Intermediate Bulk Container (IBC)

Question 1

What does IBC stand for?

Answer 1

Intermediate Bulk Container

Question 2

This IBC:

• standard sizes range from 15 to 85 cubic feet
• weight varies from 500 to 5,000 lbs
• used to store and transport various items such as feed to powder chemicals
• hazard classes 1.5, 5, 6, 8, and 9
• also known as Bulk Bags
• a large woven fabric or cloth bag with a fill port on top and a discharge port on the bottom. These ports can vary from container to container

Answer 2

Flexible Containers (Super Sacks)

Question 3

This IBC:

• standard sizes range from 300 to 500 gallons and generally will not exceed 7,700 lbs
• hazard classes 1.5, 5, 6, 8, and 9
  
  • ex. hazardous and nonhazardous materials like toxins, corrosives, pesticides, oxidizers, and very insensitive explosives.
• a polypropylene tank surrounded by a rigid metal frame with a fill port on top and a discharge port on the bottom.

Answer 3

Rigid Containers (Polypropylene and Stell Tanks (Composite IBC))

Question 4

This IBC:

• the name of this container comes from the packaging’s capability to transport a ____ of chlorine.
• working pressure of 500 to 2000 psi.
• hazard class 2
  
  • ex. used for transportation of industrial and specialty gases
• cylindrical pressure tanks approx. 3 ft in diameter and 8 ft long with convex or concave heads.
• all fittings are in the heads, including fusible plugs and/or spring-loaded safety relief valves.

Answer 4

Ton Container

Question 5

This object prevents rupture if container is exposed to high temps, such as during a fire.

Answer 5

Fusible Plugs

Question 6

What temperature is a fusible metal plug’s metal core designed to melt at?

Answer 6

Between 158°F and 165°F