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The design type is specified in the design type approvals of drums, jerricans, IBCs and composite packaging with inner plastics receptacles by the BAM as the competent authority in terms of the use of the plastics moulded material.
A change of the producer of plastics moulded materials or of the moulded material is regarded as a new material and a new design type independent from the specific material parameters of the plastics moulded material. The testing type testing had to be repeated generally. The issue of another design type approval was necessary.
It is possible to forbear from this extensive procedure with publishing of the rules for the verification of the suitability of alternative plastics moulded materials for the manufacture of packaging and IBCs for dangerous goods (BAM-GGR 003) if the required limits of specific material parameters are kept.
The application of the Dangerous Goods Rule 003 of the BAM is connected with a significant saving of time and costs for the applicant from the industry.
In the Dangerous Goods Rule 003 of the BAM – Packaging – Transport packaging for dangerous goods – Comparative material testing of polyethylene grades – are specified for the applicant (Producer of plastics moulded materials, manufacturer of plastics packaging or IBC etc.) the preconditions for the use of alternative polyethylene grades for the manufacture of packaging and IBCs for transport of dangerous goods.
Plastics moulded materials for packaging and IBC are approved based on this dangerous Goods Rule without repetition of the whole design type testing.
From the testing of plastics moulding material to the prototype approval of packaging and IBC
