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Appendix APackage TestingISTA Test Procedure 1AIntroductionInternational Safe Transit Association (ISTA)ISTA, the association for transport packaging, is an international leader inadvancing the science of packaging and the use of performance testingtechinques. Its member companies are supported in the development ofeffective packaging, methods, and logistic systems that prevent or reducetransportation and handling damage during product distribution. ISTA testprocedures are continuously under review and updated periodically. Toensure that you are utilizing the most recent publication of the test procedure,contact ISTA at:INTERNATIONAL SAFE TRANSIT ASSOCIATION1400 ABBOTT RD STE 160EAST LANSING MI 48823-1900Telephone: 517-333-3437Fax: 517-333-3813Internet: www.ista.orgTest Procedure 1A, Performance Test for Individual Packaged-Products(150 lb (68.2 kg) or Less), is copyrighted by ISTA and is reprinted here withits permission.Preshipment TestingThe ISTA Preshipment Test Procedures provide a means for amanufacturer to predetermine the probability of the safe arrival of theirpackaged products at their destination through the utilization of testsdeveloped to simulate the shocks and stresses normally encounteredduring handling and transportation. ISTA has confined its technicalactivities to the packaged product only. Neither the product nor thecontainer is considered separately. The tests, it is stressed, are basictests. Test level and sequence should be changed to adapt to knowndistribution situations and these changes are documented in the report.Publication 2, January 200237
Appendix APackage TestingThese test procedures are performance tests and, when properly applied, willprovide tangible benefits of reduced damage, economically balanced costs,and improved customer satisfaction. It is also emphasized that theseprocedures are not intended to evaluate the protection afforded packagedproducts from other conditions such as moisture, corrosion, contaminatingodors, etc. They may or may not comply with carrier requirements forpackaging.To maintain certified status and eligibility for identification with the TRANSITTESTED seal, each packaged product must be retested whenever a changeis made in either the product, the process, or the package. Changes in thepackaged product include changes in design, size, and/or material. As aquality control procedure, packaged products should be retested asfrequently as feasible.Very ImportantISTA 1 Series Integrity Test ProcedureThe entire document shall be read and understood before proceeding with atest.There are three sections: Overview, Testing and Report Overview provides the general knowledge required before going intothe testing laboratory and Testing presents the specific instructions to do the testing in thelaboratory and Report indicates what data shall be recorded to submit a test report toISTA.ISTA Test Procedures and Test Projects are the worldwide leaders inPerformance Tests for Packaged-Products.Two systems of weights and measures are presented in ISTA testprocedures. They are the English system (Inch-Pound) and the internationalsystem SI (Metric). Inch-Pound units are shown first with Metric units inbrackets, except in some tables where they are shown separately. Either system may be used as the unit of measure (standard units),but The standard units chosen shall be used consistently throughout theprocedure. Units are converted to two significant figures and Not exact equivalents.38 Publication 2, January 2002
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Page 15 and 16: 2-2.3 Containers2-2.3 Plastic Bags
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