Portable Container Exception Rule

Container is a portable refillable container that is being used to sell or distribute the pesticide and would have to comply with the requirements in the regulations as described in question 2 above about whether containers can be filled at an end user site.

Portable container exception rule. The exception to the rule is when you transfer chemicals from their original container into portable containers which will be used immediately by a single person for a single shift are not subject to follow the same labeling criteria as previously mentioned. Where the design of a portable refillable pesticide container typically a large container includes an integral pump the pump is considered to be an opening on the container. Secondary containment for tank systems have similar requirements at 40 cfr 264 193. However if the repackaging facility delivers the.

Osha standard 29 cfr 1926 152 a 1 states only approved containers and portable tanks shall be used for storage and handling of flammable and combustible liquids. The rule requires employers who receive hazardous materials to retain markings and any other information specified by hmr until the materials have been. A secondary containment system provides an essential line of defense in the event of a failure of the primary containment such as a bulk storage container a mobile or portable container piping or oil filled. Although labeling is not required on the portable container it should at a minimum.

Approved safety cans or department of transportation approved containers shall be used for the handling and use of flammable liquids in quantities of 5 gallons or less. 6 effective january 1 2008 each new un portable tank design type meeting the definition of container in the convention for safe containers csc see 49 cfr 450 3 a 2 must be subjected to the dynamic longitudinal impact test prescribed in part iv section 40 of the un manual of tests and criteria see ibr 171 7 of this subchapter. When an employee fills a portable container with a chemical from a labeled container and uses the substance within one work shift the temporary use container does not have to be labeled. Iii this exception to requiring labels on every container of hazardous chemicals is only for the solid material itself and does not apply to hazardous chemicals used in conjunction with or known to be present with the material and to which employees handling the items in transit may be exposed for example cutting fluids or pesticides in.

If portable containers are stored in this area 40 cfr 264 175 requires secondary containment systems that are sufficiently impervious to leaks and spills. Topic title organization grantee year grant number language. One of the primary ways the rule sets out to accomplish this goal is by requiring secondary containment.