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Articles containing non-flammable, non-toxic gas, n.o.s.

What this means

Articles containing non-flammable, non-toxic gas, n.o.s. appears on the federal Hazardous Materials Table (49 CFR §172.101), the table that governs how a material must be classified, packaged, and labeled for transport.

Hazard class / division
Class 2.2
UN / NA identification number
UN3538
Packing group
N/A
Label codes
2.2
Packaging — exceptions
None
Packaging — non-bulk
232
Packaging — bulk
232
Passenger aircraft / rail limit
Forbidden
Cargo aircraft only limit
Forbidden
Vessel stowage location
A
Vessel stowage — other
None

Special provisions (§172.102)

391 — Except for articles being transported by motor vehicle as a material of trade in accordance with § 173.6 of this subchapter, articles containing hazardous materials of Division 2.3, or Division 4.2, or Division 4.3, or Division 5.1, or Division 5.2, or Division 6.1 (substances with an inhalation toxicity of Packing Group I) and articles containing more than one of the following hazards: (1) Gases of Class 2; (2) Liquid desensitized explosives of Class 3; or (3) Self-reactive substances and solid desensitized explosives of Division 4.1, may only be offered for transportation and transported under conditions approved by the Associate Administrator.
396 — Large and robust articles may be transported with connected gas cylinders with the valves open regardless of § 173.24(b)(1), provided:
A225 — UN3538, Articles containing non-flammable, non-toxic gas, n.o.s. may be transported on passenger and cargo-only aircraft irrespective of the indication of “forbidden” in Columns (9A) and (9B) of the Hazardous Materials Table, provided: (a) with the exception of lithium cells or batteries that comply with § 173.185(c), as applicable, the only dangerous good contained in the article is a Division 2.2 gas without a subsidiary hazard, but excluding refrigerated liquefied gases and gases forbidden for transport on passenger aircraft; (b) the articles are packed in accordance with § 173.232(h); and (c) reference to Special Provision A225 is made on the shipping paper.
Packaging citations reference sections of 49 CFR Part 173 not expanded here. View the full official table on eCFR.gov.

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Source: Hazardous Materials Table (49 CFR §172.101) and Special Provisions (49 CFR §172.102), current as retrieved from eCFR.gov. View official table.