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Pipeline and Haz. Matls. Safety Admin., DOT 

§ 172.334 

specified in this section, or on white 
square-on-point configurations as pre-
scribed in § 172.336(b). 

(b) 

Orange panels. 

Display of an iden-

tification number on an orange panel 
shall be in conformance with the fol-
lowing: 

(1) The orange panel must be 160 mm 

(6.3 inches) high by 400 mm (15.7 inches) 
wide with a 15 mm (0.6 inches) black 
outer border. The identification num-
ber shall be displayed in 100 mm (3.9 
inches) black Helvetica Medium nu-
merals on the orange panel. Measure-
ments may vary from those specified 
plus or minus 5 mm (0.2 inches). 

(2) The orange panel may be made of 

any durable material prescribed for 
placards in § 172.519, and shall be of the 
orange color specified for labels or 
placards in appendix A to this part. 

(3) The name and hazard class of a 

material may be shown in the upper 
left border of the orange panel in let-
ters not more than 18 points (0.25 in.) 
high. 

(4) Except for size and color, the or-

ange panel and identification numbers 
shall be as illustrated for Liquefied pe-
troleum gas: 

(c) 

Placards. 

Display of an identifica-

tion number on a hazard warning 
placard shall be in conformance with 
the following: 

(1) The identification number shall 

be displayed across the center area of 
the placard in 88 mm (3.5 inches) black 
Alpine Gothic or Alternate Gothic No. 
3 numerals on a white background 100 
mm (3.9 inches) high and approxi-
mately 215 mm (8.5 inches) wide and 
may be outlined with a solid or dotted 
line border. 

(2) The top of the 100 mm (3.9 inches) 

high white background shall be ap-
proximately 40 mm (1.6 inches) above 
the placard horizontal center line. 

(3) An identification number may be 

displayed only on a placard cor-

responding to the primary hazard class 
of the hazardous material. 

(4) For a COMBUSTIBLE placard 

used to display an identification num-
ber, the entire background below the 
white background for the identifica-
tion number must be white during 
transportation by rail and may be 
white during transportation by high-
way. 

(5) The name of the hazardous mate-

rial and the hazard class may be shown 
in letters not more than 18 points high 
immediately within the upper border of 
the space on the placard bearing the 
identification number of the material. 

(6) If an identification number is 

placed over the word(s) on a placard, 
the word(s) should be substantially 
covered to maximize the effectiveness 
of the identification number. 

(d) Except for size and color, the dis-

play of an identification number on a 
placard shall be as illustrated for Ace-
tone: 

[Amdt. 172–101, 45 FR 74667, Nov. 10, 1980, as 
amended by Amdt. 172–81, 48 FR 28099, June 
20, 1983; Amdt. 172–110, 52 FR 29527, Aug. 10, 
1987; Amdt. 172–123, 55 FR 52593, Dec. 21, 1990; 
56 FR 66255, Dec. 20, 1991; Amdt. 172–151, 62 
FR 1228, Jan. 8, 1997; 65 FR 50459, Aug. 18, 
2000; 68 FR 57632, Oct. 6, 2003] 

§ 172.334

Identification numbers; pro-

hibited display. 

(a) No person may display an identi-

fication number on a RADIOACTIVE, 
EXPLOSIVES 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.4, 1.5 or 1.6, 
DANGEROUS, or subsidiary hazard 
placard. 

(b) No person may display an identi-

fication number on a placard, orange 

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