10 CFR § 835.605 - Labeling items and containers.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t10/s835.605"
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title: "10 CFR § 835.605 - Labeling items and containers."
title_number: 10
title_name: "Energy"
section_number: "835.605"
section_name: "Labeling items and containers."
chapter_name: "DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY"
part_number: "835"
part_name: "OCCUPATIONAL RADIATION PROTECTION"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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authority: "42 U.S.C. 2201, 7191; 50 U.S.C. 2410."
regulatory_source: "58 FR 65485, Dec. 14, 1993, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "835"
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# 835.605 Labeling items and containers.

Except as provided at § 835.606, each item or container of radioactive material shall bear a durable, clearly visible label bearing the standard radiation warning trefoil and the words “Caution, Radioactive Material” or “Danger, Radioactive Material.” The label shall also provide sufficient information to permit individuals handling, using, or working in the vicinity of the items or containers to take precautions to avoid or control exposures.

[63 FR 59684, Nov. 4, 1998]