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CSA B342-2009 (R2013)
B342-09 (R2013) - Selection and use of UN pressure receptacles and multiple-element gas containers for the transport of dangerous goods, Class 2
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Preface
This is the first edition of CSA B342, Selection and use of UN pressure receptacles and multiple-element gas containers for the transport of dangerous goods, Class 2.Scope
1.1 This Standard specifies requirements for the selection, use, handling, and filling of UN pressure receptacles and multiple-element gas containers for the transport of dangerous goods included in Class 2, gases.1.2 In CSA Standards, shall is used to express a requirement, i.e., a provision that the user is obliged to satisfy in order to comply with the standard; should is used to express a recommendation or that which is advised but not required; may is used to express an option or that which is permissible within the limits of the standard; and can is used to express possibility or capability. Notes accompanying clauses do not include requirements or alternative requirements; the purpose of a note accompanying a clause is to separate from the text explanatory or informative material. Notes to tables and figures are considered part of the table or figure and may be written as requirements. Annexes are designated normative (mandatory) or informative (non-mandatory) to define their application.
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