Salvage Drums manufactured in compliance with CFR 173.3 are often reconditioned for reuse. As a package requlated by the US-DOT, Salvage Drums that are reconditioned must be in accordance with CFR 173.28. More specifically, in order to be considered a reconditionable container, an 85 US Gallon Salvage Drum would have to be constructed of all 1.77 mm (0.070") metal thickness and have been Leakproofness tested and marked in accordance with 178.604 at 48 kPa (7.0 ps) for Packing Group I, and 20 kPa (3.0 psi) for Packing Groups II and III. Though some reconditioned Salvage Drums are available in the domestic market, none have been found to meet the reconditioning criteria of the DOT. Given the stepped-up field research being conducted by the DOT on new and reconditioned drums, it is important that reconditioned Salvage Drum users validate the compliance of their drums to the DOT regulation.
DOT/UN Salvage Drum