ASTM D6804-19 pdf free.Standard Guide for Hand Hole Design in Corrugated Boxes.
ASTM D6804 provides guidelines for designing pre-cut apertures intended for use as hand holes in corrugated boxes during manual handling of boxed cargo.
1.2 Limitations-This standard offers guidance for package development and for subsequent testing of boxes to measure performance. It is not intended to provide specific information on the design of hand holes.
1.3 The values stated in inch-pound units are to be regarded as the standard. The SI units are for information only.
4. Significance and Use
4.1 It may be desirable at times to provide hand holes in corrugated boxes. Package designers use hand holes to solve ergonomic and handling problems associated with large or awkward containers. This guide provides an aid for proper hand hole desin and use.
4.1.1 Boxes for handling by a single person.
4.1 .2 Boxes that are too large or awkward to be handled well by a single person (4.4.1).
4.2 Er(moInics:
4.2. 1 In studying and applying ergonomic principles, of primary concern is the need to provide a safe work environment for material handlers who may he required to lift or transport packages. A safe work environment is ditlicuft to deline and varies with the package in question. Several ergonomic safety issues involve repetitive motions and spine loading in the tilling process. Other issues involve finger and foot protection.
6. Labels , Smbols, and Cautions
6. 1 Labels, printed symbols, or cautions can be used to clarify appropriate and inappropriate use of hand holes.
6. 1 . 1 Safety labels that can he used to caution, warn, or require lifting by two or more people can he obtained from many sources on the Internet.
6. 1.2 Practice D5445 contains a number of safety symbols that are intended to improve safe handling of boxes.
6. 1 .3 Additional cautions or warnings for boxes intended to he manipulated by hand holes are shown in Fig. 6.
7. Evaluation
7.1 The lest methods in Appendix X I are not ASTM standards, but are evaluation methods to assist in determining the relative performance of hand holes during handling in the distribution environment. The methods, in experimental trials, were shown to have high variability between laboratories; however, within laboratories the methods were useful in determining relative performance.ASTM D6804-19 pdf free download.