---
kind: "section"
citation: "49 C.F.R. § 176.146"
title: "49"
number: "176.146"
heading: "Segregation from non-hazardous materials."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/49/176.146"
---

# §176.146. Segregation from non-hazardous materials.

- (a) Except as required by [paragraph (b)](#b) of this section, Class 1 (explosive) materials need not be segregated from other cargo of a non-dangerous nature.
- (b) Readily combustible materials may not be stowed in the same compartment or hold as Class 1 (explosive) materials other than those in compatibility group S.
- (c) [Reserved]
- (d) **In order to avoid contamination—**
  - (1) An explosive substance or article which has a secondary POISON hazard label must be stowed “separated from” all foodstuffs, except when such materials are stowed in separate closed cargo transport units, the requirements for “away from” segregation apply.
  - (2) An explosive substance or article which has a secondary CORROSIVE hazard label must be stowed “away from” foodstuffs.

## Notes

### Amendments

[Amdt. 176-30, 55 FR 52696, Dec. 21, 1990, as amended at 56 FR 66282, Dec. 20, 1991; 69 FR 76185, Dec. 20, 2004; 78 FR 1095, Jan. 7, 2013]

### Source

Source: Amdt. 176-30, 55 FR 52696, Dec. 21, 1990, unless otherwise noted.

### Authority

Authority: 49 U.S.C. 5101-5128; 49 CFR 1.81 and 1.97.

### Source

Source: Amdt. 176-1, 41 FR 16110, Apr. 15, 1976, unless otherwise noted.

### Amendments

[Amdt. 176-30, 55 FR 52696, Dec. 21, 1990, as amended at 56 FR 66282, Dec. 20, 1991; 69 FR 76185, Dec. 20, 2004; 78 FR 1095, Jan. 7, 2013]