For clinical waste, unspecified the special requirements of packing instruction 621 apply.

Packing Instruction 621

General requirements

Part 4, Chapter 1 requirements except 1.1.20 must be met.

ADDITIONAL PACKING REQUIREMENTS

- The packaging tests may be those appropriate for solids when there is sufficient absorbent material to absorb the entire amount of liquid present and the packaging is capable of retaining liquids. In all other circumstances, the packaging tests must be those appropriate for liquids.

- Packagings intended to contain sharp objects such as broken glass and needles must be resistant to puncture and retain liquids under the performance test conditions for the packaging.

- Packagings must meet the Packing Group II performance requirements.

OUTER PACKAGINGS (see 6;3.1)

Boxes                     Drums                     Jerricans

Aluminium (4B)            Aluminium (1B1, 1B2)      Aluminium (3B1, 3B2)
Fibreboard (4G)           Fibre (1G)                Plastics (3H1, 3H2)
Natural wood (4C1, 4C2)   Other metal (1N1, 1N2)    Steel (3A1, 3A2)
Other metal (4N)          Plastics (1H1, 1H2)
Plastics (4H1, 4H2)       Plywood (1D)
Plywood (4D)              Steel (1A1,1A2)
Reconstituted wood (4F)
Steel (4A)