C-55-03 Eg-22hh h66EE00 E06TS2h C-36-50 International Standard (ISO 4472 INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION FOR STANDARDIZATIONMEXAYHAPOAHAR OPTAHW3AUWA HO CTAHAAPTM3ALWW-ORGANISATION INTERNATIONALE DE NORMALISATION Coniferous and broadleaved sawn timber . Transportation packages Sciagesdebois résineuxetfeuillus-Paquets pourletransport First edition 1983-05-01 UDC 674.031/.032-41 : 621.86 Ref.No.ISO4472-1983(E) ISO4472-1983 Descriptors : wood, sawn timber, broadleaved timber, coniferous timber, cargo transportation, packages, specifications, dimensions, marking. Price based on 2 pages E-22hh EO6TSAh S66EE00 8 A Foreword ISo (the International Organization for Standardization) is a worldwide federation of national standards bodies (Iso member bodies). The work of developing International Standards is carried out through ISo technical committees. Every member body interested in a subject for which a technical committee has been authorized has the right to be represented on that committee. International organizations, governmental and non-governmental, in liaison with iso, also take part in the work. DraftInternational Standards adopted by the technical committees are circulated to the member bodies for approval before their acceptance as International Standards by the Iso Council. International Standard iSO 4472 was developed by Technical Committee ISO/TC 55, Sawn timber and sawlogs, and was circulated to the member bodies in July 1981. It has been approved by the member bodies of the following countries : Austria France Poland Belgium Germany, F.R. Romania Brazil Hungary Sri Lanka Canada India Tanzania Cuba Italy USSR Czechoslovakia Netherlands Yugoslavia Finland Norway The member bodies of the following countries expressed disapproval of the document on technical grounds : South Africa, Rep. of Sweden @International Organization for Standardization,1983 Printed in Switzerland EO6TSh E-22hh 966EE008 INTERNATIONALSTANDARD ISO4472-1983 (E) Coniferous and broadleaved sawn timber - Transportation packages 1 Scope and field of application Composition This International Standard specifies requirements for 3.1 Packages may consist of sawn timber of one or several packages and multipackages of square-edged and unedged, species of wood, one or several grades, one thickness, one or planed and unplaned coniferous and broadleaved sawn timber. several widths, and one or several lengths, according to the contract. 2 Definitions (see the figure) 3.2 Multipackages shall be made up of packages complying with the requirements of 3.1 and 4.1.They shall contain packages of the same height, of the same or different compo- 2.1 package : A transportation or storage unit consisting of sition, but belonging to the same lot. rows and piles of sawn timber, stickers and strapping. 2.2 multipackage : A transportation or storage unit con- 4 Dimensions and mass sisting of several packages of sawn timber, stickers and strap- ping. 4.1 Thecross-sectional dimensions of packages and multipackages shall comply with the requirements of the table. 2.3 sticker : A flat joining element in the package, con- sisting of wood or other material which ensures the joining of 4.2 The length of a package shail be determined by the sawn timber in the package, the stability of the form, and maximum length of the packaged timber and, in the case of which does not cause a harmful effect on the sawn timber. In a packaged sawn timber of several lengths, by the length of the multipackage, stickers serve as separating elements. longest sawn timber. The length of a multipackage shall be determined by the maximum length of the packages. 2.4 strapping : An element ensuring stability of the shape and construction of the package (or multipackage). 4.3 The mass of a package (or multipackage) shall be deter- mined by multiplying the volume of the sawn timber in the 2.5 wrapper : An element ensuring protection against at- package (or multipackage) by the mass of 1 m3 of the wood at mospheric effect