This standard sets out the requirements for designing, manufacturing and marking of UN standardized large packagings and for selecting and using large packagings for the transportation of dangerous goods of Classes 3, 4, 5, 6.1, 8 and 9. This standard consists of two parts and two annexes.

Part I contains the requirements for the design, manufacture and marking of UN Standardized large packagings.

Part II contains the requirements for the selection and use of large packagings for the transportation of dangerous goods of Classes 3, 4, 5, 6.1, 8 and 9.

Annex A sets out the minimum requirements for the completion of a UN Standardized large packaging design report submitted to the Director.

Annex B, Part 1 contains a list of packing instruction numbers for dangerous goods.

Annex B, Part 2 contains the detailed packing instruction information.

Note 1: Requirements on the packaging, handling, offering for transport and transport of Explosives (Class 1) may be found in the CAN/CGSB-43.151 standard.

Note 2: Requirements on the packaging, handling, offering for transport and transport of used Aerosols (Class 2) may be found in the CAN/CGSB-43.123 standard.

This standard applies to both standardized and non-standardized means of containment as defined in the Transportation of Dangerous Goods Regulations (TDG Regulations).