§ 174.538 Loading and storage chart of explosives and other dangerous articles. Loading and Storage Chart of Explosives and Other Dangerous Articles shown in this section (a) Explosives or other dangerous articles must not be loaded, transported, or stored together, except as provided in the Subpart B-Loading and Storage Chart of Explosives and Other Dangerous Articles Low explosives or black powder High explosives or propellant explosives, class A Initiating or priming explosives, wet: Diazodinitrophenol, fulminate of mercury, guanyl nitrosamino guanylidene hydrazine, lead azide, lead styphnate, nitro mannite, nitrosoguanidine, pentaerythrite tetranitrate, tetrazene, lead mononitroresorcinate Blasting caps, with or without safety fuse (including electric blasting caps), detonating primers Ammunition for cannon with explosive projectiles, gas projectiles, smoke projectiles, incendiary projectiles, illuminating projectiles or shell; ammunition for small arms with incendiary projectiles; ammunition for small arms with explosive projectiles; rocket ammunition with explosive projectiles, gas projectiles, smoke projectiles, incendiary projectiles, illuminating projectiles; boosters (explosive); bursters (explosive); and supplementary charges (explosive) without detonators ed Explosive projectiles; bombs; torpedoes; mines; rifle or hand grenades (explosive); jet thrust units (jato), class A; igniters, jet thrust, class A; rocket motors, class A; igniters, rocket motor, class A Detonating fuzes, class A, with or without radioactive components Ammunition for cannon with empty, inert-loaded or solid projectiles, or without projectiles; rocket ammunition with empty, inert-loaded or solid projectiles. Propellant explosives, class B; jet thrust units (jato), class B; igniters, jet thrust, class B; rocket motors, class B; rocket engines (liquid), class B; igniters, rocket motor, class B; starter cartridges, jet engine, class B. Fireworks, special or railway torpedoes Small arms ammunition Primers for cannon or small arms, empty cartridge bags-black powder igniters, empty cartridge cases, primed, empty grenades, primed, combination primers or percussion caps, toy caps, explosive cable cutters, explosive rivets Percussion fuzes, tracer fuzes or tracers Time, combination or detonating fuzes, class C Cordeau detonant fuse, safety squibs, fuse lighters, fuse igniters, delay electric igniters, electric squibs, instantaneous fuse or igniter cord Fireworks, common, highway fusees or railway fusees Flammable liquids or compressed flammable gases, red label Flammable solids or oxidizing materials, yellow label Acids or corrosive liquids, white label Compressed nonflammable gases, green label Poisonous gases or liquids, in cylinders, projectiles or bombs, poison gas label Radioactive materials (class D poisons) Χ § 174.538 Loading and storage chart of explosives and other dangerous articles—Continued. Subpart B-Loading and Storage Chart of Explosives and Other Dangerous Articles-Continued Low explosives or black powder High explosives or propellant explosives, class A Initiating or priming explosives, wet: Diazodinitrophenol, fulminate of mercury, guanyl nitrosamino guanylidene hydrazine, lead azide, lead styphnate, nitro mannite. nitrosoguanidine. pentaerythrite tetranitrate, tetrazene, lead mononitroresorcinate Blasting caps, with or without safety fuse (including electric blasting caps), detonating primers Ammunition for cannon with explosive projectiles, gas projectiles, smoke projectiles, incendiary projectiles, illuminating projectiles or shell, ammunition for small arms with explosive bullets, or ammunition for small arms with explosive projectiles, or rocket ammunition with explosive projectiles, gas projectiles, smoke projectiles, incendiary projectiles, illuminating projectiles; and boosters (explosive), bursters (explosive), or supplementary charges (explosive) without detonators Explosive projectiles, bombs, torpedoes, or mines, rifle or hand grenades (explosive), jet thrust units (jato), explosive, class A or igniters, jet thrust (jato), explosive, class A Detonating fuzes, class A, with or without radioactive com. ! X X X X Does not include nitro carbo nitrate or ammonium nitrate, fertilizer grade, which NOTE 3: Gas identification sets may be loaded and transported with all articles NOTE 4: Nitric acid, when loaded in the same car with other acids or other corrosive [29 F.R. 18774, Dec. 29, 1964, as amended by Order 66, 30 F.R. 5747, Apr. 23, 1965; Order 72, 31 F.R. 6425, Apr. 28, 1966; Order 71, 31 F.R. 9073, July 1, 19661 Subpart C-Placards on Cars § 174.540 "Explosives" placards. (a) Explosives placards as prescribed in § 174.550 must be applied to certified cars containing explosives, class A, specified in §§ 173.53 to 173.87 of this chapter. Placards must show in the spaces provided station name and date. NOTE 1: For cars requiring the poison gas placard, see § 174.542. § 174.541 "Dangerous" placards; "Dangerous-Radioactive material" placards; or "Caution-Residual phosphorus" placards. (a) "Dangerous" placard, as prescribed by § 174.552 must be applied to cars, and container cars, as follows: (1) Cars containing one or more packages bearing red, yellow, white acid, or corrosive liquid caution labels, or white "poison" labels, as prescribed by §§ 173.405 to 173.408 and 173.409(a) (2) of this chapter, or without labels as authorized in § 173.402(c) of this chapter. (2) Cars containing flammable solids, oxidizing materials or poisonous solids, class B, in bulk. (3) Tank cars containing flammable liquids, flammable solids or oxidizing materials, acids or corrosive liquids, poisonous liquids or solids, class B, compressed flammable gases, compressed nonflammable gases. (4) Cars containing shipments of explosives, class B. NOTE 1: For cars also requiring the poison gas placard, see § 174.542. (5) When explosives, class A, are loaded in the same car with explosives, class B, or poisonous solids or liquids, class B, only the "Explosives" placard is required. (b) "Dangerous-Radioactive material" placards, as prescribed in § 174.553, must be applied to cars containing shipments of class D poisons as prescribed by §§ 173.392 (c) and 173.393 of this chapter and bearing labels as described in § 173.414 (a), (b), (c), and (d) of this chapter. (c) "Caution-Residual phosphorus" placard, as prescribed in § 174.555, must be applied to tank cars which last contained shipments of white or yellow phosphorus and which are required to be filled with water or inert gas before tank car is offered for return movement as provided in § 173.190 (b) (3) of this chapter. [29 F.R. 18774, Dec. 29, 1964, as amended by Order 70, 31 F.R. 6495, Apr. 29, 1966] § 174.542 "Poison gas" placards. (a) "Poison gas" placards as prescribed by 174.551 must be applied to cars as follows: (1) Cars containing one or more packages or articles bearing the "Poison gas" label. (2) Cars containing ammunition for cannon with toxic gas projectiles, or projectiles, bombs, or other containers loaded with toxic gas requiring the "Poison gas" label. NOTE 1: The poison gas placard must be applied to cars in addition to any other placards required. (b) "Flammable poison gas" placards. "Flammable poison gas" placards as prescribed in § 174.556 must be applied to Class 105A-W tank cars containing hydrocyanic acid. (c) "Poison gas" placards. "Poison gas" placards, for tank cars, as prescribed in § 174.557 must be applied to tank cars containing class A poisons except hydrocyanic acid. § 174.543 trains. Placarding cars; passenger (a) When a freight, baggage, or express car containing freight shipments of explosives, class B, or freight shipments of dangerous articles other than explosives requiring labels as prescribed by Part 173 of this chapter (not including class A poison gases or liquids), is hauled in a passenger train and such car or cars are not occupied by an employe of the carrier, proper placards must be applied to the car as required by this part. § 174.544 Placards not required. (a) Placards are not required for: (1) Cars containing explosives, class C. (2) Cars, other than tank cars, containing nonflammable compressed gas (green label). (3) Cars containing class C poisons (tear gas label). (4) Cars loaded with electric storage batteries containing electrolyte or corrosive battery fluid in carload lots. (5) Cars carrying shipments of electrolyte acid or corrosive battery fluid |