ADR packing instruction P405
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Phosphorus (UN 1381): wet in canned or glass inners in boxes, or metal drums/jerricans; dry fused in drums up to 400 kg.
Covers UN 1381. Wet phosphorus may go in (a) boxes of the listed types up to 75 kg net holding hermetically sealed metal cans up to 15 kg or glass inners up to 2 kg cushioned with dry absorbent non-combustible material able to soak up the whole contents, or (b) metal drums up to 400 kg net or jerricans 3A1 or 3B1 up to 120 kg net; these must be able to pass the 6.1.5.4 leakproofness test at packing group II level. Dry phosphorus, when fused, goes in removable-head metal drums (1A2, 1B2 or 1N2) up to 400 kg net; in projectiles or hard-cased articles without Class 1 components it is packed as the competent authority specifies.
| Type | Code | Packing groups | Max capacity (L) | Max net mass (kg) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| wet: boxes (combination) — inner: sealed metal cans max 15 kg, or cushioned glass max 2 kg | 4A, 4B, 4N, 4C1, 4C2, 4D, 4F | — | — | 75 |
| wet: drums | 1A1, 1A2, 1B1, 1B2, 1N1, 1N2 | — | — | 400 |
| wet: jerricans | 3A1, 3B1 | — | — | 120 |
| dry, fused: drums | 1A2, 1B2, 1N2 | — | — | 400 |
Refers to: 4.1.1; 4.1.3; 6.1.5.4.
Carried by 2 Table A entries
Source: ADR 2025 (ECE/TRANS/352), Volume II, section 4.1.4.1, P405, page 111.
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