Significance and Use

This practice covers the requirements for the commercial preservation, packaging, packing (exterior container), unitization, and marking for supplies and equipment. It provides for multiple handling and shipment by any mode, and storage periods of a minimum of one year in enclosed facilities without damage to the product. It also provides for package quantities suitable for redistribution without additional repackaging or marking. Planned storage that exceeds one year requires more than minimum requirements for physical and mechanical protection.

This practice is applicable to Department of Defense shipments for:

Items intended for immediate use;

Items for not-mission-capable supply;

Items intended for depot operational consumption;

Small parcel shipments (CONUS), not-for-stock; and

Direct vendor deliveries (CONUS ONLY).

All other Department of Defense shipments shall be in accordance with MIL-STD-2073 1.

1. Scope

1.1 This practice establishes minimum requirements for packaging of supplies and equipment, exclusive of ammunition, explosives, or hazardous materials, as covered in Title 49 of the Code of Federal Regulations.

1.2 The values stated in inch-pound units are to be regarded as standard. No other units of measurement are included in this standard.

1.3 This standard does not purport to address all of the safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appropriate safety and health practices and determine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use.

2. Referenced Documents (purchase separately) The documents listed below are referenced within the subject standard but are not provided as part of the standard.

ASTM Standards

D996 Terminology of Packaging and Distribution Environments

D1974 Practice for Methods of Closing, Sealing, and Reinforcing Fiberboard Boxes

D4169 Practice for Performance Testing of Shipping Containers and Systems

D5118/D5118M Practice for Fabrication of Fiberboard Shipping Boxes

D5168 Practice for Fabrication and Closure of Triple-Wall Corrugated Fiberboard Containers

D5445 Practice for Pictorial Markings for Handling of Goods

D6039/D6039M Specification for Open and Covered Wood Crates

D6251/D6251M Specification for Wood-Cleated Panelboard Shipping Boxes

D6254/D6254M Specification for Wirebound Pallet-Type Wood Boxes

D6255/D6255M Specification for Steel or Aluminum Slotted Angle Crates

D6256/D6256M Specification for Wood-Cleated Shipping Boxes with Skidded, Load-Bearing Bases

D6880 Specification for Wood Boxes

D7478/D7478M Specification for Heavy Duty Sheathed Wood Crates

Code of Federal Regulations

Keywords

commercial packaging; intermediate; packaging; preservation; unit package; Commercial packaging; Containerboard; Marking; Packing/packaging materials/systems; Preservation; Transportation;

ICS Code

ICS Number Code 55.020 (Packaging and distibution of goods in general)

DOI: 10.1520/D3951-10

ASTM International is a member of CrossRef.

ASTM D3951