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[Subsidiary]
CAP. 295] | Dangerous Goods (General) Regulations
[1983 Ed.
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10 L
10 L
10L (1) For transport only-
Packed with effective absorbent material in wooden cases. *In the case of Nitric Acid not exceeding 70% w/w or 1.420 S.G. the absorbent and protective packing material may consist of kieselguhr, whiting or an intimate mixture of sawdust and whiting, such that there is present in the mixture not less than 700 g of whiting and not more than 600 g of sawdust per kg of Nitric Acid. Any sawdust used must be of sufficient fineness and sufficiently intimately mixed with the whiting to prevent any dangerous segregation of the sawdust. Any additional amount of packing material necessary completely to fill the case when the packing material is well pressed down must consist of whiting or other non-organic material. For Nitric Acid above 70% w/w or 1.420 S.G. the absorbent and protective packing material must not consist of unapproved organic material, but may consist of whiting, whiting kieselguhr, kieselguhr or an intimate mixture of coarse exfoliated vermiculite and whiting consisting of 70%-80% whiting by weight and 20%-30% exfoliated vermiculite by weight or other substance approved by the Ministry or Authority. The use of a mixture of whiting and sawdust is
E and G
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NITRIC ACID.
(1) Glass or earthenware containers of suitable make, effectively closed.
10%
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