Plastics film bags
Bags shall be made of a suitable plastics material. The strength of the material used and the
construction of the bag shall be appropriate to the capacity of the bag and to its intended use. Joins and
closures shall withstand pressures and impacts liable to occur under normal conditions of carriage.
Paper bags
5M1 multiwall
5M2 multiwall, water resistant
Bags shall be made of a suitable kraft paper or of an equivalent paper with at least three plies, the
middle ply of which may be net-cloth and adhesive bonding to the outer paper plies. The strength of
the paper and the construction of the bags shall be appropriate to the capacity of the bag and to its
intended use. Joins and closures shall be sift-proof.
Bags 5M2: to prevent the entry of moisture, a bag of four plies or more shall be made waterproof by
the use of either a water resistant ply as one of the two outermost plies or a water resistant barrier
made of a suitable protective material between the two outermost plies; a bag of three plies shall be
made waterproof by the use of a water resistant ply as the outermost ply. Where there is a danger of
the substance contained reacting with moisture or where it is packed damp, a waterproof ply or
barrier, such as double-tarred kraft paper, plastics-coated kraft paper, plastics film bonded to the inner
surface of the bag, or one or more inner plastics liners, shall also be placed next to the substance. Joins
and closures shall be waterproof.
Composite packagings (plastics material)
6HA1 plastics receptacle with outer steel drum
6HA2 plastics receptacle with outer steel crate or box
6HB1 plastics receptacle with outer aluminium drum
6HB2 plastics receptacle with outer aluminium crate or box
6HC plastics receptacle with outer wooden box
6HD1 plastics receptacle with outer plywood drum
6HD2 plastics receptacle with outer plywood box
6HG1 plastics receptacle with outer fibre drum
6HG2 plastics receptacle with outer fibreboard box
6HH1 plastics receptacle with outer plastics drum
6HH2 plastics receptacle with outer solid plastics box
Inner receptacle
The requirements of 6.1.4.8.1 and 6.1.4.8.4 to 6.1.4.8.7 apply to plastics inner receptacles.
The plastics inner receptacle shall fit snugly inside the outer packaging, which shall be free of any
projection that might abrade the plastics material.
Maximum capacity of inner receptacle:
6HA1, 6HB1, 6HD1, 6HG1, 6HH1: 250 litres
6HA2, 6HB2, 6HC, 6HD2, 6HG2, 6HH2: 60 litres.
Maximum net mass:
6HA1, 6HB1, 6HD1, 6HG1, 6HH1: 400 kg
6HA2, 6HB2, 6HC, 6HD2, 6HG2, 6HH2: 75 kg.
Outer packaging
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