ADR packing instruction P602
Heading in ADR: “P602 PACKING INSTRUCTION”
Sealed packagings for toxic liquids: canned glass inners (15 kg gross), 5 l inners (75 kg gross), tested drums or composites, or pressure receptacles.
All packagings must be hermetically sealed. Options: (1) glass inners of up to 1 litre, filled to 90 % at most with secured closures, each in a metal receptacle with absorbent cushioning, inside listed drums or boxes, maximum gross mass 15 kg; (2) metal or plastics inners of up to 5 litres, 90 % filled, with absorbent and inert cushioning, in listed outers up to 75 kg gross; (3) single drums or composite packagings (1A1, 1B1, 1N1, 1H1, 6HA1 or 6HH1) hydraulically tested at 0.3 MPa or more, leak tested at 30 kPa, with screw caps secured against loosening and fitted with a cap seal; (4) pressure receptacles meeting 4.1.3.6, tested every 10 years at 1 MPa (10 bar), without relief device, in an outer packaging if walls are under 2.0 mm or valves unprotected, and not manifolded. For liquids toxic by inhalation with LC50 of 200 ml/m3 or less the plug or valve rules of (4)(a)-(d) apply.
| Value | Applies when |
|---|---|
| 1 l | maximum per glass inner packaging, option (1) |
| 15 kg | maximum gross mass, option (1) |
| 5 l | maximum per metal or plastics inner, option (2) |
| 75 kg | maximum gross mass, option (2) |
| 90 % | maximum fill of inner packagings |
| 10 bar | minimum test pressure of pressure receptacles (1 MPa), every 10 years |
| Type | Code | Packing groups | Max capacity (L) | Max net mass (kg) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (1) combination: glass in metal receptacle in outer — inner: glass max 1 l each in metal receptacles; 15 kg gross | 1A1, 1A2, 1B1, 1B2, 1N1, 1N2, 1H1, 1H2, 1D, 1G, 4A, 4B, 4N, 4C1, 4C2, 4D, 4F, 4G, 4H2 | — | — | — |
| (2) combination: metal or plastics inners — inner: metal or plastics max 5 l each; 75 kg gross | 1A1, 1A2, 1B1, 1B2, 1N1, 1N2, 1H1, 1H2, 1D, 1G, 4A, 4B, 4N, 4C1, 4C2, 4D, 4F, 4G, 4H2 | — | — | — |
| (3) drums and composite packagings | 1A1, 1B1, 1N1, 1H1, 6HA1, 6HH1 | — | — | — |
| (4) pressure receptacles — inner: subject to 4.1.3.6 | — | — | — | — |
Refers to: 4.1.1; 4.1.3; 4.1.3.6.
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Source: ADR 2025 (ECE/TRANS/352), Volume II, section 4.1.4.1, P602, page 126.
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