---
kind: "section"
citation: "16 C.F.R. § 1301.6"
title: "16"
number: "1301.6"
heading: "Test conditions."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/16/1301.6"
---

# §1301.6. Test conditions.

- (a) The refuse bin shall be empty and have its lids or covers in a position which would most adversely affect the stability of the bin when tested.
- (b) The refuse bin shall be tested on a hard, flat surface. During testing, the bin shall not be tilted from level in such a way as to increase its stability.
- (c) Those refuse bins equipped with casters or wheels shall have the casters or wheels positioned in a position which would most adversely affect the stability of the bin and shall be chocked to prevent movement.
- (d) The stability of the refuse bin shall be tested without dependence upon non-permanent attachments or restraints such as chains or guys.
- (e) For purposes of enforcement, bins will be tested by the Commission in that position which most adversely affects their stability.

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: Secs. 8, 9, 86 Stat. 1215-1217, as amended, 90 Stat. 506; 15 U.S.C. 2057, 2058.

### Source

Source: 42 FR 30300, June 13, 1977, unless otherwise noted.