IM or UN portable tank · initial inspection and test

For IM or UN portable tank, test or inspection is initial inspection and test; interval is before being placed into service; regulation section is 49 CFR § 180.605, recorded from its source on 2026-08-10; source re-checked 2026-09-30.

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What the source says

Each IM or UN portable tank must be given an initial inspection and test before being placed into service, a periodic inspection and test at least once every 5 years, and an intermediate periodic inspection and test at least every 2.5 years following the initial inspection and the last 5 year periodic inspection and test.

— law.cornell.edu, retrieved 2026-08-10

Source

• law.cornell.eduhttps://www.law.cornell.edu/cfr/text/49/180.605

Last verified against source: 2026-09-30. Due for re-check by 2027-09-30. This page as Markdown · OKF bundle · full dataset as JSON.