Shipping Classification
Ferrous metal borings or Ferrous metal shavings or Ferrous metal turnings or Ferrous metal cuttings in a form liable to self-heating
What this means
Ferrous metal borings or Ferrous metal shavings or Ferrous metal turnings or Ferrous metal cuttings in a form liable to self-heating 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 4.2
UN / NA identification number
UN2793
Packing group
III
Label codes
4.2
Packaging — exceptions
None
Packaging — non-bulk
213
Packaging — bulk
241
Passenger aircraft / rail limit
25 kg
Cargo aircraft only limit
100 kg
Vessel stowage location
A
Vessel stowage — other
13, 148
Special provisions (§172.102)
A1 — Single packagings are not permitted on passenger aircraft.
A19 — Combination packagings consisting of outer fiber drums or plywood drums, with inner plastic packagings, are not authorized for transportation by aircraft.
B134 — For Large Packagings offered for transport by vessel, flexible or fibre inner packagings shall be sift-proof and water-resistant or shall be fitted with a sift-proof and water-resistant liner.
B136 — Non-specification closed bulk bins are authorized.
IB8 (see §172.102 or related section for full text)
IP3 (see §172.102 or related section for full text)
IP7 (see §172.102 or related section for full text)
IP21 (see §172.102 or related section for full text)
W100 — Non-bulk flexible, fibreboard or wooden packagings must be sift-proof and water-resistant or must be fitted with a sift-proof and water-resistant liner.
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.