BS EN 12641-1:2019

What is BS EN 12641‑1- Tarpaulins about?  

BS EN 12641‑1 is an international standard that focuses on intermodal loading units and commercial vehicles with tarpaulins. BS EN 12641‑1 specifies minimum requirements for the strength and attachment of tarpaulins used on swap bodies and utility vehicles for road and road/rail combined (intermodal transport) traffic. 

Who is BS EN 12641‑1- Tarpaulins for? 

BS EN 12641‑1 on intermodal loading units and commercial vehicles with tarpaulins is useful for: 

• Manufacturing unit of plastic tarpaulins 
• The professional workers who know the packaging of goods with plastic tarpaulins 
• Packaging companies  
• Transportation service providers 

Why should you use BS EN 12641‑1- Tarpaulins?  

Tarpaulins are used in many ways to protect persons and things from wind, rain, and sunlight. They are used during construction or after disasters to protect partially built or damaged structures, to prevent mess during painting and similar activities, and to contain and collect debris. BS EN 12641‑1 covers all benefits of tarpaulins with minimum requirements of packaging materials  

BS EN 12641‑1 also informs the safety use of tarpaulins and assured the end-user that packaged material is safe and ready to move anywhere. BS EN 12641‑1 describes the different types of tarpaulin that are best for the vehicle. The choice of the tarpaulin depends on the type of item that’s transported 

What’s changed since the last update?  

BS EN 12641‑1:2019 supersedes BS EN 12641‑1:2005. BS EN 12641‑1:2019 includes some technical changes concerning BS EN 12641‑1:2005. These include: 

• Term 3.1 was added 
• Table 1 – the row 'mass per area' was added 
• Figure 2 – key 4 was added