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ORM-D (other regulated materials for domestic transport only) was a marking for mail or shipping in the United States. [1] Packages bearing this mark contained hazardous material in a limited quantity that present a limited hazard during transportation, due to its form, quantity, and packaging.
The Fair Packaging and Labeling Act is a U.S. law that applies to labels on many consumer products. It requires the label to state: The identity of the product; The name and place of business of the manufacturer, packer, or distributor; and; The net quantity of contents. The contents statement must include both metric and U.S. customary units.
The package testing is based on the packing group (hazard level) of the contents, the quantity of material, and the type of container. The UN recommendations are implemented by regulatory bodies in each country: Transport Canada, United States Department of Transportation, [3] etc. Some carriers have additional requirements.
Radioactive material, excepted package—empty packaging UN 2909: 7: Radioactive material, excepted package-articles manufactured from natural or depleted uranium or natural thorium UN 2910: 7: Radioactive material, excepted package-limited quantity of material UN 2911: 7: Radioactive material, excepted package-instruments or articles UN 2912: 7
Packaging material must fulfill a set of testing requirements before being authorized to store hazardous materials for transportation to endure the physical stress and environmental changes that may result in phase changes of the packaging contents during transportation. [23] All packaging provisions under the Act apply to—
Group I: great danger, and most protective packaging required. Some combinations of different classes of dangerous goods on the same vehicle or in the same container are forbidden if one of the goods is Group I. [7] Group II: medium danger; Group III: minor danger among regulated goods, and least protective packaging within the transportation ...
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Packaging is the science, art and technology of enclosing or protecting products for distribution, storage, sale, and use. Packaging also refers to the process of designing, evaluating, and producing packages. Packaging can be described as a coordinated system of preparing goods for transport, warehousing, logistics, sale, and end use ...