IBCs, their attachments and their service and structural equipment shall be designed to withstand,
without loss of contents, the internal pressure of the contents and the stresses of normal handling and
carriage. IBCs intended for stacking shall be designed for stacking. Any lifting or securing features of
IBCs shall be of sufficient strength to withstand the normal conditions of handling and carriage
without gross distortion or failure and shall be so positioned that no undue stress is caused in any part
of the IBC.

Where an IBC consists of a body within a framework it shall be so constructed that:
(a) The body does not chafe or rub against the framework so as to cause material damage to the
body;
(b) The body is retained within the framework at all times;
(c) The items of equipment are fixed in such a way that they cannot be damaged if the connections
between body and frame allow relative expansion or movement.

Where a bottom discharge valve is fitted, it shall be capable of being made secure in the closed
position and the whole discharge system shall be suitably protected from damage. Valves having lever
closures shall be able to be secured against accidental opening and the open or closed position shall be
readily apparent. For IBCs containing liquids, a secondary means of sealing the discharge aperture
shall also be provided, e.g. a blank flange or equivalent device.

Testing, certification and inspection

Quality assurance: the IBCs shall be manufactured, remanufactured, repaired and tested under a
quality assurance programme which satisfies the competent authority, in order to ensure that each
manufactured, remanufactured or repaired IBC meets the requirements of this Chapter.
NOTE: ISO 16106:2006 "Packaging – Transport packages for dangerous goods – Dangerous
goods packagings, intermediate bulk containers (IBCs) and large packagings – Guidelines for the
application of ISO 9001" provides acceptable guidance on procedures which may be followed.

Test requirements: IBCs shall be subject to design type tests and, if applicable, to initial and periodic
inspections and tests in accordance with 6.5.4.4.

Certification: in respect of each design type of IBC a certificate and mark (as in 6.5.2) shall be issued
attesting that the design type, including its equipment, meets the test requirements.

Inspection and testing

NOTE: See also 6.5.4.5 for tests and inspections on repaired IBCs.

Every metal, rigid plastics and composite IBC shall be inspected to the satisfaction of the competent
authority:
(a) Before it is put into service (including after remanufactured), and thereafter at intervals not
exceeding five years, with regard to:
(i) conformity to design type including marks;
(ii) internal and external condition;
(iii) proper functioning of service equipment.
Thermal insulation, if any, need be removed only to the extent necessary for a proper
examination of the body of the IBC.
(b) At intervals of not more than two and a half years, with regard to:
(i) external condition;
(ii) proper functioning of service equipment.
Thermal insulation, if any, need be removed only to the extent necessary for a proper
examination of the body of the IBC.
Each IBC shall correspond in all respects to its design type.

 

Every metal, rigid plastics and composite IBC for liquids, or for solids which are filled or discharged
under pressure, shall undergo a suitable leakproofness test. This test is part of a quality assurance
programme as stipulated in 6.5.4.1 which shows the capability of meeting the appropriate test level
indicated in 6.5.6.7.3:
(a) Before it is first used for carriage;
(b) At intervals of not more than two and a half years.

A report of each inspection and test shall be kept by the owner of the IBC at least until the next
inspection or test. The report shall include the results of the inspection and test and shall identify the
party performing the inspection and test (see also the marking requirements in 6.5.2.2.1).

The competent authority may at any time require proof, by tests in accordance with this Chapter, that
IBCs meet the requirements of the design type tests.

Repaired IBCs

When an IBC is impaired as a result of impact (e.g. accident) or any other cause, it shall be repaired or
otherwise maintained (see definition of "Routine maintenance of IBCs" in 1.2.1), so as to conform to
the design type. The bodies of rigid plastics IBCs and the inner receptacles of composite IBCs that are
impaired shall be replaced.

In addition to any other testing and inspection requirements in ADR, an IBC shall be subjected to the
full testing and inspection requirements set out in 6.5.4.4, and the required reports shall be prepared,
whenever it is repaired.
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