ISO 445:2008 pdf download – Pallets for materials handling – Vocabulary
1 Scope
This International Standard defines terms relating to pallets for unit load methods of materials handling. It also includes an informative annex listing general terms relating to materials handling.
2 General
2.1 pallet rigid horizontal platform of minimum height, compatible with handling by pallet trucks and/or forklift trucks and other appropriate handling equipment, used as a base for assembling, loading, storing, handling，stacking， transporting, or displaying goods and loads See Figure 1. NOTE The pallet can be constructed with, or ftted with, a superstructure.
2.2 nominal load R
lowest load value, for the purposes of comparison, for the specified support conditions, independent of the type of load (excluding concentrated loads) [ISO/TS 8611-2:2005, definition 3.4] NOTE Intended use s described in 7.1 o1 ISO/TS 8611-2:2005 [1. The three main types of general use are as follows:
1) handling of goods without stacking or without racking;
2) handling of goods with stacking but without racking;
3) handling of goods with racking and stacking.
2.3 concentrated load
load concentrated over an area of less than 50 % of the pallet top deck
2.4 uniformly distributed unbonded load
load spread evenly across the full surface of the pallet top deck where the items are not interlocked, bound or connected
2.5 uniformly distributed bonded load
load spread evenly across the full surface of the pallet top deck, where the pattern of each single layer changes, so that the packages are interlocked See Figure 2. NOTE Sacks are an example of a bonded load.