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    PALLET, SLIP SHEETS, & OTHER BASES FOR UNIT LOADS

    Available format(s):  Hardcopy

    Superseded date:  29-01-2020

    Language(s):  English

    Published date:  12-01-2013

    Publisher:  Material Handling Industry of America

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    Foreword
    Part 1 Definitions and Terminology Covering Pallets
            and Related Structures
    Nonmandatory Appendix
      A1-1 Special Pallets Constructed of a Variety of
            Materials
    Part 2 Sizes of Wood Pallets
    Nonmandatory Appendices
      A2-A Criteria
      A2-B Comparable Metric Dimensions of Most Commonly
            Used Pallet Sizes
      A2-C Utilization of Floor Area of Common Carriers, With No
            Load Overhang on Pallet
      A2-D Referenced Documents
    Part 3 Wood Pallets
    Mandatory Appendices
      A3-I Pallet-Component Wood-Species Classes
      A3-II Description of Growth-Related Defects Which Affect
            the Quality of Pallet Components
    Nonmandatory Appendices
      A3-A Physical Description of Typical Fasteners Meeting
            Criteria in Table 3-3 and Para. 1-5 of Part 3
      A3-B Specifications and Standards Related to Wood Pallets
    Part 4 Export Pallets
    Nonmandatory Appendix
      A4-A National Phytosanitary Requirements for Regulated
            Wood Packaging Materials
    Part 5 Driven fasteners for Assembly of Pallets and
            Related Structures
    Nonmandatory Appendices
      A5-A Applicable Documents
      A5-B Standard Pallet-Fastener Package Labels (Imperial
            Units)
    Part 6 Protocol for Measuring Quality of Pallet Nails
            and Staples
    Form
    1 Fastener Quality Analysis Worksheet
    Nonmandatory Appendices
      A6-A Inch Fractions and Decimal Equivalents
      A6-B Common Wire Gauges for Pallet Nails and
            Staples and Their Decimal Equivalents in Inches
      A6-C The Morgan Impact Bend-Angle Nail Tester,
            The MIBANT Device or Tool
      A6-D Measurement of Thread-Crest Diameter for
            Helically Threaded Nails
    Part 7 Testing Procedures for Pallets and Related
            Structures
    Nonmandatory Appendices
      A7-A Potential Uses of Described Tests
      A7-B Impact Tests on Pallet Sections
      A7-C Pallet Handling Test Procedures
      A7-D Selected Standards, Specifications, Articles,
            and Reports Referenced in Text
    Part 8 Slip Sheets
    Mandatory Appendices
      A8-I Guidelines for Slip Sheet Uses
      A8-II Guidelines for Starting a Slip Sheet Unit Load
            Handling System
    Nonmandatory Appendices
      A8-A Development of the Slip Sheet Handling Concept
      A8-B Published Documents Covering Slip Sheets
    Part 9 Wood Pallets for Military Use
    Nonmandatory Appendices
      A9-A Cross Reference List and Characteristics, Part No.
            to National Stock Number
      A9-B Referenced Documents
      A9-C Cross Reference List, Old Specifications to new MH1,
    Part 9 Specifications
    Part 10 Performance Specification for Pallets to be Used
            in Automated Unit-Load Material Handling Equipment
    Mandatory Appendix
      A10-I Performance Specifications for Pallets to be Used in
            Automated Unit-Load Material Handling Equipment
    Nonmandatory Appendices
      A10-A Typical Clearances Between Components and
            Between Pallet and Components of Automated
            Unit-Load Material Handling Equipment
      A10-B References

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    Gives definitions and terminology associated with the construction and use of pallets and related structures, such as skids and pallet containers.

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    Document Type Standard
    Publisher Material Handling Industry of America
    Status Superseded
    Superseded By

    Standards Referenced By This Book - (Show below) - (Hide below)

    MIL-STD-1320 Revision D:2014 FOR DESIGNING UNIT LOADS, TRUCKLOADS, RAILCAR LOADS, AND INTERMODAL LOADS FOR AMMUNITION AND EXPLOSIVES

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    MIL-P-87089 Base Document:1981 PALLETS, MATERIAL HANDLING, MOLDED WOOD PARTICLES 40 X 48 INCH, 4-WAY
    ISO 5629:1983 Paper and board Determination of bending stiffness Resonance method
    MIL-P-52971 Base Document:1979 PALLET, MATERIAL HANDLING, GENERAL CARGO 40 X 48 INCH, NON WOOD 4 WAY
    ASTM F 1575 : 2017 : REDLINE Standard Test Method for Determining Bending Yield Moment of Nails
    ISO 1924-1:1992 Paper and board Determination of tensile properties Part 1: Constant rate of loading method
    ISO 12771:1997 Plastics laboratory ware — Disposable serological pipettes
    MIL-P-52999 Base Document:1981 PALLET, MATERIAL HANDLING, WOOD STRINGER CONSTRUCTION, 4-WAY PARTIAL, 48 BY 40 INCHES
    ASTM F 680 : 2017 : REDLINE Standard Test Methods for Nails
    ASTM D 1761 : 2012 : REDLINE Standard Test Methods for Mechanical Fasteners in Wood
    ASTM F 547 : 2017 : REDLINE Standard Terminology of Nails for Use with Wood and Wood-Base Materials
    ISO 3034:2011 Corrugated fibreboard — Determination of single sheet thickness
    IEEE/ASTM SI_10-2010 American National Standard for Metric Practice
    ISO 12777-2:2000 Methods of test for pallet joints Part 2: Determination of withdrawal and head pull-through resistance of pallet nails and staples
    ASAE S337.1 : 1987(R2012) AGRICULTURAL PALLET BINS
    MIL P 45449 : B PALLET, UNITS, WOOD, FOR SHIPMENT OF PROJECTILE METAL PARTS, AND PROJECTILE AMMUNITION
    SAE J 417 : 1983 HARDNESS TESTS AND HARDNESS NUMBER CONVERSIONS
    MIL-P-43465 Base Document:1966 PALLET, MATERIAL HANDLING, WOOD, DOUBLE FACED, (SPECIAL DESIGN FOR USE WITH CONEX CONTAINERS)
    ISO 3268:1978 Plastics — Glass reinforced materials — Determination of tensile properties
    PPP-P-1660 Revision A:1973 PALLET, EXPENDABLE
    ISO 5638:1978 Solid fibreboard Determination of grammage of single layers
    AIAG RC 8 : 1995 SINGLE- AND MULTI-USE CONTAINER SYSTEMS GUIDELINE
    ASTM D 880 : 1992 : R2002 Standard Test Method for Impact Testing for Shipping Containers and Systems
    ISO/TR 10234:1990 General-purpose flat pallets for through transit of goods Phytosanitary (plant health) requirement for wooden pallets
    ISO 6780:2003 Flat pallets for intercontinental materials handling Principal dimensions and tolerances
    STANAG 2828 : 2015 MILITARY PALLETS, PACKAGES AND CONTAINERS
    ISO/TR 10233:1989 General-purpose flat pallets for through transit of goods Performance requirements
    MIL-P-15943 Revision D:1982 PALLET, MATERIAL HANDLING, WOOD, SHIP CARGO, STEVEDORING, 48 INCHES LONG BY 72 INCHES WIDE, 2-WAY ENTRY
    ISO 2493:1992 Paper and board Determination of resistance to bending
    ISO 534:2011 Paper and board — Determination of thickness, density and specific volume
    TAPPI T 494 : 2013 TENSILE PROPERTIES OF PAPER AND PAPERBOARD (USING CONSTANT RATE OF ELONGATION APPARATUS)
    MIL-P-52910 Revision B:1988 PALLET, CARGO, FOR RIBBON BRIDGE TRANSPORTER
    NN-P-71 Revision C:1973 PALLET, MATERIAL HANDLING, WOOD, STRINGER CONSTRUCTION, 2 WAY AND 4 WAY (PARTIAL)
    ISO 12776:2008 Pallets — Slip sheets
    A-A-889 Base Document:1981 PALLET, MATERIAL HANDLING (WOOD, DOUBLE FACED, STRINGER CONSTRUCTION)
    MIL P 15011 : J PALLET, MATERIAL HANDLING, WOOD, POST CONSTRUCTION, 4 WAY ENTRY
    ISO 3676:2012 Packaging — Complete, filled transport packages and unit loads — Unit load dimensions
    ISO 445:2008 Pallets for materials handling Vocabulary
    ISO 178:2010 Plastics Determination of flexural properties
    ISO 2759:2014 Board — Determination of bursting strength
    MIL P 27443 : E PALLETS, CARGO, AIRCRAFT, TYPE HCU-6/E AND HCU-12/E
    MIL P 23312 : C PALLET, MATERIAL HANDLING, METAL (FOR ORDNANCE ITEMS), MARK 3 MOD O, MARK 12 MOD O AND MARK 12 MOD 1
    ISO 12777-1:1994 Methods of test for pallet joints — Part 1: Determination of bending resistance of pallet nails, other dowel-type fasteners and staples
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