Standard Practice for Treatment and/or Marking of Wood Packaging Materials

SIGNIFICANCE AND USE
This practice establishes the criteria to treat, or mark, or both WPM with permanent identification for the phytosanitary treatment, or intended service cycle, or both, repair, specification used, and other designated characteristics.
The marking of the WPM shall be performed after ensuring the material complies with the applicable specification.
SCOPE
1.1 This practice covers the development of recommended treatment, or marking practices, or both, for wood packaging materials (WPM) and aids in identifying WPM as to phytosanitary treatment, intended service cycles, repair, the specific specification used to manufacture or recycle, and other user designated characteristics.
1.2 This practice identifies WPM treated, or marked, or both in accordance with industry, government, or international recognized standards.
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.

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Designation: D6253 – 05a
Standard Practice for
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Treatment and/or Marking of Wood Packaging Materials
This standard is issued under the fixed designation D6253; the number immediately following the designation indicates the year of
original adoption or, in the case of revision, the year of last revision. A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval. A
superscript epsilon (´) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.
1. Scope ASME MH1-1997, Pallets, Slip Sheets, and Other Bases for
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Unit Loads
1.1 This practice covers the development of recommended
2.3 AWPA Standards:
treatment, or marking practices, or both, for wood packaging
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P8-03, Standard for Oil-Borne Preservatives
materials(WPM)andaidsinidentifyingWPMastophytosani-
P9-03, StandardsforSolventsandFormulationsforOrganic
tary treatment, intended service cycles, repair, the specific
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Preservative Systems
specification used to manufacture or recycle, and other user
2.4 NFPA Standard:
designated characteristics.
NFPA704, StandardSystemforIdentificationofHazardsof
1.2 ThispracticeidentifiesWPMtreated,ormarked,orboth
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Materials for Emergency Response
in accordance with industry, government, or international
2.5 International Standard:
recognized standards.
International Standards on Phytosanitary Measures (ISPM)
1.3 This standard does not purport to address all of the
Publication No. 15, Guidelines for Regulating Wood
safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the
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Packaging Material in International Trade
responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appro-
priate safety and health practices and determine the applica-
3. Terminology
bility of regulatory limitations prior to use.
3.1 Definitions—General definitions for the packaging and
2. Referenced Documents distribution environments are found in Terminology D996.
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3.2 Definitions of Terms Specific to This Standard:
2.1 ASTM Standards:
3.2.1 certifying or inspection agency, n—a qualified inde-
D996 Terminology of Packaging and Distribution Environ-
pendent agency providing an audit service to verify the
ments
manufacturer or recycler has complied with government or
D6039/D6039M Specification for Open and Covered Wood
industry-recognized programs.
Crates
3.2.2 heat treatment (HT), n—heating of WPM in accor-
D6251/D6251M Specification for Wood-Cleated Panel-
dance with a specific time-temperature schedule that achieves
board Shipping Boxes
a minimum wood core temperature of 56°C for a minimum of
D6254/D6254M Specification for Wirebound Pallet-Type
30 min.
Wood Boxes
3.2.3 intended service cycle, n—a marking applied to a
D6255/D6255M Specification for Steel or Aluminum Slot-
materials handling pallet to identify a multiple-use or limited-
ted Angle Crates
use pallet (see 3.2.6 and 3.2.4).
D6256/D6256M Specification for Wood-Cleated Shipping
3.2.4 limited-use (L) pallets, n—intended for use in ship-
Boxes with Skidded, Load-Bearing Bases
ping only one unit load (also known as a expendable or
D6573/D6573M Specification for General Purpose Wire-
single-trip pallets) (see Table 1).
bound Shipping Boxes
3.2.5 methyl bromide (MB) fumigation, n—fumigation of
2.2 ASME Standard:
WPM with methyl bromide using an approved fumigation
schedule.
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This practice is under the jurisdiction ofASTM Committee D10 on Packaging
and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee D10.12 on Shipping Containers,
Crates, Pallets, Skids, and Related Structures.
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Current edition approved Dec. 1, 2005. Published December 2005. Originally Available from the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Three Park
approved in 1998. Last previous edition approved in 2005 as D6253 – 05. DOI: Avenue, New York, NY 10016.
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10.1520/D6253-05A. Available from theAmerican Wood-Preservers’Association, P.O. Box 361784,
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For referenced ASTM standards, visit the ASTM website, www.astm.org, or Birmingham, AL 35236–1784.
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contact ASTM Customer Service at service@astm.org. For Annual Book of ASTM Available from National Fire Protection Association (NFPA), 1 Batterymarch
Standards volume information, refer to the standard’s Document Summary page on Park, Quincy, MA 02269-9101.
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the ASTM website. Available from the International Plant Protection Convetion, www.ippc.int.
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D6253 – 05a
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TABLE 1 Pallet Intended Service Cycle Identification
6. Summary of Practice for Marking of Wood Pallets
Letter Designation Explanation
6.1 Markingofpalletsshallconformtoapublishedindustry,
L Limited-use pallet
government or international standard, as applicable.
M Multiple-use pallet
6.1.1 The following divisions under this section, detail the
R Repaired pallet
marking (see Fig. 2) informati
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