1.1 Cylinders, spheres, manifolded containe...
- 4.3.1.2 Series-3 containers filled with Class 2...
- 4.3.1.3 Class 2.2 gases
- 4.3.1.4 Burst Pressure Limit for TC-3ALM Cylind...
- 4.3.2 Pressure-relief device systems
- 4.3.3 Pressure-Relief Devices on Containers
- 4.3.4 Pressure-Relief Devices Exemption
- 4.3.5 Additional Exemptions
- 4.3.6 Prohibition of Pressure-Relief Devices in...
- 4.3.7 Pressure-Relief Devices Periodic Replacem...
- 4.3.8 Pressure-Relief Devices on Containers fwi...
- 4.3.9
- + 4.4 Manifolded containers
- 4.4.1 General
- 4.4.2 Support and Holding of Manifolded Contain...
- 4.4.3 Protection against Impact
- 4.4.4 Pressure-relief
- 4.4.5 Pressure-relief on manifolded horizontal ...
- 4.4.6 Branch lines
- 4.4.7 Individual Shut-off Valves
- 4.4.8 Filling Procedure for Manifolded Containe...
- 4.4.9 Removal and Inspection of Manifolded Cyli...
- 4.4.10 Mobile acetylene trailer systems
- 4.5 Cylinders and tubes mounted on vehicles and...
- + 4.6 Service limitations of certain containers
- + 4.6.1 Specification TC-3ALM or DOT-3AL cylinder...
- 4.6.1.1 Requirements for Aluminum Cylinders in ...
- 4.6.1.2 Requirements for Aluminum Cylinders in ...
- 4.6.1.3 Aluminum alloy cylinders manufactured b...
- 4.6.2 Specification TC-3CCM, TC-3FCM, or TC-3HW...
- 4.6.3 Specification TC-3HTM or DOT-3HT cylinder...
- 4.6.4 Specification TC-4EM or DOT-4E cylinders
- + 4.6.5 Specification TC-39M or DOT-39 containers...
- 4.6.5.1 Maximum Water Capacity for Class 2.1 Ga...
- 4.6.5.2 Requirements for Aluminum Containers in...
- 4.6.5.3 Prohibited gases for TC-39M and DOT-39 ...
- 4.6.5.4 Refilling of TC-39M and DOT-39 Containe...
- 4.6.5.5 Material Restrictions
- 4.6.6 Cylinders and tubes longer than 2 m
- 4.7 ICC-3 cylinders
- 4.8 Markings
- 4.9 Packaging
- + 5 Selection and filling of containers for trans...
- + 5.1 General requirements
- 5.1.1 Consent of owner
- 5.1.2 Trained Personnel
- 5.1.3 Container Inspection
- 5.1.4 Requalification
- 5.1.5 Alternate containers with higher service ...
- 5.1.6 Compatibility of container materials with...
- 5.1.7 Gas Filling Limits for Mixtures of Solids...
- 5.1.8 Transportation and Inspection Requirement...
- 5.1.9 Filling Requirements for Container
- + 5.2 Filling cylinders, spheres, and tubes with ...
- 5.2.1 Cylinders and spheres
- + 5.2.2 Tubes
- 5.2.2.1 Compressed gases filled in tubes manufa...
- 5.2.2.2 Compressed hydrogen gas
- 5.2.2.3 Compressed carbon monoxide gas
- 5.2.2.4 Compressed mixtures
- + 5.2.3 Filling pressures
- 5.2.3.1 Filling pressure limits for containers ...
- 5.2.3.2 Filling pressure limits for containers ...
- 5.2.3.3 Filling pressure limits for containers ...
- 5.2.3.4 Other containers
- 5.2.4 Ethylene, compressed, UN1962
- 5.2.5 Carbon monoxide, compressed, UN1016
- + 5.2.6 Natural gas, compressed, with high methan...
- 5.2.6.1 Filling requirements
- 5.2.6.2 Requalification
- 5.2.7 Hexafluoroethane, compressed, or refriger...
- + 5.3 Filling cylinders, spheres, and tubes with ...
- + 5.3.1 General requirements
- 5.3.1.1 Filling limits
- 5.3.1.2 Requirements for the Liquid Phase of Li...
- 5.3.1.3 Mass Measurement for filling
- 5.3.1.4 Verification of mass
- 5.3.2 Gases listed in Table 3
- 5.3.3 Gases not specifically listed in Clauses ...
- + 5.3.4 Specific requirements for liquefied petro...
- 5.3.4.1 Liquefied petroleum gases
- 5.3.4.2 Propane, propylene, butane, and butylen...
- 5.3.4.3 Marking of Nonodorized Liquefied Petrol...
- 5.3.4.4 Valve outlets for Liquefied Petroleum G...
- 5.3.5 Ethylene oxide, or ethylene oxide with ni...
- 5.3.6 Ethylene oxide and dichlorodifluoromethan...
- 5.3.7 Tungsten hexafluoride, UN2196
- + 5.4 Filling cylinders with acetylene, dissolved...
- 5.4.1 General
- 5.4.2 Verification of pressure
- + 5.5 Filling containers with refrigerated liquef...
- 5.5.1 Pressure Relief and Pressure-Limiting Dev...
- Table 5
- Table 6
- 5.5.2 Additional requirements for hydrogen
- 5.5.3 Helium Requirements for Container Design
- 5.5.4 Vacuum-Insulated Containers for Refrigera...
- 5.5.5 Requirements for Non-Specification Vacuum...
- + 5.6 Filling containers with specific dangerous ...
- 5.6.1 Application
- + 5.6.2 General requirements
- 5.6.2.1 Requirements for Containers and Accesso...
- 5.6.2.2 Gas container specifications
- 5.6.2.3 Gas Pressure Limitations
- 5.6.2.4 Filling of Containers
- 5.6.2.5 Packaging Strength Requirements
- + 5.6.3 Specific requirements
- 5.6.3.1 Phosgene, UN1076
- 5.6.3.2 Chloropicrin and methyl chloride mixtur...
- 5.6.3.3 Cyanogen chloride, stabilized, UN1589
- 5.6.3.4 Hexaethyl tetraphosphate and compressed...
- 5.6.3.5 Dinitrogen tetroxide or nitrogen dioxid...
- 5.6.3.6 Chlorine pentafluoride, UN2548, and chl...
- 5.6.3.7 Methyl bromide, UN1062, and chloropicri...
- 5.6.3.8 Phosphine, UN2199
- 5.6.3.9 Nitric oxide, compressed, UN1660
- 5.6.3.10 Diborane, compressed, UN1911
- 5.6.3.11 Fluorine, compressed, UN1045
- 5.6.3.12 Dichlorosilane, UN2189
- 5.7 Filling cylinders, spheres, and tubes with ...
- + 6 Other containers
- 6.1 Accumulators transported as articles, press...
- 6.2 Refrigerating machines containing nonflamma...
- 6.3 Lighters or lighter refills (cigarettes) co...
- 6.4 Salvage containers
- + 6.5 Filling and handling of foreign containers ...
- 6.5.1 Foreign Manufactured Containers
- 6.5.2 Import and Export of Gas-filled Container...
- + 6.6 Containers not specifically listed
- 6.6.1 Containers for the Transportation of Dang...
- 6.6.2 Fuel Container Requirements
- Figure 1
- Figure 2
- + Annex A (informative)
- A.1 General
- + Annex B (informative)
- B.1 Determination of equivalency for containers...
- B.2 Determination of equivalency for non-metric...
- + Annex C (informative)
- C.1 General
- + Annex D (informative)
- D.1 General
- + Annex E (informative)
- E.1 General
- + Annex F (informative)
- + F.1 General
- F.1.1 Valve Protection Marking
- F.1.2 Means of Protection Testing Standard
- F.1.3 Means of Protection Certifier's Code or S...
- F.1.4 Means of Protection Qualification Mass Co...
- F.2 Other marking schemes
1.1 Purpose
This Standard covers safety requirements for the selection and use of cylinders, spheres, tubes, and other containers for the transportation of dangerous goods, Class 2.
1.2 Subjects addressed
This Standard covers requirements for the handling and filling of cylinders, spheres, tubes, and other containers for the transportation of dangerous goods, Class 2.
1.3 Terminology
In this Standard, “shall” is used to express a requirement, i.e., a provision that the user is obliged to satisfy in order to comply with the Standard; “should” is used to express a recommendation or that which is advised but not required; “may” is used to express an option or that which is permissible within the limits of the Standard.
Notes accompanying clauses do not include requirements or alternative requirements; the purpose of a note accompanying a clause is to separate from the text explanatory or informative material.
Notes to tables and figures are considered part of the table or figure and may be written as requirements.
Annexes are designated normative (mandatory) or informative (non-mandatory) to define their application.
1.4 Measurement
This Standard is written in SI units except for the cylinder marking requirements, where the service pressure and, where applicable (e.g., Specification TC-39M), the test pressure are expressed in bar or pounds per square inch gauge (psig). However, for consistency in the design and test requirements of all containers, MPa and kPa have been retained as units to express service pressure. Considering the use of the “bar” unit by ISO (International Organization for Standardization) to mark service and test pressures, it was decided to use the same unit for marking service pressure in this Standard. When the capital letter “M” has been added to a specification designation, it identifies that the container specification is metricated.
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