BS EN 13698-2:2009 Pallet production specification. Construction specification for 1000 mm x 1200 mm flat wooden pallets
BS EN 13698-2 specifies the manufacturing characteristics of flat re-usable wooden 1000 mm × 1200 mm, double deck, non-reversible, 4-way entry, 9 block skid and perimeter base pallets suitable for transport, storage, handling or exchange use. It also gives some requirements for manufacture and marking and addresses the issue of safety.
Tests on the perimeter base pallet and over 30 years of experience with the skid pallet in through transit of goods, have demonstrated that these designs of pallet comply with the relevant dimensional requirements and appropriate tests specified in certain standards. This certifies that the quality of the pallet is suitable for normal purposes as regards the physical stresses involved in distribution and handling.
Contents of BS EN 13698-2:
- Foreword
- Introduction
- Scope
- Normative references
- Terms and definitions
- Pallet types
- Nominal and safe working loads
- Construction
- Materials
- Timber species
- Timber quality grade
- Moisture content
- Particle board
- Fasteners
- Design and manufacture
- Component parts
- Boards and blocks
- Pallet assembly and fastener positions
- General assembly details
- Assembly strength
- Diagonal rigidity
- Separation force
- Inspections and marking
- Materials
- Timber
- Timber quality grade
- Particle board
- Fasteners
- Wood shrinkage – Comparative wood shrinkage/expansion rates
- Joint separation test
- Test apparatus
- Test pieces
- Procedure
- Test results
- Report
- Preservatives – General policy
- Safe working load under different loading conditions – General policy
- Bibliography
