BS 5609:1986 pdf free.Specification For Printed Pressure-Sensitive, Adhesive-Coated Labels For Marine Use, Including Requirements For Label Base Material.
As stated in the foreword, it is obligatory for shippers to durably mark dangerous goods packages2 for carriage by sea. To emphasize that responsibility for this rests with the shipper, this revision of BS 5609 has been expanded to include guidance to shippers to enable them to discharge those responsibilities.
Compliance with section 2 of the standard ensures adequate performance of the label base material and its adhesion to an aluminium substrate under marine conditions. Compliance with section 3 of this standard ensures adequate colour fastness and durability of the inks or dyes when used with a suitable label material.
It remains for the shipper, having noted the points outlined in 0.2 to carry out such tests as are necessary to satisfy himself as to the adequate performance of the labels as applied in normal use to the packages being shipped. Guidance for this purpose is given in section 4.
This British Standard specifies requirements for printed pressure-sensitive, adhesive-coated labels suitable for use under marine conditions.
It describes methods for the determination of resistance to marine immersion, weathering, temperature cycling and abrasion and for the determination of legibility and print key effectiveness and includes a recommended method for the evaluation of label adhesion to specific substrates.
BS 5609 is subdivided to separate the requirements for the adhesive-coated label base material from those for the printed adhesive-coated label.
Since such labels are used particularly for the labelling of dangerous goods when transit by sea is intended, the importance of proper application is recognized by the provision in section 4 of guidance to users on label selection and application.
NOTE The titles of thi’ publications referred to in this standard are listed on the inside back cover.
2 Responsibility for compliance
This British Standard specifies requirements for both the printed adhesive-coated label and the adhesive-coated label base material. It shall be the responsibility of the manufacturer of the label base material to ensure compliance with section 2. It shall be the responsibility of the manufacturer/printer of the printed label to ensure compliance with the requirements of section 3, using label base material that complies with section 2.BS 5609 pdf download.
3 Definitions
For the purposes of this British Standard the following definitions apply.