Foreword

This PAS was commissioned by the Container Owners Association (COA) on behalf of a group of flexitank companies. Its development was facilitated by BSI Standards Limited and it was published under licence from The British Standards Institution. It came into effect on 30 September 2016.

Acknowledgement is given to Andrew Sangster and Sergio Parenzee of the COA Flexitank Division, as the technical authors, and the following organizations that were involved in the development of this PAS as members of the steering group:

• Association of American Railroads (AAR)
• British Valve and Actuator Association (BVAA)
• Büscherhoff Spezialverpackung GmbH & Co. KG
• China Container Industry Association (CCIA)
• COA Flexitank Division
• Container Owners Association (COA)
• Federation of Oils, Seeds and Fats Associations Ltd (FOSFA)
• Geosynthetic Institute (GSI)
• Hapag-Lloyd
• International Cargo Handling Co-ordination Association (ICHCA)
• International Labour Organization (ILO)
• International Maritime Organization (IMO)
• TT Club Mutual Insurance Ltd
• TÜV SÜD Rail GmbH

Acknowledgement is given to the following organizations that funded the development of PAS 1008:2014 and provided technical input in its development.

• BLT Flexitank Industrial
• Braid Logistics
• CD FLEXI-Valve
• Environmental Packaging Technologies
• Flexpack
• Full-Pak
• Liquatrans
• PacTec
• Philton Polythene Converters
• Qingdao LAF Packaging
• Sun Flexitanks
• Trans Ocean Bulk Logistics/Hillebrand Group

The British Standards Institution retains ownership and copyright of this PAS. BSI Standards Limited as the publisher of the PAS reserves the right to withdraw or amend this PAS on receipt of authoritative advice that it is appropriate to do so. This PAS will be reviewed at intervals not exceeding two years, and any amendments arising from the review will be published as an amended PAS and publicized in Update Standards.

This PAS is not to be regarded as a British Standard. It will be withdrawn upon publication of its content in, or as, a British Standard.

The PAS process enables a specification to be rapidly developed in order to fulfil an immediate need in industry. A PAS may be considered for further development as a British Standard, or constitute part of the UK input into the development of a European or International Standard.

Supersession

PAS 1008:2016 supersedes PAS 1008:2014, which is withdrawn.

Information about this document

Product certification/inspection/testing. Users of this PAS are advised to consider the desirability of third-party certification/inspection/testing of product conformity with this PAS. Users seeking assistance in identifying appropriate conformity assessment bodies or schemes may ask BSI to forward their enquiries to the relevant association.

Assessed capability. Users of this PAS are advised to consider the desirability of quality system assessment and registration against the appropriate standard in the BS EN ISO 9000 series by an accredited third-party certification body.

Test laboratory accreditation. Users of this PAS are advised to consider the desirability of selecting test laboratories that are accredited to BS EN ISO/IEC 17025 by a national or international accreditation body.

Use of this document

It has been assumed in the preparation of this PAS that the execution of its provisions will be entrusted to appropriately qualified and experienced people, for whose use it has been produced.

Presentational conventions

The provisions of this PAS are presented in roman (i.e. upright) type. Its requirements are expressed in sentences in which the principal auxiliary verb is “shall”.

Commentary, explanation and general informative material is presented in italic type, and does not constitute a normative element.

Requirements in this standard are drafted in accordance with The BSI guide to standardization - Section 2: Rules for the structure, drafting and presentation of British Standards, subclause J.1.1, which states, “Requirements should be expressed using wording such as: ‘When tested as described in Annex A, the product shall ...’”. This means that only those products that are capable of passing the specified test will be deemed to conform to this standard.

Contractual and legal considerations

This publication does not purport to include all the necessary provisions of a contract. Users are responsible for its correct application.

Compliance with a PAS cannot confer immunity from legal obligations.

PAS 1008:2016

Specification for the performance and testing of a single-use flexitank

Current

Published:

30 Sep 2016