Guide to stowage of goods in freight containers

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English

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30-09-1982

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British Standards Institution

Foreword
Cooperating organizations
Guide
0. Introduction
1. Scope
2. Factors affecting the stowage of goods in freight
    containers
3. Selection of containers
4. Actions prior to loading
5. Stowage planning, packing and securing of goods
    in freight containers of various types
6. Checking of containers prior to despatch
7. Checking on unloading
Appendices
A. Acceleration effects on freight containers in
    transit
B. Contamination (infestation) by pests and micro-
    organisms
C. Cleaning, disinfestation and decontamination of
    freight containers
D. Publications providing further information

General guidance for those concerned with the stowage of goods with special emphasis on ways of achieving satisfactory levels of safety and minimizing damage to cargo.

This British Standard provides general guidance to those concerned with the stowage of goods in freight containers designed for movement by surface modes of transport (road, rail, inland water and sea), with special emphasis on ways of achieving satisfactory levels of safety and minimizing damage to cargo. It does not cover the special precautions which have to be taken when stowing containers for transport by air.

The standard does not cover the special requirements applicable to the stowage of goods requiring temperature or atmosphere control, e.g. the provision of optimum air circulation paths in refrigerated, insulated or ventilated containers, nor the additional requirements relating to the stowage of dangerous goods. It does not cover the stowage of bulk cargoes.

NOTE The requirements relating to dangerous goods are covered in the IMCO IMDG Code (in particular, see Section 12 of the general introduction to that code) for carriage by sea and in the relevant national and international regulations for transport by road and rail (see foreword).

NOTE The titles of the publications referred to in this standard are listed on the inside back cover.

Committee	TW/1
DevelopmentNote	Supersedes BS 5073(1974) & 80/63077 DC. (07/2005) Reviewed and confirmed by BSI, November 2008. (11/2008)
DocumentType	Standard
Pages	18
PublisherName	British Standards Institution
Status	Current

BS 3951-1.5(1977) : AMD 4759	FREIGHT CONTAINERS - GENERAL - GUIDE TO THE HANDLING AND SECURING OF SERIES 1 FREIGHT CONTAINERS
BS 3951-1.4:1983	Freight containers. General Glossary of terminology
BS 3951-2.4(1992) : 1992	FREIGHT CONTAINERS - SPECIFICATION AND TESTING OF SERIES 1 FREIGHT CONTAINERS - NON-PRESSURIZED CONTAINERS FOR DRY BULK
BS 2770:1986	Specification for pictorial marking of handling instructions for goods in transit
BS 3951-1.6(1985) : 1985	FREIGHT CONTAINERS - GENERAL - SPECIFICATION FOR CODING, IDENTIFICATION AND MARKING

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BS 5073:1982

Guide to stowage of goods in freight containers

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