BS ISO 17712:2010 Freight containers. Mechanical seals

BS ISO 17712 is an International Standard which establishes uniform procedures for the classification, acceptance and withdrawal of acceptance of mechanical freight container seals. It provides a single source of information on mechanical seals which are acceptable for securing freight containers in international commerce.

Contents of BS ISO 17712:

Foreword

1 Scope

2 Normative references

3 Terms and definitions

3.1 General terms

3.2 Terms describing different types of mechanical seals

4 Seal requirements

4.1 General and environmental

4.2 Marking

4.3 Identification marks

4.4 Evidence of tampering

5 Testing for seal classification

5.1 General

5.2 Tensile test

5.3 Shear test

5.4 Bending test

5.5 Impact test

5.6 Seal classification test report

6 Testing for evidence of tampering

6.1 General

6.2 Test apparatus

6.3 Test tools

6.4 Test methods

6.5 Evidence of tampering

6.6 Test results

Annex A (normative) Seal manufacturers' security-related practices

Annex B (normative) Transition times for requirements of 4.4.3 and Clause 6

Bibliography

BS ISO 17712:2010

Freight containers. Mechanical seals

Published:

30 Sep 2010

Withdrawn:

31 Aug 2013