1、BRITISH STANDARD BS EN ISO 18613:2003 Repair of flat wooden pallets The European Standard EN ISO 18613:2003 has the status of a British Standard ICS 55.180.20 BS EN ISO 18613:2003 This British Standard was published under the authority of the Standards Policy and Strategy Committee on 17 January 200
2、5 BSI 17 January 2005 ISBN 0 580 45358 8 National foreword This British Standard is the official English language version of EN ISO 18613:2003. It is identical with ISO 18613:2003. The UK participation in its preparation was entrusted by Technical Committee PKW/5, Primary and transport packaging, to
3、 Subcommittee PKW/5/34, Pallets, which has the responsibility to: A list of organizations represented on this subcommittee can be obtained on request to its secretary. Cross-references The British Standards which implement international or European publications referred to in this document may be fo
4、und in the BSI Catalogue under the section entitled “International Standards Correspondence Index”, or by using the “Search” facility of the BSI Electronic Catalogue or of British Standards Online. This publication does not purport to include all the necessary provisions of a contract. Users are res
5、ponsible for its correct application. Compliance with a British Standard does not of itself confer immunity from legal obligations. aid enquirers to understand the text; present to the responsible international/European committee any enquiries on the interpretation, or proposals for change, and keep
6、 the UK interests informed; monitor related international and European developments and promulgate them in the UK. Summary of pages This document comprises a front cover, an inside front cover, the EN title page, pages 2 to 17 and a back cover. The BSI copyright notice displayed in this document ind
7、icates when the document was last issued. Amendments issued since publication Amd. No. Date CommentsEUROPEANSTANDARD NORMEEUROPENNE EUROPISCHENORM ENISO18613 May2003 ICS55.180.20 Englishversion Repairofflatwoodenpallets(ISO18613:2003) Rparationdespalettesplatesenbois(ISO18613:2003) ReparaturvonFlach
8、palettenausHolz(ISO18613:2003) ThisEuropeanStandardwasapprovedbyCENon6December2002. CENmembersareboundtocomplywiththeCEN/CENELECInternalRegulationswhichstipulatetheconditionsforgivingthisEurope an Standardthestatusofanationalstandardwithoutanyalteration.Uptodatelistsandbibliographicalreferencesconce
9、rnings uchnational standardsmaybeobtainedonapplicationtotheManagementCentreortoanyCENmember. ThisEuropeanStandardexistsinthreeofficialversions(English,French,German).Aversioninanyotherlanguagemadebytra nslation undertheresponsibilityofaCENmemberintoitsownlanguageandnotifiedtotheManagementCentrehasth
10、esamestatusasthe official versions. CENmembersarethenationalstandardsbodiesofAustria,Belgium,CzechRepublic,Denmark,Finland,France,Germany,Greece, Hungary,Iceland,Ireland,Italy,Luxembourg,Malta,Netherlands,Norway,Portugal,Slovakia,Spain,Sweden,SwitzerlandandUn ited Kingdom. EUROPEANCOMMITTEEFORSTANDA
11、RDIZATION COMITEUROPENDENORMALISATION EUROPISCHESKOMITEEFRNORMUNG ManagementCentre:ruedeStassart,36B1050Brussels 2003CEN Allrightsofexploitationinanyformandbyanymeansreserved worldwideforCENnationalMembers. Ref.No.ENISO18613:2003EENISO18613:2003(E) 2 Contents page Foreword3 Introduction .4 1 Scope 4
12、 2 Normativereferences 4 3 Termsanddefinitions. .4 4 Defectsanddamagecriteria. 5 5 Repair 6 6 Recyclingdisposal 8 AnnexA (informative) Defectsanddamagewhichmakea4wayblockpalletunacceptableforuse 9 AnnexB (informative) Defectsanddamagewhichmakeaperimeterbasepalletunacceptableforuse .10 AnnexC (inform
13、ative) Defectsanddamagewhichmakea2waystringer(bearer)palletunacceptable foruse .11 AnnexD (informative) Defectsordamagewhichmakeapartial4waypalletunacceptableforuse12 AnnexE (normative) Metalplatesforrepairingofnotchedstringers(bearers)13 AnnexF (informative) Actionneededfortherepairofpalletsofunkno
14、wnspecification 15 AnnexG (informative) Specialaccuracyandtoleranceforrepairedpallets(e.g.foruseincertain automatichandlingsystems) .16 Bibliography 17ENISO18613:2003(E) 3 Foreword Thisdocument(ENISO18613:2003)hasbeenpreparedbyTechnicalCommitteeCEN/TC261“Packaging“,the secretariatofwhichisheldbyAFNO
15、R,incollaborationwithTechnicalCommitteeISO/TC51“Palletsforunitload methodofmaterialshandling“. ThisEuropeanStandardshallbegiventhestatusofanationalstandard,eitherbypublicationofanidenticaltextor byendorsement,atthelatestbyNovember2003,andconflictingnationalstandardsshallbewithdrawnatthelatest byNove
16、mber2003. AccordingtotheCEN/CENELECInternalRegulations,thenationalstandardsorganizationsofthefollowing countriesareboundtoimplementthisEuropeanStandard:Austria,Belgium,CzechRepublic,Denmark,Finland, France,Germany,Greece,Hungary,Iceland,Ireland,Italy,Luxembourg,Malta,Netherlands,Norway,Portugal, Slo
17、vakia,Spain,Sweden,SwitzerlandandtheUnitedKingdom.ENISO18613:2003(E) 4 Introduction Mandatoryrequirementsforrecyclingofpackagingmaterialshaveledtoanexpansionofreuse,repairand recyclingofwoodenpallets.ThisEuropeanStandardisintendedtoassistthisprocess,inthat,throughits implementation,thesafetyandlonge
18、vityofrepairedpalletswillbemaximised.Thestandardalsorefersparticularly tonewpalletstandardsandprescriptivepalletspecificationsinwideuse. Thereisnorequirementinthisstandardforpalletrepairerstoundertaketests,since,ifguidancegiveninthis standardisfollowedandsystematicrepairandinspectionsystemsareused,t
19、henasuccessfulrepairisrecognised tofollow. 1Scope ThisEuropeanStandardspecifiesthemaximumdefectsanddamageallowedbeforeaflatwoodenpalletshallbe repaired,anddefinestheminimumrepaircriteriathatshallbeused. ThisEuropeanStandardisapplicabletowoodenflatpalletsrepairedwithwoodbasedcomponents. NOTE Themaxim
20、umalloweddefectsanddamageforpalletsaredescribedinthisstandardandtheannexesAtoDshow examplesofdefectsanddamagewhichmakethewidelyusedpalletsunacceptableforuse.Forotherpallettypessimilar criteriashouldbesetup.Therepaircriteriaforpoolandrentalpalletsarecontrolledbytheirrespectivecontrolling operators/ow
21、ners,andmaybesubjecttoalicence. 2 Normativereferences ThisEuropeanStandardincorporatesbydatedorundatedreference,provisionsfromotherpublications.These normativereferencesarecitedattheappropriateplacesinthetextandthepublicationsarelistedhereafter.For datedreferences,subsequentamendmentstoorrevisionsof
22、anyofthesepublicationsapplytothisEuropean Standardonlywhenincorporatedinitbyamendmentorrevision.Forundatedreferencesthelatesteditionofthe publicationreferredtoapplies(includingamendments). EN10871:1994, Particleboards DeterminationofmoistureresistanceBoiltest. ENISO445:1998, Palletsformaterialshandl
23、ingVocabulary(ISO445:1996). ISO/DIS15629:2000, PalletsformaterialhandlingQualityoffastenersforassemblyofnewandrepairofwooden flatpallets. 3 Termsanddefinitions ForthepurposesofthisEuropeanStandard,thetermsanddefinitionsgiveninENISO445:1998(someofwhich arerepeatedbelowforconvenience)apply,togetherwit
24、hthefollowing: 3.1 board topdeckboard,bottomdeckboard,orstringerboard 3.2 deckboard individualmemberofatoporbottomdeck 3.3 bottomdeckboard individualmemberofbottomdeckENISO18613:2003(E) 5 3.4 stringerboard horizontalmemberlinkingtheblocksanddeckboards 3.5 stringerorbearer continuouslongitudinalmembe
25、runderneaththetopdeckorbetweenthetopandbottomdecks,whichprovides spacefortheentryofforkliftforksandpallettruckfingers. 4 Defectsanddamagecriteria 4.1Overridingcriterion Theoverridingcriterionforanunacceptablepalletisifitsconditionissuchthatitcannotberegardedassafeand thathandlingthepalletmightbedang
26、erousforpersonsorgoods(asillustratedinannexesAtoD). 4.2Nailjointstrength Nailjointstrengthisparticularlyimportantfortheperformanceofpallets. 4.3Inspection Inspectionofapalletshalltakeplacebeforeanyhandling,whetherloadedorempty. 4.4Generalconditionsidentifyinganunacceptablepalletforuse Thegeneralcond
27、itions,whichmakeapalletunacceptableforuse,areasfollows: a) onedeckboardmissingorbroken,eitherobliquelyoracross; b) eitheroneblock,stringer(bearer)orstringerboardmissingorbroken; c) missingwoodondeckboardstosuchanextentthatononedeckboard,twoormorenailshanksarevisible,or onmorethantwodeckboards,oneorm
28、orenailshanksarevisible,ormissingwoodofmorethanofthe widthoftheboardforlength.Missingwoodonadeckboardbetweentheblocksofmorethanofthewidth ofthedeckboard; d) splitsondeckboardsofmorethanofthewidthorthelengthofthedeckboard,whichcannotbesecurely nailed; e) wingsonpalletsmayonlyhavemissingwoodfrominnerd
29、eckboardendsforamaximumof1/3ofprojecting winglength; f) missingwoodonblocks,stringers(bearers)orstringerboards,ifmorethanonenailshankisvisibleatanyone joint; g) dependingonuse,dirtyorcontaminatedpallet.Ifanydoubtexistsastothenatureofthecontamination,care shallbetakeninitsidentificationandsubsequentd
30、isposal; h) olderpalletswithacombinationofminordamageorloosejointsandwithapoorappearancemayhavea combinationofissuesandbeunacceptablewhenviewedasawhole; i) palletswithbadworkmanship.Palletswithmaterialsorcomponentsthathavebeenpreviouslyincorrectly applied; j) componentsaffectedbydecaywhichcouldaffec
31、ttheirmechanicalproperties; k) Fullwidthsplitsofanylengthinstringer(bearer)notches.ENISO18613:2003(E) 6 5Repair 5.1General Componentswithunacceptabledefectsordamageshallberemovedandreplacedbyneworreusablecomponents ofonepiece. 5.1.1 Blocksofparticleboard Ifblocksofparticleboardareusedtheyshallconfor
32、mtoEN10871.Thedensityoftheparticleboardshallbemore than580kgpercubicmetre. 5.1.2Bottom deckboards Bottomdeckboardsandthecornersofthepalletshallbechamfered,ifrequired. 5.1.3 Nailheads Nailheadsshallbecountersunksothatthetopoftheheadofthenailcannotbesnaggedabovethesurface. 5.2Repairofpalletsofknownspe
33、cification Replacementcomponentsshallbefromneworreusedmaterials.Theyshallbeinaccordancewiththerelevant specificationsofthepalletanditsrepairrequirementsintherelevantstandards.Reusedcomponentsshall conformtoalltherequirementsofthenewpalletcomponentspecifications.Nomissingwoodorsplitsareallowed inthes
34、ereusedcomponents.Thenailsusedandthefinalassembledpalletshallmeettherequirementsofthe specificationsforthatpallet. NOTE Repairrequirementsmaydifferfromthenewpalletspecification.Detailsasagreedbycontract. Palletswhichareunacceptableforuse,shallberepairedordisposedof,andmarkingrequirementsmetasdefined
35、 in5.4. 5.3Repairofpalletsofunknownspecification Ifthespecificationisnotknownornospecificationexists,thereplacementcomponentsshallhavethesame dimensionsandqualityastheremovedcomponents.Replacementcomponentsmaybefromneworreused materials.Componentsshallmeettheconditionsgivenin5.3.3.Toomanynailholesma
36、yweakenthecomponent. 5.3.1 Dimensionaltolerances Thegeneralmaximumpermittedtolerancesfrombasicdimensionsforpalletsofunknownspecificationsshallbeas inTable1.ENISO18613:2003(E) 7 Table1Generalmaximumpermittedtolerancesfrombasicdimensionsforpalletsofunknown specifications Tolerance Length +8/8mm Width
37、+8/8mm Overallheight +10/10mm Diagonaldifference +10/10mm Flatness Within10mm Blocktwist Nooverhang Topgaps Max65mm Leadboardpositionfromedge +0/5mm Innerdeckboardpositionfromcentreline +2,5/2,5mm Stringerboardpositionfromcentreline +2,5/2,5mm Stringer(bearer)positionfromcentreline +5/5mm Buttedjoin
38、ts Max5mm Nailcountersinkingfromthesurface 1/5mm NOTE Thepalletsshouldbeflatontheirtopandbottomsurfacestowithin6mmmaximumdeviationfrom thecornertocornerstraightline.Otheraccuracyrequirementsmaybespecified.AnnexGshowsone exampleofhighaccuracyrequirements. 5.3.2Assembly 5.3.2.1General Forassembly,thef
39、ollowingfastenershavingthephysicalcharacteristicsdescribedinISO/DIS15629:2000,annex A,shallbeused.Thespecificationofthenailsshallmeettherequirementsofthepalletsconcerned. 5.3.2.2 Boardsblocksorstringers(bearers) Twistedsquarewire,helicallythreaded,annularthreadednail(thelengthofthenaildependsonthede
40、pthofthe assembly),thenailpenetrationshallbeatleast35mmintotheblockorstringer(bearer). 5.3.2.3Deckboards stringerboards: Twistedsquarewire,helicallythreaded,annularthreadednail(thelengthofthenaildependsonthecombined thicknessofthestringerboardsanddeckboards).Ifthenailisnotclinched,thenailshallnotpen
41、etratethe undersideofthestringerboard.Ifthenailisclinchedtheclinchshallbe10mm.Plainnailsmayalsobeusedifthe nailisclinched. 5.3.2.4 Positioningandnumberofnailsusedinassembly Thenumberofnailsperjointandthecorrectpositioningshallrepeatthepatternoftheoriginalpallet.Nailsshall bepositionednocloserthan15m
42、mfromeithertheendortheedgeofaboard.ENISO18613:2003(E) 8 5.3.2.5 Repairofnotchedstringers(bearers) Fullwidthsplitsinnotchedstringers(bearers)ofpartialfourwaypalletsshallberepairedusingmetalplates accordingtoannexE. 5.3.3Components ComponentsshallhavemaximumtolerancesasshownonTable2. Table2Maximumtole
43、rancesforcomponents Component Maximumtolerance Thicknessofstringerboardsanddeckboards +2/2mm widthofdeckboards +10/10mm Lengthofstringerboardsanddeckboards +5/10mm Heightofblocksorstringers(bearers) +2/2mm lengthorwidthofblocksorstringers(bearers) +5/5mm 5.4Marking Themarkingofrepairedpalletsshallbeasdefinedbythecompetentauthorityandmaybeidentifiedforexample, byapoolmarkoridentificationnail(orfastener). 5.5
