PPP-C-2020A
applicable requirements specified herein and to the requirements of the contract and applicable referenced commodity specifications. The unit containers and their filling operations shall be in compliance with Occupational Safety and Health Standards. In the absence of the designation of a particular type, class, grade, or style container by the procuring activity, the contractor shall select an appropriate container, subject to approval by the contracting officer after coordination with the appropriate technical or engineering office for whom the chemicals are to be obtained.
3.1.3 Outage. Unit containers shall have a sufficient outage (see 6.4) to prevent leakage from, or distortion of, the containers because of expansion of the contents as a result of a change in temperature during transit or storage. The minimum outage shall be in accordance with 49 CPR
100 to 199 or ICAO-TDGA. Closures shall be applied in accordance with the specific instruc- tions of the container manufacturer.
3.1.4 Stability and permeability. Unit containers and their closures (including closure liners and facings), linings, and space fillers shall neither affect nor be affected by the chemical con- tents. There shall be no physical or chemical interaction between the container and the chemical contents which would alter the container or the volume, strength, quality, or purity of the con- tents beyond any limits specified in the contract or in the commodity specification.
3.1.5 Workmanship. Unit, intermediate, pack and overpack containers shall be free of for- eign matter such as dirt, oil, and grease and damage such as chips, cracks, corrosion, rust, dents (except for those caused by normal shipping and handling), deformation, tears, and other defects which would impair their serviceability. There shall be no defects or omissions which would im- pair the effectiveness of the complete pack or any portion thereof.
3.2 Non-POP containers. Shipping containers for materials defined in 3.1.1.1 do not have to meet POP requirements. Unregulated photographic dry and liquid chemicals shall be packaged as specified in 3.2.1.1.3, 3.2.1.1.4, 3.2.1.1.6, 3.2.1.1.8, 3.2.1.1.13.
3.2.1 Unit packing. A specified unit quantity (see 6.2) +1 or -0 percent of chemical shall be unit packed and preserved level A, level B, or commercial as specified (see 6.2).
3.2.1.1 Level A.
3.2.1.1.1 Type I, class 1 - glass bottles, jars, vials, tubes, and ampoules. Glass bottles, jars, vials, tubes, and ampoules shall conform to group A, class 1 of PPP-C-186. The glass type, container style, light penetration grade, closure, facing on liner of closure, and seal shall conform to PPP-C-186 and shall be as specified (see 6.2). The containers shall be filled with the speci- fied chemical and then shall be tightly closed and sealed with a secondary closure. The secondary closure shall consist of a shrinkable plastic sleeve (see 6.5) or a strip of tape conforming to type I, class optional of PPP-T-66 centered between the skirt of the cap and the shoulder of the neck of the bottle, jar, or vial. No less than one and one-third turns of tape shall be applied around the cap-neck circumference. The glass containers shall be enclosed upright and cushioned in enclosure A, B, or C as specified (6.2).
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