Re: RE: Shipping question

[BLHamrick@aol.com]

In a message dated 9/1/99, 3:15:14 PM, radsafe@romulus.ehs.uiuc.edu writes:
<<Hi folks,
Does a type A package actually have to be "tested" to the critieria in
49CFR173, or does it just need to be "designed" to meet the test
criteria?>>

Um...I think 49 CFR 173.461 spells that out...

Compliance with the test requirements in 173.463 through 173.469 (173.465 
gives the type A testing) must be shown by any of the methods prescribed in 
this paragraph...

1.  Performance of the tests with a prototype...

2.  Reference to a previous, satisfactory demonstartion of compliance of a 
sufficiently similar nature...

3.  Performance with models of appropriate scale incorporating those features 
that are significant...

4.  Calculations or reasoned evaluation, using reliable and conservative 
procedures and parameters.

The above is the abridged version.  Always check your own copy of the regs. ; 
)

Barbara
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