• Excluding cylinders, UN or performance-oriented packagings are non-bulk and have successfully passed five performance tests.

United Nations (UN) or performance-oriented packaging are non-bulk packagings—except cylinders—that have successfully passed all applicable performance tests: Drop Test, Leakproofness Test, Hydrostatic Pressure Test, Stacking Test, and the Vibration Standard.

Manufacturers must mark all authorized packagings (specification or performance-oriented) as required by Parts 178 and 179 of the Hazardous Materials Regulations (HMR). The marking is the manufacturer’s certification that the packaging has been manufactured and tested in accordance with Parts 178 and 179.

• Excluding cylinders, UN or performance-oriented packagings are non-bulk and have successfully passed five performance tests.

United Nations (UN) or performance-oriented packaging are non-bulk packagings—except cylinders—that have successfully passed applicable performance tests: Drop Test, Leakproofness Test, Hydrostatic Pressure Test, Stacking Test, and the Vibration Standard.

Manufacturers must mark all authorized packagings (specification or performance-oriented) as required by Parts 178 and 179 of the Hazardous Materials Regulations (HMR). This marking is the manufacturer’s certification that the packaging has been manufactured and tested in accordance with Parts 178 and179.