1. SCOPE

1.1 This Indian Standard specifies preferred terms and definitions related to packaging and materials handling.

1.2 For packaging designed for the transport of dangerous goods, terms and definitions are given in the United Nations recommendations on the transport of dangerous goods.

2. REFERENCES

The standards given below contain provisions which, through reference in this text, constitute provisions of this standard. At the time of publication, the editions indicated were valid. All standards are subject to revision, and parties to agreements based on this standard are encouraged to investigate the possibility of applying the most recent editions of the standards indicated below:

IS 6569 : 2004/ISO 830 : 1999 Freight containers - Vocabulary

IS 14738 : 2017 Flexible intermediate bulk containers (FIBCs) - Specification

IS 15875 : 2009/ISO 15867 : 2003 Intermediated bulk containers (IBCs) for non-dangerous goods - Terminology