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Paragraph 10 Oxidizing substances

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A container carrying any of the following goods—

un 1438aluminium nitrate
un 1451caesium nitrate
un 1454calcium nitrate
un 1465didymium nitrate
un 1466ferric nitrate
un 1467guanidine nitrate
un 1474magnesium nitrate
un 1477nitrates, inorganic, n.o.s.
un 1486potassium nitrate
un 1498sodium nitrate
un 1499sodium nitrate and potassium nitrate mixture
un 1507strontium nitrate
un 2067ammonium nitrate fertilisers
un 2068ammonium nitrate fertilisers
un 2069ammonium nitrate fertilisers
un 2070ammonium nitrate fertilisers
un 2720chromium nitrate
un 2722lithium nitrate
un 2724manganese nitrate
un 2725nickel nitrate
un 2728zirconium nitrate
un 3218nitrates, inorganic, aqueous solution, n.o.s.

shall be—

(a)

covered with a lid or an impermeable non-combustible sheet; and

(b)

so constructed that either—

(i)

the goods in the container cannot come into contact with wood or any other combustible material, or

(ii)

the entire surface of the floor and sides, if made of wood—

(aa)

has been provided with an impermeable surfacing resistant to combustion, or

(bb)

has been coated with sodium silicate or a similar substance.