{"operation":"document","citation":"00-0271","title":"ZAG Industries — Hazardous Materials Safety Interpretation","source_type":"guidance","agency":"Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration","status":"guidance","official":true,"published_on":"2000-10-27","effective_on":null,"summary":"00-0271 response to ZAG Industries concerning 173.301.","machine_formats":{"json":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-00-0271.json","markdown":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-00-0271.md"},"app_url":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/phmsa-interpretation-00-0271","source_url":"https://www.phmsa.dot.gov/sites/phmsa.dot.gov/files/legacy/interpretations/Interpretation%20Files/2000/000271.pdf","body":"<<<PAGE 1>>>\n\n•\nS. Departmen\n400 Seventh St., S.W.\nf Transportatio\nWashington, D.C. 20590\nResearch and\nSpecial Programs\nAdministration\nOCT 27 2000\nMr. Miki Birnbaum\nRef. No. 00-0271\nZAG Industries\n19 Hamelacha Street\nNew Industrial Zone\nRosh Hayim 48091\nISRAEL\nDear Mr. Birbaum:\nThis is in response to your September 27, 2000 letter requesting clarification on the requirements for\noutside packagings for cylinders under the Hazardous Materials Regulations (HMR; 49 CFR Parts\n171-180). Specifically, you ask if there are testing requirements applicable to outside packagings for\nthe shipment of certain cylinders.\nSection 173.301(k) requires that DOT Specification 2P, 2Q, 3E, 3HT, 4BA spherical type, 4D, 4DA,\n4DS, 9,39, 40, and 41 cylinders are shipped in a strong outside packaging that adequately provides\nprotection for the cylinder. Unless the cylinders are equipped with a protective neck collar or neck\nring, the outside packaging must provide protection from accidental functioning and damage. A strong\noutside package is defined by § 171.8 to be the outermost enclosure which provides protection against\nthe unintentional release of its contents under conditions normally encountered in transportation. There\nare no specific testing requirements for strong outside packagings.\nI hope this satisfies your request.\nSincerely,\nDelmer F. Billings\nChief, Standards Development\nOffice of Hazardous Materials Standards\n173,301\n000271\n\n<<<PAGE 2>>>\n\nNelson\n8|73.301 (k)\nDate: 10 September, 2000 Com pressed Gases\n00 - 0271\nTo: DOT\nFrom: Miki Birnbaum - ZAG\nRef: Testing plastic boxes for shipping small CO, containers\nDear Sir/Lady\nI am attaching some details and photos of the CO2 containers and\nthe foldable shipping box.\nPlease advise your recommended testing procedure and\ntransportation requirements for the plastic boxes in which holds 3x6=18\ncontainers and will be displayed in the store and transported (full) to the\nsale points and back (empty) to the filling plant (transportation by trucks).\nContainers\nThe containers are high pressure and drop proven for home use.\nMaterial:\nAluminum\nDia.:\n60 mm\nLength:\n365mm\nWeigh (full)\n1.25 Kg\nWeight (empty)\n0.66 Kg\nPlastic box\nLength:\n400 mm\nWidth:\n200mm\nHeight:\n400 mm\nWeight (empty)\n5 Kg\nLoaded weight\n27.5 Kg\nMany thanks in advance\nMiki Birnbaum - Engineer","truncated":false,"body_characters":2312}