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Pipeline and Haz. Matls. Safety Admin., DOT
§ 172.411
2nd Floor, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE.,
Washington, DC 20590–0001.
(5) The following color standards in
the PANTONE
formula guide coated/
uncoated (see § 171.7(b) of this sub-
chapter) may be used to achieve the re-
quired colors on markings and hazard
warning labels and placards:
(i) For Red—Use PANTONE
186 U
(ii) For Orange—Use PANTONE
151
U
(iii) For Yellow—Use PANTONE
109
U
(iv) For Green—Use PANTONE
335
U
(v) For Blue—Use PANTONE
285 U
(vi) For Purple—Use PANTONE
259
U
(6) Where specific colors from the
PANTONE MATCHING SYSTEM
are
applied as opaque coatings, such as
paint, enamel, or plastic, or where la-
bels are printed directly on the surface
of a packaging, a spectrophotometer or
other instrumentation must be used to
ensure a proper match with the color
standards in the PANTONE
formula
guide coated/uncoated for colors pre-
scribed in paragraph (d)(5) of this sec-
tion. PANTONE
is the property of
Pantone, Inc.
(7) The specified label color must ex-
tend to the edge of the label in the area
designated on each label, except for the
CORROSIVE, RADIOACTIVE YEL-
LOW–II, and RADIOACTIVE YELLOW–
III labels on which the color must ex-
tend only to the inner border.
(e)
Form identification.
A label may
contain form identification informa-
tion, including the name of its maker,
provided that information is printed
outside the solid line inner border in no
larger than 10-point type.
(f)
Exceptions.
Except for materials
poisonous by inhalation (See § 171.8 of
this subchapter), a label conforming to
specifications in the UN Recommenda-
tions (IBR, see § 171.7 of this sub-
chapter) may be used in place of a cor-
responding label that conforms to the
requirements of this subpart.
(g)
Trefoil symbol.
The trefoil symbol
on the RADIOACTIVE WHITE-I, RA-
DIOACTIVE YELLOW-II, and RADIO-
ACTIVE YELLOW-III labels must meet
the appropriate specifications in ap-
pendix B of this part.
[Amdt. 172–123, 55 FR 52595, Dec. 21, 1990, as
amended at 56 FR 66256, Dec. 20, 1991; Amdt.
172–143, 60 FR 50305, Sept. 28, 1995; 64 FR
10776, Mar. 5, 1999; 66 FR 8647, Feb. 1, 2001; 66
FR 44255, Aug. 22, 2001; 67 FR 61013, Sept. 27,
2002; 69 FR 64472, Nov. 4, 2004; 71 FR 78627,
Dec. 29, 2006; 75 FR 72, Jan. 4, 2010; 78 FR 1073,
Jan. 7, 2013; 80 FR 1150, Jan. 8, 2015; 81 FR
35540, June 2, 2016; 82 FR 15873, Mar. 30, 2017]
§ 172.411
EXPLOSIVE 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.4,
1.5 and 1.6 labels, and EXPLOSIVE
Subsidiary label.
(a) Except for size and color, the EX-
PLOSIVE 1.1, EXPLOSIVE 1.2 and EX-
PLOSIVE 1.3 labels must be as follows:
(b) In addition to complying with
§ 172.407, the background color on the
EXPLOSIVE 1.1, EXPLOSIVE 1.2 and
EXPLOSIVE 1.3 labels must be orange.
The ‘‘**’’ must be replaced with the ap-
propriate division number and compat-
ibility group letter. The compatibility
group letter must be the same size as
the division number and must be shown
as a capitalized Roman letter.
(c) Except for size and color, the EX-
PLOSIVE 1.4, EXPLOSIVE 1.5 and EX-
PLOSIVE 1.6 labels must be as follows:
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