NOTE 1 The dangerous object used in this Standard indicates those which are subjected to the following laws.

— Ship Safety Act (Act No. 11 of 1933)

— Fire Service Act (Act No. 186 of 1948)

— Poisonous and Deleterious Substances Control Act (Act No. 303 of 1950)

— Civil Aeronautics Act (Act No. 231 of 1952)

NOTE 2 The dangerous objects of liquid and solid state used in this Standard are subject to the relevant laws.

NOTE 3 The hazard rating used in this Standard is to be read as follows according to the relevant laws.

— Ship Safety Act : class of container

— Fire Service Act : hazard rating

— Poisonous and Deleterious Substances Control Act : packaging group

— Civil Aeronautics Act : class of container

However, it does not apply to cans which are double seamed after having been filled with contents.

NOTE: The International Standards corresponding to this Standard and the symbol of degree of correspondence are as follows.

ISO 90-1 : 1997 Light gauge metal containers – Definitions and determina tion of dimensions and capacities – Part 1 : Open -top cans

ISO 1361 : 1997 Light-gauge metal containers – Round open-top cans – Internal diameters

ISO 10653 : 1993 Light-gauge metal containers – Round open-top cans – Cans defined by their nominal gross lidded capacities

ISO 10654 : 1993 Light-gauge metal containers – Round open-top cans – Cans for liquid products with added gas, defined by their nominal filling volumes (overall evaluation: MOD)

In addition, symbols which denote the degree of correspondence in the contents between the relevant International Standards and JIS are IDT (identical), MOD (modified), and NEQ (not equivalent) according to ISO/IEC Guide 21-1.

This document specifies minimum requirements for the construction, design, material, performance, test methods and marking at manufacture of non-refillable liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) cartridges.

This document is applicable to non-refillable LPG cartridges which:

a) predominantly comprise butane fuel gas (iso/normal);

b) have a total nominal capacity of up to 250 g net;

c) are intended to deliver gas in the vapour state when either positioned upright or in a horizontal orientation;

d) are used with certain types of gas appliances, e.g. portable gas cookers;

e) are classified as UN 2037, RECEPTACLES, SMALL, CONTAINING GAS (GAS CARTRIDGES) without a release device, non-refillable for the transport of dangerous goods.