Designation:F2874−12StandardSpecificationforOneTimeUsePortableEmergencyFuelContainers(PEFC)forUsebyConsumers1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationF2874;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.1.Scope1.1Thisspecificationestablishesnationallyrecognizedconstruction,performanceandmarkingstandardsforportableemergencyfuelcontainersintendedforattendedtransportoffuelandforonetimeusebyconsumers.Thisspecificationisnotforcontainersintendedforunattendedstorageoffuel.1.2Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishappro-priatesafetyandhealthpracticesanddeterminetheapplica-bilityofregulatorylimitationspriortouse.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:2F2517SpecificationforDeterminationofChildResistanceofPortableFuelContainersforConsumerUse2.2OtherReferences:16CFR1500FederalHazardousSubstanceAct316CFR1500.121LabelingRequirements;Prominence,Placement,andConspicuousness3Children’sGasolineBurnPreventionActPublicLaw110-278[H.R.814]3.Terminology3.1Definitions:3.1.1bag-in-box,n—anycontainerconsistingofaninnernon-rigidplasticcontainersupportedbyanouterrigidcon-tainer.Theinnercontainerwillbefittedwithafillneckfittingthatisinterconnectedtotheouterrigidcontainer.3.1.2constrictor,n—partofthenozzlethatpreventsrefillingthecontainerwithfuel.3.1.3fillneck,n—partofthecontainerwherethefuelcanbedispensedintoatthefuelstation.3.1.4portableemergencyfuelcontainer(PEFC),n—aves-seldesignedtobecarriedbyhandandtobeusedonlyonetimeinemergenciestotransportfuelfromdistributionpointstostrandedmotorvehicles.3.1.5ratedcapacity,n—volumeindicatedonthecontainer,mayalsobetermednominalcapacityormaximumfillinglevel.3.1.6spout,n—componentthroughwhichthecontentsofthecontainercanbedispensed.3.1.7tot...
