UN Marking

UN Marking
for Packaging
g g for
the Transport of Dangerous Goods
European Association of Steel Drum Manufacturers
Syndicat Européen de l’industrie des Fûts en Acier
Verband der Europäischen Stahl Fassindustrie
Open Head
United Nations
- 1 A 2 - Y 90 - S - F – G - LRM – E028
1 = Drum
A = Steel
2 = Open Head
Manufacturer
Day + hours + minutes + seconds
Statement N°
Gross mass
Authorizing State
Packing Group
X = High danger
Y = Medium danger
Z = Low danger
Solid
Testhouse
European Association of Steel Drum Manufacturers
Syndicat Européen de l’industrie des Fûts en Acier
Verband der Europäischen Stahl Fassindustrie
Tight Head
United Nations
- 1 A 1 - X 1.2 - 350 - F - G - LRM H023
1 = Drum
A = Steel
1 = Tight Head
Manufacturer
Day + hours + minutes + seconds
Statement N°
Maximum density
Authorizing
g State
Packing Group
X = High danger
Y = Medium danger
Z = Low danger
Hydrostatic pressure
(in Kpa)
European Association of Steel Drum Manufacturers
Syndicat Européen de l’industrie des Fûts en Acier
Verband der Europäischen Stahl Fassindustrie
Testhouse
Regulation
Performances evaluation by proofs completion
based on different codes and regulations
(IMDG / OACI / RID et ADR / ADN / AEIA / RTMDR / DOT
UN R
Recommendation
d ti
Individual p
product stamping
p g with a distinguishing
g
g label
The logo
certifies the carriage of the packaged product in the EC as well as for export
European Association of Steel Drum Manufacturers
Syndicat Européen de l’industrie des Fûts en Acier
Verband der Europäischen Stahl Fassindustrie
Manufacturer duties
•
Follow up of the statement conformity
•
Half-yearly destructive tests for all statements
(watertightness hydrostatic pressure,
(watertightness,
pressure overthrow)
•
Destructive tests for the seaming control of every new production
((as indicated in the AQ manual))
•
Traceability of the materials and constituents, to be archived for 2 years
•
Acceptance
A
t
off a control
t l from
f
the
th certificatory
tifi t
llaboratory
b t
(laboratory under the Transportation Ministry trusteeship)
•
Consultancy on the most adapted economical solutions
European Association of Steel Drum Manufacturers
Syndicat Européen de l’industrie des Fûts en Acier
Verband der Europäischen Stahl Fassindustrie
User responsabilities
The user has to:
•
Provide some information on the product:
- nature
- Packing Group (X, Y or Z)
- density
- packaged mass
- viscosity
•
I di t if possible:
Indicate
ibl
- filling process
- storage
g conditions
- carriage conditions
European Association of Steel Drum Manufacturers
Syndicat Européen de l’industrie des Fûts en Acier
Verband der Europäischen Stahl Fassindustrie