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  • BS 1133-8(2011) : 2011

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    PACKAGING CODE - PART 8: GUIDANCE ON WOODEN BOXES, CASES AND CRATES

    Available format(s):  Hardcopy, PDF

    Language(s):  English

    Published date:  01-01-2011

    Publisher:  British Standards Institution

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    Foreword
    1 Scope
    2 Normative references
    3 Terms and definitions
    4 Wood for packaging
    5 Wood-based sheet materials
    6 Other wood-based products used in packaging
    7 Moisture in wood and the avoidance of problems
       in storage and use
    8 Fastenings
    9 Package design
    10 International pictorial marking symbols for the
       handling of goods
    11 Dangerous goods
    12 Wooden case, crate and box styles
    13 Dock pallets
    14 Skid and rail design
    15 Crates
    16 Sawn wood boxes
    17 Boxes and cases of plywood and other sheet materials
    18 Metal edged plywood boxes and cases
    19 Wirebound cases and crates
    20 Legality of timber products on the market - EU Directive
    21 Wood packaging recycling
    22 Phytosanitary requirements for imported and exported wood
       packaging
    Annexes
    Annex A (informative) - Health and safety
    Annex B (informative) - Table sizes for skids sills and rails
    Bibliography

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    Gives guidance for manufacturers, users and specifiers of wooden boxes, cases and crates for industrial, defence and other commercial applications.

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    Committee PKW/0/-/11
    Development Note Supersedes BS 1133-8(1991) and 11/30197409 DC. (12/2011) Supersedes 16/30345602 DC. 2011 Edition Re-issued in November 2016 & incorporates AMD 1 2016. (11/2016)
    Document Type Standard
    Publisher British Standards Institution
    Status Current

    Standards Referencing This Book - (Show below) - (Hide below)

    BS EN 622-5:2009 Fibreboards. Specifications Requirements for dry process boards (MDF)
    BS EN ISO 15867:2003 INTERMEDIATE BULK CONTAINERS (IBCS) FOR NON-DANGEROUS GOODS - TERMINOLOGY
    BS EN 10230-1:2000 STEEL WIRE NAILS - PART 1 - LOOSE NAILS FOR GENERAL APPLICATIONS
    BS EN 13394:2001 Packaging. Specification for non-metallic tensional strapping
    BS EN 314-2:1993 Plywood. Bonding quality Requirements
    BS EN 13246:2001 Packaging. Specification for tensional steel strapping
    BS EN 22872:1993 COMPLETE, FILLED TRANSPORT PACKAGES - METHOD FOR DETERMINATION OF RESISTANCE TO COMPRESSION
    BS ISO 6780:2003 Flat pallets for intercontinental materials handling. Principal dimensions and tolerances
    BS EN 12246:1999 QUALITY CLASSIFICATION OF TIMBER USED IN PALLETS AND PACKAGING
    BS ISO 15629:2002 Pallets for materials handling. Quality of fasteners for assembly of new and repair of used, flat, wooden pallets
    BS EN 622-2:2004 Fibreboards. Specifications Requirements for hardboards
    BS EN 13427:2004 Packaging. Requirements for the use of European Standards in the field of packaging and packaging waste
    BS 7195(1989) : 1989 GUIDE FOR PREVENTION OF CORROSION OF METALS CAUSED BY VAPOURS FROM ORGANIC MATERIALS
    BS EN ISO 4180:2010 PACKAGING - COMPLETE, FILLED TRANSPORT PACKAGES - GENERAL RULES FOR THE COMPILATION OF PERFORMANCE TEST SCHEDULES
    BS 1133-10.2:1991 PACKAGING CODE - SECTION 10: METAL CONTAINERS - SUBSECTION: 10.2 METAL DRUMS
    BS 1133-18:1991 PACKAGING CODE - PACKAGING IN GLASS
    BS EN 22874:1993 COMPLETE, FILLED TRANSPORT PACKAGES - METHOD OF TEST FOR STACKING USING COMPRESSION TESTER
    BS 1133-10.1:1990 Packaging code. Metal containers Tins and cans
    BS EN 635-5:1999 PLYWOOD - CLASSIFICATION BY SURFACE APPEARANCE - PART 5: METHODS FOR MEASURING AND EXPRESSING CHARACTERISTICS AND DEFECTS
    BS EN 300:2006 Oriented strand boards (OSB). Definitions, classification and specifications
    BS EN 409:2009 Timber structures. Test methods. Determination of the yield moment of dowel type fasteners
    BS 1133-7(1967) : AMD 6040 PACKAGING CODE - PAPER AND BOARD CONTAINERS
    BS EN ISO 2234:2002 Packaging. Complete, filled transport packages and unit loads. Stacking tests using a static load
    BS EN 312:2010 Particleboards. Specifications
    BS 373:1957 Methods of testing small clear specimens of timber
    BS EN 335-2:2006 DURABILITY OF WOOD AND WOOD-BASED PRODUCTS - DEFINITION OF USE CLASSES - PART 2: APPLICATION TO SOLID WOOD
    BS EN 13183-3:2005 MOISTURE CONTENT OF A PIECE OF SAWN TIMBER - PART 3: ESTIMATION BY CAPACITANCE METHOD
    BS EN 636 : 2012 PLYWOOD - SPECIFICATIONS
    BS EN 13183-2:2002 Moisture content of a piece of sawn timber Estimation by electrical resistance method
    BS EN 13382:2002 Flat pallets for materials handling. Principal dimensions
    BS EN 1313-1:2010 Round and sawn timber. Permitted deviations and preferred sizes Softwood sawn timber
    BS 4978(2007) : 2007 VISUAL STRENGTH GRADING OF SOFTWOOD - SPECIFICATION
    BS EN 1995-1-1 : 2012 EUROCODE 5: DESIGN OF TIMBER STRUCTURES - PART 1-1: GENERAL - COMMON RULES AND RULES FOR BUILDINGS
    BS EN 335-3:1996 HAZARD CLASSES OF WOOD AND WOOD-BASED PRODUCTS AGAINST BIOLOGICAL ATTACK - PART 3: APPLICATION TO WOOD-BASED PANELS
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