metal, rigid plastic, and composite IBCs
For metal, rigid plastic, and composite IBCs, test or inspection is external visual inspection; interval is initially after production and every 2.5 years; regulation section is 49 CFR § 180.352, recorded from its source on 2026-08-10.
- Container specification
- metal, rigid plastic, and composite IBCs
- Test or inspection
- external visual inspection our reading
- Interval
- initially after production and every 2.5 years verified
- Regulation section
- 49 CFR § 180.352 verified
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What the source says
(2) An external visual inspection must be conducted initially after production and every 2.5 years starting from the date of manufacture or the date of a repair conforming to paragraph (d)(1) of this section
— law.cornell.edu, retrieved 2026-08-10
Source
- law.cornell.eduhttps://www.law.cornell.edu/cfr/text/49/180.352