Regulations last checked for updates: May 21, 2024

Title 40 - Protection of Environment last revised: May 17, 2024
§ 261.173 - Management of containers.

(a) A container holding hazardous secondary material must always be closed during storage, except when it is necessary to add or remove the hazardous secondary material.

(b) A container holding hazardous secondary material must not be opened, handled, or stored in a manner which may rupture the container or cause it to leak.

source: 45 FR 33119, May 19, 1980, unless otherwise noted.
cite as: 40 CFR 261.173