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HAZMAT CONTAINERS
HAZMAT TECH I CONTAINERS CBOLC
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Refrigerated liquids -130 degrees F Materials: Argon, ethylene, hydrogen, nitrogen, & oxygen Hazard Class: 2.2 PSI: 25 or less Tank w/in a tank, vacuum jacketing system Fittings, pressure relief and venting are in ground-level cabinets | CRYOGENIC LIQUID TANK CARS |
Classes: 3, 4, 5, 6, 8 & 9. Pressure: 60-100. Capacity: 4,000-45,000 gallons. Cylindrical w/ round ends. Fitting and valves visible on top | NON-PRESSURE TANK CARS |
Classes: 4, 5, 6, 8, & 9 Rounded sides & ends, w/ 2+ sloping sided bays on bottom. PSI: 20-80 Safety relief devices set at 75% of tank test pressure | PNEUMATICALLY UNLOADED HOPPER CARS |
Classes 2 & 3 PSI: 100-600 Capacity: 4,000-45,000 Cylindrical tank w/ rounded ends Fittings and valves enclosed in dome | PRESSURE TANK CARS |
Non-Pressure Classes: 3, 4, 5, 6 & 8 Acetone, alcohols, benzene, gasoline, liquid fertilizers, and corrosive liquids PSI: 25.4-100 closures at top of container | IM-101 PORTABLE TANK |
Non-Pressure Classes: 3, 6, and 8 More often transport non-regulated materials, i.e. food commodities PSI: 14.5-25.4 Flammables w/ flash points between 32-140 F* Closures at top of container | IM-102 |
Class 2 & 3 LPG, anydrous ammonia, bromine, sodium and aluminum alkyds. PSI 100-500 up to 5,500 gallons closures at top/end of container protective housing | PRESSURE INTERMODAL TANKS |
Specialized. Used for refrigerated liquid gases; liquid argon, liquid helium, liquid nitrogen, LOX Class 2 25 PSI or less Tank w/in a tank | CRYOGENIC INTERMODAL TANKS - IMO TYPE 7 |
Pressurized non-liquefied gases such as helium, nitrogen, and oxygen. Class 2 High pressure cylinders, 9 - 48 inches in diameter Tested 3000-5000 PSI Cascade type valve system | TUBE MODULE |
"Hopper"- Pneumatically unloaded Class 5.1, 8 & 9 Bulk solid materials: fertilizers, cement, grain, dry caustic soda Up to 1,500 cubic feet V-shaped hulls Static charges are common hazard | DRY BULK CARGO TANKS |
Class 3 such as petroleum products; gasoline 7,500-10,000 gallons Elecpitcal cross section 3-5 PSI | NON-PRESSURE LIQUID CARGO TANKS - 406 |
Class 3, 6.1 and 8 flammable and combustible liquids, poisons PSI 18-40 5,000-7,000 gallons insulated tank looks horse-shoe shaped non-inulated round with ribs showing | LOW PRESSURE LIQUID CARGO TANKS 407 |
Transports Class 8 such as nitric and sulfuric acid 5,000-6,000 gallons circular cross section, overturn and splash protection at dome cover/valve location. Often coated with black tar like material. 35-50 PSI | CORROSIVE LIQUID CARGO TANKS 412 |
trasports classes 2.1, 2.2 and 2.3 such as LP, and anhydrous ammonia 2,500 (bobtail) - 11,500 gallons. 100-500 PSI circular cross sections with rounded ends Fittings, valves, and safety relief valves protected against damage caused by collision, etc.. | HIGH PRESSURE CARGO TANKS 331 |
Transports class 2.1, 2.2, 2.3 such as helium, hydrogen, nitrogen and oxygen. PSI 3,000-5,000 Cascade valve system at rear of tank | COMPRESSED GAS - TUBE TRAILER TANKS |
Transports class 2.2, such as liquid argon, ethylene, hydrogen, and nitrogen, materials that will boil at -130 degree F or higher. 5,000-14,000 gallons. Tank in a tank design. Fittings in a cabinet at end of container. | CRYOGENIC LIQUID CARGO TANKS 338 |
Provides specifications for fixed containers designed to store flammable and combustible liquids. | NFPA 30, FLAMMABLE AND COMBUSTIBLE LIQUIDS CODE |
Tank w/ vertical cylindrical walls, supporting a fixed inverted cone roof. .5 PSI or less. Seam designed to fail in case of fire or explosion | CONE ROOF TANK |
Stores flammable and combustible liquids. Wind girder around top of tank shell. Ladder on roof. Roof floats on liquid surface. | OPEN FLOATING ROOF TANK |
Stores flammable and combustible liquids up to 1,000,000 gallons. cone roof tank with an Internal floating roof Large vents at top of tank shell. | COVERED FLOATING ROOF TANKS |
Stores flammable and combustible liquids, corrosives and poisons. Sits on legs and blocks. 300-20,000 galloons. | HORIZONTAL TANKS |
Stores flammable and combustible liquids, fertilizers, and chemical solvents. Tank with vertical cylindrical walls supporting a fixed dome-shaped roof .5 PSI or less. roof will not always fail as designed | VAPOR DOME ROOF TANKS |
Primarily stores petroleum products. Horizontal tank, steel, fiberglass or steel with fiberglass lining. Only 10% of surface area may be under ground. | UNDERGROUND STORAGE TANKS |
Stores LP, anhydrous ammonia, vinyl chloride, high vapor pressure flammable liquids. 1,000-30,000 gallons (+) Rounded ends. Painted white or highly reflective material. | PRESSURE TANKS |
Stores LOX, nitrogen, carbon dioxide, argon and hydrogen. several hundred to 1,000 gallons. Insulated design with a vacuum in space between outer and inner shells. PSI 300+ | CRYOGENIC TANKS |
Used for a variety of solid materials and class 9 materials. 15-85 cubic feet and 500-5,000 lbs of material. Big bags/bulk bags made of large woven fabric or cloth. | FLEXIBLE CONTAINERS - SUPER SACKS |
Used for a variety of liquid materials and class 9 materials. Polypropylene tank surrounded by a rigid frame and capacity of 300-500 gallons. Fill port on top and a ball valve at discharge port on bottom | RIGID CONTAINER - COMPOSITE IBC'S |
Used for Class 2 such as chlorine, phosgene, sulfur dioxide. Steel cylindrical, 3 feet in diameter and 8 feet long with convex or concave ends. All fittings are in head of container, including the fusible plugs and or spring-loaded safety relief valve. | TON CONTAINER |
Uses "pigs" - isolate different products. Class 2, 3, 6, 8 and 9. Markings include product, owner and contact number. Electronically monitored. | PIPELINES |
Used for classes 1, 4, 5, 6, 8 and 9 for solid materials such as fertilizers, food and poisons. Maybe be paper, cloth, burlap, plastic or combination of those. Typically up to 100 lbs. | BAGS |
Used for classes 6 & 8, transports corrosive liquids, such as acids. Large glass or plastic bottle that may be incased in outer packaging. 1-20 gallons. | CARBOYS |
Types: aerosols, un-insulated containers, and cryogenic. Poisons, LPG, oxygen, chlorine, argon, helium, nitrogen. Pressures range from a few to several thousand PSI. Majority equipped with pressure relief device (rupture disk, fusible plug) | CYLINDERS |
Used for liquids or solids. Typically 55 gallons. ends are either Closed or Open. Closed head usually has 2 openings call "bungs" Open head closure is called a "chime ring" | DRUMS |
Container w/in a container. Used for flammable and non-flammable cryogenic liquids such as liquid helium and liquid hydrogen. Open head, non-pressurized vacuum jacketed vessels. 1 liter - 1,000 liters | DEWAR FLASK - CRYOGENIC |
Intended for materials with a higher level of radiation than allowed in excepted or industrial packages. used for instruments, medicines containing radioactive material. | TYPE A (RADIOACTIVE PACKAGING) |
Ceritfied by NRC before use and recertified every 5 years. Spent nuclear fuel, high grade raw radioactive material and metals. small drums to heavily shielded casks up to 125 tons (look like a dumbbell) | TYPE B (RADIOACTIVE PACKAGING) |
Still under development. Used for high-activity materials, i.e. plutonium, transported by aircraft. | TYPE C (RADIOACTIVE PACKAGING) |
Intended for material having low activity per unit mass (low specific activity) with a limited hazard to the public and environment. Transport hospital waste. IP-1, IP-2 and IP-3 packaging. | INDUSTRIAL (RADIOACTIVE PACKAGING) |
Intended for materials with extremely low levels of radioactivity. Transport smoke detectors. | EXCEPTED (RADIOACTIVE PACKAGING) |
Attached to packages w/ extremely low levels of external radiation. Maximum contact radiation level associated with is .5 mrem/hour. | RADIOACTIVE WHITE I - low level |
Attached to packages w/ external contact radiation levels ranging from .5mrem/hour to no more than 50 mrem/hour. Has a box for Transportation Index, TI is 1. | RADIOACTIVE YELLOW II - medium level |
Attached to packages with external contact radiation levels ranging from greater than 50 mrem/hour to a max of 200 mrem/hour. | RADIOACTIVE YELLOW III - high level |
Applied to packages emptied of their contents but might still contain regulated amounts of internal contamination and radiation levels of less than .5 mrem/hour | EMPTY |
Applied to packages that contain ________ materials. Critical Safety Index for each package will be noted on label. Maybe be placed adjacent to Raioactive I, II or III labels. | FISSILE |