ADR packing instruction P112(a)

Heading in ADR: “P112(a) PACKING INSTRUCTION”

Wetted solid 1.1D explosives: inner bags or receptacles, intermediate bags or receptacles, outer boxes or drums.

Class 1 packing instruction: it sets out which inner, intermediate and outer packagings may be combined for the explosives assigned to it, and 4.1.1, 4.1.3 and the explosives rules of 4.1.5 apply on top. Applies to wetted solids of division 1.1D. Intermediate packagings may be omitted when leakproof removable-head drums form the outer packaging.

Permitted packagings
TypeCodePacking groupsMax capacity (L)Max net mass (kg)
boxes (outer) — inner: inner: bags (multiwall water-resistant paper, plastics, textile, rubberised textile, woven plastics) or receptacles (metal, plastics, wood); intermediate: bags (plastics, textile plastic coated or lined) or receptacles (metal, plastics, wood)4A, 4B, 4N, 4C1, 4C2, 4D, 4F, 4G, 4H1, 4H2———
drums (outer) — inner: inner: bags (multiwall water-resistant paper, plastics, textile, rubberised textile, woven plastics) or receptacles (metal, plastics, wood); intermediate: bags (plastics, textile plastic coated or lined) or receptacles (metal, plastics, wood)1A1, 1A2, 1B1, 1B2, 1N1, 1N2, 1D, 1G, 1H1, 1H2———

Conditions

special packing provisions referencedPP26, PP45

Refers to: 4.1.1; 4.1.3; 4.1.5.

Carried by 21 Table A entries

UN 0004 · UN 0072 · UN 0076 · UN 0078 · UN 0118 · UN 0133 · UN 0146 · UN 0150 · UN 0151 · UN 0154 · UN 0214 · UN 0215 · UN 0219 · UN 0220 · UN 0226 · UN 0266 · UN 0282 · UN 0340 · UN 0391 · UN 0394 and 1 more UN numbers

Source: ADR 2025 (ECE/TRANS/352), Volume II, section 4.1.4.1, P112(a), page 59.

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