Types Of Bulk Bags As For Type A Bulk Bags And Type B Bulk Bags

Type A FIBCs are made of plain-woven polypropylene and other nonconductive fabrics. 

Static electricity is generated as products move over or  rub against the inside surface of the bulk bag when they are filled/emptied.  There is no static protection provided by Type A FIBCs. Type A bulk bags can be used to safely transport non-flammable  products. There should not be any flammable solvents or gases  present around a Type A FIBC. 

Safe use for Type A bulk bags: 

• Transporting non-hazerdous products. 

• In most facilities when normal conditions are present. 

Do not use Type A bulk bags for: 

• Transporting flammable and/or other hazerdous products. 

• When flammable solvents or gases are present around the   bag and/or in your facility. 

• Should not be used where a flammable atmosphere with a   minimum ignition energy ≤1,000mJ is present. 

Type B FIBCs are similar to Type A bulk bags in that they are made of plainwoven polypropylene fabrics or other non-conductive  material. Also like Type A bulk bags, Type B bags do not have any active  mechanism for dissipating static electricity. 

The difference between Type A and B FIBCs is Type B bags are made from  materials that have a low breakdown voltage to prevent an  incident where highly energetic, and dangerous propagating brush  discharges occur. Although Type B bulk bags can prevent  propagating brush discharges, they are not considered anti-static bulk bags  because they do not dispel an electrostatic charge. 

Safe use for Type B bulk bags: 

• Transporting dry, flammable powders. 

• Where no flammable solvents or gases are present around the   bulk bag and/or in your facility 

• Intended to be used in environments with dust with ignition   energies less than 3mJ. 

Do not use Type B bulk bags for: 

• In environments where highly hazerdous products and  flammable solvents and gases are present.