EN ISO 8611-2:2012

SLOVENSKI STANDARD
01-februar-2013
Palete za ravnanje z materiali - Ravne palete - 2. del: Izvedbene zahteve in izbira
preskusa (ISO 8611-2:2011)
Pallets for materials handling - Flat pallets - Part 2: Performance requirements and
selection of tests (ISO 8611-2:2011)
Paletten für den Gütertransport - Flachpaletten - Teil 2: Leistungsanforderungen und
Auswahl von Prüfungen (ISO 8611-2:2011)
Palettes pour la manutention - Palettes plates - Partie 2: Exigences de performance et
sélection des essais (ISO 8611-2:2011)
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN ISO 8611-2:2012
ICS:
55.180.20 9HþQDPHQVNHSDOHWH General purpose pallets
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

EUROPEAN STANDARD
EN ISO 8611-2
NORME EUROPÉENNE
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
August 2012
ICS 55.180.20
English Version
Pallets for materials handling - Flat pallets - Part 2: Performance
requirements and selection of tests (ISO 8611-2:2011)
Palettes pour la manutention - Palettes plates - Partie 2: Paletten für den Gütertransport - Flachpaletten - Teil 2:
Exigences de performance et sélection des essais (ISO Leistungsanforderungen und Auswahl von Prüfungen (ISO
8611-2:2011) 8611-2:2011)
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Contents Page
Foreword .3
Foreword
The text of ISO 8611-2:2011 has been prepared by Technical Committee ISO/TC 51 “Pallets for unit load
methods of materials handling” of the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) and has been taken
over as EN ISO 8611-2:2012 by Technical Committee CEN/TC 261 “Packaging” the secretariat of which is
held by AFNOR.
This European Standard shall be given the status of a national standard, either by publication of an identical
text or by endorsement, at the latest by February 2013, and conflicting national standards shall be withdrawn
at the latest by February 2013.
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rights. CEN [and/or CENELEC] shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights.
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countries are bound to implement this European Standard: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech
Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, France, Germany, Greece,
Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal,
Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey and the United Kingdom.
Endorsement notice
The text of ISO 8611-2:2011 has been approved by CEN as a EN ISO 8611-2:2012 without any modification.

INTERNATIONAL ISO
STANDARD 8611-2
First edition
2011-05-15
Pallets for materials handling —
Flat pallets —
Part 2:
Performance requirements and selection
of tests
Palettes pour la manutention — Palettes plates —
Partie 2: Exigences de performance et sélection des essais

Reference number
ISO 8611-2:2011(E)
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ISO 8611-2:2011(E)
Contents Page
Foreword .iv
Introduction.v
1 Scope.1
2 Normative references.1
3 Terms and definitions .1
4 Test conditions .3
4.1 General .3
4.2 Wooden pallets .3
4.3 Metal pallets .3
4.4 Plastic pallets.3
4.5 Paper pallets .4
4.6 Wood-based composite pallets .4
5 Number of replicates.4
6 Performance requirements.4
7 Selection of the tests .7
7.1 Intended use .7
7.2 Handling of goods with racking and stacking.8
7.3 Handling of goods with stacking without racking .8
7.4 Handling of goods without racking or stacking.8
7.5 Special applications .8
8 Test load — Nominal load.9
8.1 Strength tests .9
8.2 Ultimate load, U .9
8.3 Stiffness tests .9
8.4 Nominal load .9
9 Duration for static stiffness tests .10
10 Number of impacts for dynamic tests .10
11 Test report.10
Annex A (informative) Plots of typical force versus deformation from pallet tests showing the
deformation of ultimate load, U.11
Bibliography.12

ISO 8611-2:2011(E)
Foreword
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Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this document may be the subject of patent
rights. ISO shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights.
ISO 8611-2 was prepared by Technical Committee ISO/TC 51, Pallets for unit load method of materials
handling.
This first edition of ISO 8611-2 cancels and replaces ISO/TS 8611-2:2005, which has been technically revised.
ISO 8611 consists of the following parts, under the general title Pallets for materials handling — Flat pallets:
⎯ Part 1: Test methods
⎯ Part 2: Performance requirements and selection of tests
⎯ Part 3: Maximum working loads
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ISO 8611-2:2011(E)
Introduction
The forces to which pallets are exposed during use vary significantly. The test procedures described in
ISO 8611-1 are approximate simulations of pallet use. These tests help the pallet designer to establish an
initial acceptable balance between the cost and the performance of a pallet design. It is intended that all
results of tests performed using this protocol be confirmed and verified using field trials before publication of
performance or the commercial implementation of a new pallet design.
The nominal load, determined according to this test protocol, does not represent a payload and cannot be
verified using field trials. The nominal load is a minimum payload level for use in determining maximum
working load according to the procedures in ISO 8611-3. The maximum working load can be verified for a
specified payload and intended use, using field trials. It is intended that the publication of the maximum
working load include a description of the payload and the intended modes of use of the pallet.
It is essential to exercise care when comparing the results of tests with historic experience using existing
pallet designs. User expectations of pallet performance vary. Some require greater and some accept lower
levels of performance. Users are accepting different levels of risk when using pallets. Because of the varied
performance expectations of pallet users, the results of tests might not always reflect the user's perception of
pallet performance in use.
The nominal load might not reflect users' perception of pallet performance because the nominal load does not
represent a payload. It is intended that maximum working loads be used to compare with the historic
performance of existing pallet designs.
Regarding the use of the ISO 8611 series,
⎯ ISO 8611-1 describes the test methods,
⎯ this part of ISO 8611 describes the performance requirements and selection of tests, and
⎯ ISO 8611-3 describes tests for determining maximum working loads for known payloads.
ISO 8611-1 and this part of ISO 8611 are required for determining nominal load. The nominal load is the
lowest safe load value for the specified support conditions, independent o
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