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

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

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

Committee	PKW/0/-/11
DevelopmentNote	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)
DocumentType	Standard
Pages	126
PublisherName	British Standards Institution
Status	Current

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