SIST EN ISO 8611-2:2025

SLOVENSKI STANDARD
01-maj-2025
Nadomešča:
SIST EN ISO 8611-2:2022
Palete za ravnanje z materiali - Ravne palete - 2. del: Zahtevane lastnosti in izbira
preskusa (ISO 8611-2:2025)
Pallets for materials handling - Flat pallets - Part 2: Performance requirements and
selection of tests (ISO 8611-2:2025)
Paletten für den Gütertransport - Flachpaletten - Teil 2: Leistungsanforderungen und
Auswahl von Prüfungen (ISO 8611-2:2025)
Palettes pour la manutention - Palettes plates - Partie 2: Exigences de performance et
sélection des essais (ISO 8611-2:2025)
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN ISO 8611-2:2025
ICS:
55.180.20 Večnamenske palete General purpose pallets
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

EN ISO 8611-2
EUROPEAN STANDARD
NORME EUROPÉENNE
March 2025
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
ICS 55.180.20 Supersedes EN ISO 8611-2:2022
English Version
Pallets for materials handling - Flat pallets - Part 2:
Performance requirements and selection of tests (ISO
8611-2:2025)
Palettes pour la manutention - Palettes plates - Partie Paletten für den Gütertransport - Flachpaletten - Teil 2:
2: Exigences de performance et sélection des essais Leistungsanforderungen und Auswahl von Prüfungen
(ISO 8611-2:2025) (ISO 8611-2:2025)
This European Standard was approved by CEN on 3 March 2025.

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Contents Page
European foreword . 3

European foreword
This document (EN ISO 8611-2:2025) has been prepared by Technical Committee ISO/TC 51 "Pallets
for unit load method of materials handling" in collaboration with 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 September 2025, and conflicting national standards
shall be withdrawn at the latest by September 2025.
Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this document may be the subject of
patent rights. CEN shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights.
This document supersedes EN ISO 8611-2:2022.
Any feedback and questions on this document should be directed to the users’ national standards
body/national committee. A complete listing of these bodies can be found on the CEN website.
According to the CEN-CENELEC Internal Regulations, the national standards organizations of the
following countries are bound to implement this European Standard: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria,
Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland,
Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Republic of
North Macedonia, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Türkiye and the
United Kingdom.
Endorsement notice
The text of ISO 8611-2:2025 has been approved by CEN as EN ISO 8611-2:2025 without any
modification.
International
Standard
ISO 8611-2
Third edition
Pallets for materials handling —
2025-02
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
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ISO 8611-2:2025(en) © ISO 2025

ISO 8611-2:2025(en)
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ISO 8611-2:2025(en)
Contents Page
Foreword .iv
Introduction .v
1 Scope . 1
2 Normative references . 1
3 Terms and definitions . 1
4 Test conditions . 2
4.1 General .2
4.2 Wooden pallets .3
4.3 Metal pallets .3
4.4 Plastic pallets .3
4.5 Paper pallets .3
4.6 Wood-based composite pallets .3
5 Number of replicates . 3
6 Performance requirements . . 4
7 Selection of the tests . 6
7.1 Intended use .6
7.2 Handling of goods with racking and stacking .7
7.3 Handling of goods with stacking without racking.7
7.4 Handling of goods without racking or stacking .7
7.5 Special applications .7
7.5.1 General .7
7.5.2 Automatic handling or conveyors .8
7.5.3 Lifting with slings .8
7.5.4 Resistance to impact .8
7.5.5 Friction tests .8
8 Test load — Nominal load . 8
8.1 Strength tests .8
8.2 Ultimate load, U . .8
8.3 Stiffness tests . .8
8.4 Nominal load.8
9 Duration for static stiffness tests . 9
10 Number of impacts for dynamic tests . . 9
11 Test report . 9
Annex A (informative) Plots of typical force versus deformation from pallet tests showing the
deformation of ultimate load, U . 10
Bibliography .12

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ISO 8611-2:2025(en)
Foreword
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This document was prepared by Technical Committee ISO/TC 51, Pallets for unit load method of materials
handling, in collaboration with the European Committee for Standardization (CEN) Technical Committee
CEN/TC 261, Packaging, in accordance with the Agreement on technical cooperation between ISO and CEN
(Vienna Agreement).
This third edition cancels and replaces the second edition (ISO 8611-2:2021), which has been technically
revised.
The main changes are as follows:
— the performance criteria for the Test 2 have been changed, and as a result, the data in the examples in the
Table 3 has been modified accordingly.
A list of all parts in the ISO 8611 series can be found on the ISO website.
Any feedback or questions on this document should be directed to the user’s national standards body. A
complete listing of these bodies can be found at www.iso.org/members.html.

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ISO 8611-2:2025(en)
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, it is possible that the results of tests do not always reflect the
user's perception of pallet performance in use.
It is possible that the nominal load does 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 document 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 document are recommended to be used in determining nominal load. The nominal load
is the lowest safe load value for the specified support conditions, independent of the type of load (excluding
concentrated loads).
ISO 8611-1, this document and ISO 8611-3 are recommended to be used in determining maximum working
loads for known payloads.
The nominal load for the intended use is established by the selection of tests in ISO 8611-1 and the
performance requirement is established from criteria in this document.
The following three types of intended use with specified support conditions are specified:
— handling of loaded pallets with racking and stacking;
— handling of loaded pallets without racking;
— handling of loaded pallets without racking or stacking.
To determine the maximum working load through testing given in ISO 8611-3, the deflection under the
known payload cannot exceed the limiting deflection (see ISO 8611-3:2011, 4.2, 4.3 and 4.4) established
in ISO 8611-1 and this document. The maximum working load is the greatest payload that a pallet can be
permitted to carry in a specific loading and support condition.
Guidance is given in ISO 8611-3:2011, Annex A as to the general effect on performance of different load types
and stabilization methods. These can only give guidance as to the likely result from tests with the known
payload.
Other tests for durability evaluation are specified in ISO 8611-1.

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