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Package TestingAppendix AShock TestThe table below indicates the steps to perform the Drop Shock Test.StepAction1 Determine the method(s) of test and the required drop height or impactvelocity in the Before You Begin Block.2 Do you have a packaged-product with only 6 faces as identified in the Face,Edge and Corner Identification Block? If Yes, continue with the next Step. If No, then go to Step 6.3 Test the packaged-product according to the method(s) and level(s)determined in Step 1. Follow the sequence in the table below.4 Sequence # Orientation Specific face, edge or corner1 Corner most fragile face-3 corner, if not known,test 2-3-52 Edge shortest edge radiating from the cornertested3 Edge next longest edge radiating from thecorner tested4 Edge longest edge radiating from the cornertested5 Face one of the smallest faces6 Face opposite small face7 Face one of the medium faces8 Face opposite medium face9 Face one of the largest faces10 Face opposite large face5 All testing is now complete. Go to the Test Report Block.6 Select a bottom face corner to replace the corner required in Step 4Sequence 1 to begin the test.7 Identify the edges of the packaged-product that meet the Step 4 Sequence2 through 4 requirements.8 Select any 6 faces to replace the faces required in Step 4 Sequence 5through 10.9 Using the corner, edges and faces from Steps 6 through 8 go to Step 3 andproceed.10 All testing is now complete. Go to the Test Report Block.Publication 2, January 200247
Appendix APackage TestingReportBefore You Begin ReportThe packaged-product has satisfactorily passed the test if, upon examination,it meets the Product Damage Tolerance and Package DegradationAllowance.ISTA Certified Testing Laboratories: Should file a test report on all ISTA Test Procedures or Projectsconducted. Shall file a test report on all ISTA Test Procedures or Projectsconducted to obtain Transit Tested Package Certification orAcknowledgement.For additional information, refer to Guidelines for Selecting and Using ISTATest Projects and Procedures.ISTA Transit Tested ProgramThe ISTA Transit Tested Certification Mark as shown is a: registered certification mark and can only be used by license agreement and by a member of the International Safe Transit Association.When a member prints this certification mark on a packaged-product withtheir license number they are showing their customer and the carrier that ithas passed the requirements of ISTA preshipment testing.48 Publication 2, January 2002
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