ADR packing instruction P010
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Glass or steel inner packagings in drums or boxes, steel single drums/jerricans, 6HA1 composites or steel pressure receptacles.
Allows combination packagings with glass inners of up to 1 l or steel inners of up to 40 l in steel, plastics, plywood or fibre drums or in steel, wood, plywood, reconstituted wood, fibreboard or plastics boxes, generally up to 400 kg net. As single packagings it allows non-removable head steel drums (1A1) up to 450 l and steel jerricans (3A1) up to 60 l, plastics receptacles in steel drums (6HA1) up to 250 l, and steel pressure receptacles meeting 4.1.3.6. The general rules of 4.1.1 and 4.1.3 apply.
| Type | Code | Packing groups | Max capacity (L) | Max net mass (kg) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| combination: drums — inner: glass max 1 l or steel max 40 l each | 1A1, 1A2, 1H1, 1H2, 1D, 1G | — | — | 400 |
| combination: boxes — inner: glass 1 l or steel 40 l | 4A, 4C1, 4C2, 4D, 4F, 4G, 4H2 | — | — | 400 |
| combination: expanded plastics boxes — inner: glass 1 l or steel 40 l | 4H1 | — | — | 60 |
| single: steel drum, non-removable head | 1A1 | — | 450 | — |
| single: steel jerrican, non-removable head | 3A1 | — | 60 | — |
| composite: plastics receptacle in steel drum | 6HA1 | — | 250 | — |
| steel pressure receptacles — inner: subject to 4.1.3.6 | — | — | — | — |
Note. The PDF limit column is offset by one row; the 60 kg limit was aligned to expanded plastics boxes (4H1) by counting rows (4 drum and 7 box rows).
Refers to: 4.1.1; 4.1.3; 4.1.3.3; 4.1.3.6.
Carried by 31 Table A entries
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Source: ADR 2025 (ECE/TRANS/352), Volume II, section 4.1.4.1, P010, page 57.
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