scope:

This specification covers the requirements for the packaging of liquid, dry, and paste chemicals and photographic dry and liquid chemicals (both non-hazardous and hazardous chemicals).

Unit containers for liquid, dry, and paste chemicals shall be of the following types and classes as specified (see 6.2):

TYPE I - Glass Containers Class 1 - Bottles, jars, vials, tubes, and ampoules Class 2 - Carboys TYPE II - Metal Containers Class 1 - Cans Class 2 - Pails and drums Class 3 - Collapsible tubes

Comments or suggestions pertaining to this specification should be addressed to: Technical Director, U.S. Army Edgewood Research, Development and Engineering Center, ATTN: SCBRD-ENE-S, Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD 21010-5423

Type III - Plastic Containers Class 1 - Bags Class 2 - Pouches Class 3 - Bottles, jars, vials, and tubes Class 4 - Pails Class 5 - Drums and carboys Type IV - Paper Containers Class 1 - Fiber drums Class 2 - Spirally wound fiber cans Class 3 - Fiberboard boxes Class 4 - Paper sacks TYPE V - Textile and Plastic Bags TYPE VI - Composite Containers Class 1 - Composite cans with metal ends for liquid chemicals Class 2 - Composite cans for dry chemicals Class 3 - Metal pails and drums with plastic liners Class 4 - Fiber drums with plastic liners

intended Use:

It is intended that this specification be used for direct reference in contracts and in the packaging sections of chemical specifications.