1、Designation:D625316Standard Practice forTreatment and/or Marking of Wood Packaging Materials1This standard is issued under the fixed designation D6253;the number immediately following the designation indicates the year oforiginal adoption or,in the case of revision,the year of last revision.A number
2、 in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval.Asuperscript epsilon()indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.1.Scope1.1 This practice covers the development of recommendedtreatment,or marking practices,or both,for wood packagingmaterials(WPM)and aids in identifying
3、 WPM as to phytosani-tary treatment,intended service cycles,repair,the specificspecification used to manufacture or recycle,and other userdesignated characteristics.1.2 This practice identifies WPM treated,or marked,or bothin accordance with industry,government,or internationalrecognized standards.1
4、.3 The values stated in inch-pound units are to be regardedas standard.The values given in parentheses are mathematicalconversions to SI units that are provided for information onlyand are not considered standard.1.4 This standard does not purport to address all of thesafety concerns,if any,associat
5、ed with its use.It is theresponsibility of the user of this standard to establish appro-priate safety and health practices and determine the applica-bility of regulatory limitations prior to use.2.Referenced Documents2.1 ASTM Standards:2D996 Terminology of Packaging and Distribution Environ-mentsD60
6、39/D6039M Specification for Open and Covered WoodCratesD6251/D6251M Specification for Wood-Cleated PanelboardShipping BoxesD6254/D6254M Specification for Wirebound Pallet-TypeWood BoxesD6255/D6255M Specification for Steel or Aluminum Slot-ted Angle CratesD6256/D6256M Specification for Wood-Cleated S
7、hippingBoxes with Skidded,Load-Bearing BasesD6573/D6573M Specification for General Purpose Wire-bound Shipping Boxes2.2 MHIA Standard:MHIA MH12005 Pallets,Slip Sheets,and Other Bases forUnit Loads32.3 AWPA Standards:P8-03,Standard for Oil-Borne Preservatives4P9-03,Standards for Solvents and Formulat
8、ions for OrganicPreservative Systems42.4 NFPA Standard:NFPA 704,Standard System for Identification of Hazards ofMaterials for Emergency Response52.5 International Standard:International Standards for Phytosanitary Measures(ISPM)Publication No.15,Regulation of Wood Packaging Mate-rial in Internationa
9、l Trade63.Terminology3.1 DefinitionsGeneral definitions for the packaging anddistribution environments are found in Terminology D996.3.2 Definitions of Terms Specific to This Standard:3.2.1 certifying or inspection agency,na qualified inde-pendent agency providing an audit service to verify themanuf
10、acturer or recycler has complied with government orindustry-recognized programs.3.2.2 dielectric heat treatment(DH),nheating of WPMusing dielectric heating in accordance with a specific time-temperature schedule that achieves a minimum wood coretemperature of 60C for a minimum of 1 continuous minute
11、.3.2.3 heat treatment(HT),nheating of WPM using aconventional steam or dry kiln heat chamber in accordancewith a specific time-temperature schedule that achieves aminimum wood core temperature of 56C for a minimum of 30continuous minutes.1This practice is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee D10
12、 on Packagingand is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee D10.12 on Shipping Containers,Crates,Pallets,Skids and Related Structures.Current edition approved April 1,2016.Published May 2016.Originallyapproved in 1998.Last previous edition approved in 2010 as D6253 10.DOI:10.1520/D6253-16.2For ref
13、erenced ASTM standards,visit the ASTM website,www.astm.org,orcontact ASTM Customer Service at serviceastm.org.For Annual Book of ASTMStandards volume information,refer to the standards Document Summary page onthe ASTM website.3Available from Material Handling Industry ofAmerica(MHIA),8720 Red OakBlv
14、d.,Suite 201,Charlotte,NC 282173992,http:/www.mhia.org.4Available from American Wood Protection Association(AWPA),P.O.Box361784,Birmingham,AL 35236-1784,http:/.5Available from National Fire Protection Association(NFPA),1 BatterymarchPark,Quincy,MA 02269-9101.6Available from the International Plant P
15、rotection Convetion,www.ippc.int.Copyright ASTM International,100 Barr Harbor Drive,PO Box C700,West Conshohocken,PA 19428-2959.United States1 3.2.4 intended service cycle,na marking applied to amaterials handling pallet to identify a multiple-use or single-use pallet(see 3.2.7 and 3.2.5).3.2.5 sing
16、le-use(S)pallets,nintended for use in shippingonly one unit load(also known as expendable or single-trippallets)(see Table 1).3.2.6 methyl bromide(MB)fumigation,nfumigation ofWPM with methyl bromide using an approved fumigationschedule.3.2.7 multiple-use(M)pallets,nintended for reuse inshipping unit loads(also known as a reusable or multi-trippallets)(see Table 1).3.2.8 quality mark,nsee treatment mark.3.2.9 phytosanitary treatment,nofficially authorized pro-cedure for the killing or removal of
