Safety Guidelines Selecting a Super Sack® Container |
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| Surroundings: |
Non-Explosible Atmosphere |
Explosible Atmosphere |
Flammable Gases/Vapors |
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(Median Particle Size Distribution <0.1 mm) |
| Non-Explosible Dust1 |
A |
B |
C |
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| Dust with MIE>3 mj |
B |
B |
C |
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| Dust with 1 mj<MIE<3 mj |
C |
C |
C |
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| Dust with MIE<1 mj |
C,O |
C,O |
C,O |
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Dust with MIE>3 mj and resistivity of bulk powder <10II ohms |
B |
B |
C or D |
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Dust with 1 mj<MIE<3 mj and resistivity of bulk powder <10II ohms |
C or D |
C or D |
C or D |
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1 In this context, only dusts with a MIE of 10 J or less are classified as explosible dusts.
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| Static Electricity Requirement Legend |
| A |
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| All Super Sack® containers can be used. |
| B |
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| All Super Sack® containers without liners. Breakdown voltage of the FIBC wall may not exceed 4kV. |
| C |
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| Pactainer ED® Super Sack® container: Grounding from any location on the FIBC, including the lift loop straps, less than 108 ohms. Bulk bags in this category must be grounded every time when filling or emptying. |
| D |
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| CrohmiqTM- Blue Super Sack® container. Contains separate bands of interwoven conductive threads. |
| O |
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| Additional precautionary steps (e.g. inerting) required during filling. |
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