Performance Oriented Packaging Testing of Container, Shipping and Storage, Wooden Mk 697 Mod 0 for Packing Group II Solid Hazardous Materials

Abstract

Qualification tests were performed to determine whether the in-service Mk 697 Mod 0 Wooden Shipping and Storage Container could be utilized to contain properly dunnaged solid type hazardous materials weighing up to a gross weight of 143 kg (316 pounds). The tests were conducted in accordance with Performance Oriented Packaging (POP) requirements specified by the United Nations Recommendations on the Transportation of Dangerous Goods, ST/SG/AC.10/1 and the Code of Federal Regulations, Title 49 CFR, Parts 107 through 178. The container has conformed to the POP performance requirements; i.e., the container successfully retained its contents throughout the specified tests. POP Test of Mk 697 Mod 0 Wooden, Shipping and Storage Container.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 1992
Accession Number
ADA248588

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