Non-Bulk Containers

Hazardous Materials Technician Study Guide 2 Design and Contents Non-Bulk Packaging –Bags and Bottles –Boxes –Multi-cell Packaging –Carboys –Cylinders Aerosol Containers Cryogenic cylinders Uninsulated Cylinders –Drums –Jerricans –Wooden Barrels

Hazardous Materials Technician Study Guide 3 Bottles Protected Plastic Glass

Hazardous Materials Technician Study Guide 4 Bottles Description –Glass or plastic although metal and ceramic are sometimes used. –Closed with threaded caps or stoppers –Capacity ranges from ounces to 20 gallons or more –Usually placed in an outside package for transport –Sometimes referred to as jugs or jars

Hazardous Materials Technician Study Guide 5 Commodities Transported –Liquids and solids, including laboratory reagents, corrosives liquids, and anti-freeze –Brown bottles are commonly used for light sensitive and reactive materials, such as organic peroxides

Hazardous Materials Technician Study Guide 6 Boxes Wooden Divided Fiberboard Fiberboard

Hazardous Materials Technician Study Guide 7 Boxes Description –Rigid packaging that completely encloses the contents –Commonly used as the outside packaging for other nonbulk packages. Inner packaging may be surrounded with absorbent or vermiculite. –Constructed of fiberboard, wood, metal, plywood, plastic, or other suitable materials –Fiberboard boxes may contain up to 65 pounds of material; wooden boxes up to 550 pounds.

Hazardous Materials Technician Study Guide 8 Commodity Transported –Liquids and solids –Almost any hazardous material can be found inside a box, i.e. battery acid, laboratory regents –Combination packaging using a box within inner package commonly used for radioactive materials and etiological agents, and infectious samples.

Hazardous Materials Technician Study Guide 9 Multi-cell Packaging Base Lid

Hazardous Materials Technician Study Guide 10 Multi-cell Description –Consist of a form-fitting, expanding polystyrene box encasing one of more bottles –When transporting certain hazardous materials, maximum bottle capacity is limited to 4 liters (little over 1 gallon), and up to 6 bottles may be placed in one multi-cell package Commodity Transported –Liquids such as specialty chemicals, corrosive liquids, and various solvents

Hazardous Materials Technician Study Guide 11 Carboys PolystyreneWooden Box

Hazardous Materials Technician Study Guide 12 Carboys Description –Glass or plastic “bottles” that may be encased in outer packaging (e.g., polystyrene box, wooden crate, plywood drum) –Range in capacity to over 20 gallons Commodity Transported –Liquids such as acids and caustics, and water

Hazardous Materials Technician Study Guide 13 Cylinders AerosolUninsulatedCryogenic

Hazardous Materials Technician Study Guide 14 Aerosol Containers Description –Small cylinders made of metal, glass or plastic –Transported in boxes –Propellant may be flammable gas (e.g., propane) Commodity –Contain hazardous materials with a propellant. –Cleaners, lubricants, paint, toiletries, and pesticides

Hazardous Materials Technician Study Guide 15 Uninsulated Containers Description –Typically made of steel. –Some may be made of aluminum or fiberglass –Found in various sizes from 20 lb. Propane to 1 ton cylinders –Do not have uniform taper on cylinder head –Thread design depends on commodity Commodity –Pressurized and liquefied gases, such as acetylene, LPG, chlorine and oxygen

Hazardous Materials Technician Study Guide 16 Cryogenic (insulated) Cylinders Description –Insulated metal cylinder within an outer protective metal jacket –Area between cylinder and jacket normally under vacuum –Designed for a specific range of pressures and temperatures –Various range of sizes Commodities –Liquid oxygen, nitrogen, helium

Hazardous Materials Technician Study Guide 17 5 Gallon Drums Metal Open Head Closed Head

Hazardous Materials Technician Study Guide 18 Drums Closed Head Plastic Open Head Plastic Fiber Plywood

Hazardous Materials Technician Study Guide 19 Drums Description –Constructed of metal, plastic, fiberboard, plywood, or other suitable material –Typically 55 gallon capacity –Overpack drums used to hold damaged or leaking nonbulk packaging have 85 gallon capacity –Removable head (“Open head) or nonremovable (“Closed head”) –Closed head usually have a 2” and a 3/4” opening called “bungs”

Hazardous Materials Technician Study Guide 20 Commodity –Used for liquids and solids, depending on construction of the drum. –Lubricating grease, caustic powders, corrosive liquids, flammable solvents, and poisons.

Hazardous Materials Technician Study Guide 21 Bulk Bags Strap Design Bottom Outlet Sleeve Design

Hazardous Materials Technician Study Guide 22 Bulk Bags Description –Pre-formed packaging constructed of flexible materials such as polypropylene. –Can be coated, plain or with a liner –Sizes range from 15 to 85 cubic feet –Capacities range from 500 to 5,000 lbs. –Transported in both open and closed vehicles Commodities –Solid materials such as fertilizer –Pesticides, and water treatment chemicals

Hazardous Materials Technician Study Guide 23 Portable Tanks and Bins Portable BinPortable Tank

Hazardous Materials Technician Study Guide 24 Portable Bins Description –Approximately 4’ by 6’ –May contain up to 7,700 lbs. –Loaded through the top and unloaded from the side or bottom –Usually transported on flat-bed trucks and trailers Commodity –Solid materials such as ammonium nitrate and calcium carbide –Liquids such as bleach

Hazardous Materials Technician Study Guide 25 Portable Tanks Description –May have rectangular or circular cross sections and approximately 6’ high. –Capacity of approximately 300 to 400 gallons. –May contain internal pressures up to 100 psi Commodity –Liquid materials such as liquid fertilizers, water treatment chemicals, and flammable solvents.

Hazardous Materials Technician Study Guide 26 Bags Twisted and Tied Folded and Glued Stitched

Hazardous Materials Technician Study Guide 27 Bags Description –Flexible packaging constructed of cloth, burlap, kraft paper, plastic or a combination of these materials. –Closed by folding and glueing, heat sealing, heat sealing, stitching, crimping with metal, or twisting and tying –Typically contain up to 100 lbs and usually palletized Commodities –Fertilizers, pesticides, and caustic powders

Hazardous Materials Technician Study Guide 28 Palletized Non-Bulk Loose Bags

Hazardous Materials Technician Study Guide 29 Palletized Non-Bulk 55 Gallon Drums 5 Gallon Pails