ASTM D4169, “Standard Practice for Performance Testing of Shipping Containers and Systems,” has just been updated. You can purchase your copy of the new 2014 Edition from Document Center in paper format, for pdf download, or as part of our Standards Online multi-user subscription service. It’s a technical revision of the 2009 Edition, which is now obsolete.
ASTM D4169 is used in the laboratory to judge if a shipping unit can meet the physical demands of the shipping environment and deliver the goods inside intact. It does this by putting a container or shipping system through a series of tests that match hazard elements that crop up during shipment.
In order to best understand what the changes are in this new revision, Document Center suggests the use of the Redline Edition service. For a small increase in the price of the purchase, you’ll get a clean copy of the new ASTM D4169. And you’ll also get a copy of the previous 2009 Edition that has all the changes for the 2014 marked by lines in the margins, cross-outs, and so on. This “marked-up” edition makes it easy to see exactly what’s been modified.
FYI: Here’s the general overview of what’s been changed:
- The AAR (Association of American Railroads) document General Information Bulletin No. 2 has been added to the list of referenced documents.
- Clause 14 (Schedule G) has been significantly updated.
- Clause 15 (Schedule H) has been revised.
- 8 additional citations have been added to the References section at the end of the standard practice.
If you use this document, you’ll want a copy of the new edition as all previous editions are now invalid. Go to the Document Center webstore at www.document-center.com and order your copy. Or contact our staff by phone (650-591-7600), fax (650-591-7617) or email (info@document-center.com). We’ve been an authorized dealer of the ASTM standards since the 1980’s. Make us your Standards Experts!
