US Department of Transportation (DOT) Pipeline Hazardous Materials Safety Administration
Topic 3 — Packaging  
Introduction
Topic1: The Hazadous Materials Table
Topic 2: Hazard Classes
Topic 3: Packaging
Topic 4: Marking, Labeling, and Placarding
Topic 5: Shipping Papers
Topic 6: Incident Reporting
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Part 173, Subpart D
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HMT Column 5
Packing Groups (PG), cont.

Except for compressed gases and radioactive materials, each hazardous material is assigned a packing group; certain materials may be assigned more than one packing group. Part 173, Subpart D of the HMR is used to determine the relevant packing group. Click on the HMR links to learn how to determine the packing group for each class.