4.0 QUALITY ASSURANCE

The Seller shall assure, and be responsible, that the quality of the drums furnished under this document are of good quality, as pursuant to industry standard manufacturing practices for steel drums, including the materials/components used in the manufacturing of the stated steel drums.

The Seller shall meet the requirements stipulated in this document, and the specific requirements of the Catalog Description for the specific drum as specified in the Purchase Order .

4.1 Manufacturer's Certification:

By the act of placing the UN performance criteria markings on each drum purchased, the manufacturer acknowledges he has certified, and accepted responsibility, that the stated drum design meets or exceeds the U.S. Department of Transportation's UN performance requirements as stipulated in ¶ 3.2 of this document, and in accordance with the markings prescribed in 49 CFR, ¶178.503.

In addition, this certification marking acknowledges that the drum manufacturer has complied with the specific standards for steel drums specifically listed in 49 CFR ¶178.504.

4.2 Receiver Inspections:

The following inspections will be performed on the incoming drums by receiver to determine the drums meet quality standards and the requirements of this document. However, the receiver is not limited to the following inspections to determine quality and specification conformance. Conformance will be indicated by a Y or N in the "Y/N" column, and negative responses documented on the Nonconformance Report (NCR), UCN-11457, (items 3-21b), attached to the checklist and submitted to Lockheed Martin Transportation and Packaging Management (LMTPM) for necessary action.

This checklist is to be reproduced for QC Inspections.

Receiver Inspection Quality Control (QC) Checklist for Incoming Steel Drums
. QC Conformance Y/N <<"No's" to be documented on form UCN-11457, with checklist

1

 Steel gauge size . Meets dimensions/tolerances per attached GAUGE TABLE, Appendix A-1.

2

 Capacity . Drum is the capacity specified in the Order/Catalog Description.

3

 Drum Surface . Clean, no significant scratching, dings or dents in drum; no significant corrosion, on exterior and interior surface of drum.

4

 Locking rings, chimes . Bolted locking rings are painted steel, contain bolt size (minimum) specified in Appendix A-1, and show no significant rusting /corrosion.
. Bolted locking rings close tightly; not loose around drum lid.

5

 Drum lids . Lids are painted WHITE; no significant rusting/corrosion or dents.

6

 Gaskets in lids . Gaskets are securely glued into the drum lids.

7

 Drum interior . Visually verify lined, including lids; ref. ¶ 2.10 of this specification.

8

 Drum exterior . Painted Black (SSCI {Steel Shipping Container Institute} standard), except lids, unless another color is specified elsewhere in the specific order.

9

 Markings . Drums marked (as a minimum) with LMER specified UN markings, per Catalog Description.
. Drums legibly marked (embossed) on drum bottom in accordance with required 49 CFR markings, and specified gross test weight. Permanent (embossed) markings are not required on bottoms of 5 and 10 gallon drums—required durable complete markings must be on bottom or side per 49 CFR, ¶ 178.503(a).

10

 Dual Markings . Drum embossed with both solid and liquid UN markings specified in Catalog Description, and required under ¶ 1.1 of this document.

11

 Side Markings . The required UN markings (including the specified dual UN marks) are durably and legibly marked on side.
. CATN--plus the last four (4) digits of the catalog number, below UN markings per
¶ 5.0.
Catalog Number___________________________ P. O. Number________________________________
Total Units Received_______________________ Inspection Method: Per LMTPM QC Inspection Plan
Sample Size_______[Based on ANSI/ASQC Z1.4-1993] NCR No._______________________
Inspector/Date_________________________________ Additional comments on back: _____check, if yes.

The above QC inspection check list shall be accomplished for each order based on random samples of incoming carbon steel drums by QC personnel to determine manufacturer's conformance to these specified Packaging Specifications.

Shipments of carbon steel drums not meeting specified requirements will be returned to the seller for credit.

QC inspections resulting in noncompliance with Packaging Specifications is cause for rejection of the entire shipment.