---
kind: "section"
citation: "49 C.F.R. § 178.817"
title: "49"
number: "178.817"
heading: "Righting test."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/49/178.817"
---

# §178.817. Righting test.

- (a) **General.** The righting test must be conducted for the qualification of all flexible IBCs designed to be lifted from the top or side.
- (b) **Special preparation for the righting test.** The flexible IBC must be filled to not less than 95 percent of its capacity and to its maximum net mass, with the load being evenly distributed.
- (c) **Test method.** The flexible IBC, lying on its side, must be lifted at a speed of at least 0.1 m/second (0.33 ft/s) to an upright position, clear of the floor, by one lifting device, or by two lifting devices when four are provided.
- (d) **Criterion for passing the test.** For all flexible IBCs, there may be no damage to the IBC or its lifting devices which renders the IBC unsafe for transportation or handling.

## Notes

### Amendments

[Amdt. 178-103, 59 FR 38074, July 26, 1994, as amended at 66 FR 45386, Aug. 28, 2001]

### Authority

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

### Amendments

[Amdt. 178-103, 59 FR 38074, July 26, 1994, as amended at 66 FR 45386, Aug. 28, 2001]