ISTA: International Safe Transit Association
ISTA, the International Safe Transit Association, is a nonprofit organization specific to concerns of transport packaging. ISTA is the leading industry developer of testing protocols and design standards that define how packages should perform to assure protection of their contents during the ever changing risks of the global distribution environment. It sets the standards for optimizing the resources in packages designed to be survivable, sustainable, and successful and to enhance the effectiveness of package design and testing. Standards from ISTA are available both individually, directly through the ANSI webstore, and as part of a Standards Subscription. If you or your organization are interested in easy, managed, online access to standards that can be shared, a Standards Subscription may be what you need - please contact us at: [email protected] or 1-212-642-4980 or Request Proposal Price.
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ISTA Procedure 3A
Packaged-Products for Parcel Delivery System Shipment 70 kg (150 lb) or Less
Test Procedure 3A is a general simulation test for individual packaged-products shipped through a parcel delivery system. The test is appropriate for four different types of packages commonly distributed as individual packages, either by air or ground. The types include standard, small, flat and elongated packages. 3A includes an optional test combining Random Vibration Under Low Pressure (simulated high altitude). This tests the container’s (whether primary package or transport package) ability to hold a seal or closure and the retention of contents (liquid, powder or gas) without leaking.
ISTA Procedure 3A (18-18)
Packaged-Products for Parcel Delivery System Shipment 70 kg (150 lb) or Less
Test Procedure 3A is a general simulation test for individual packaged-products shipped through a parcel delivery system. The test is appropriate for four different types of packages commonly distributed as individual packages, either by air or ground. The types include standard, small, flat and elongated packages. 3A includes an optional test combining Random Vibration Under Low Pressure (simulated high altitude). This tests the container’s (whether primary package or transport package) ability to hold a seal or closure and the retention of contents (liquid, powder or gas) without leaking.
ISTA Procedure 2A
Packaged-Products weighing 150 lb (68 kg) or Less
Test Procedure 2A covers partial simulation testing of individual packaged-products weighing 150 lb (68kg) or less when prepared for shipment.
ISTA Procedure 3E
Unitized Loads of Same Product
Test Procedure 3E covers general simulationtesting of unitized loads, made up of either single or multiple products or packages of the same products.
ISTA Procedure 1A
Packaged-Products weighing 150 lb (68 kg) or Less
Test Procedure 1A covers integrity testing of individual packaged-products weighing 150 lb (68 kg) or less when prepared for shipment.
ISTA Procedure 1G
Packaged-Products weighing 150 lb (68 kg) or Less (Random Vibration)
Test Procedure 1G covers integrity testing of individual packaged-products weighing 150 lb (68 kg) or less when prepared for shipment.
ISTA Procedure 2B
Packaged-Products weighing over 150 lb (68 kg)
Test Procedure 2B covers partial simulation testing of individual packaged-products weighing more than 150 lb (68 kg) when prepared for shipment.
ISTA Procedure 3B
Packaged-Products for Less-Than-Truckload (LTL) Shipment
Test Procedure 3B covers the testing of packaged-products prepared for shipment via a Less-Than-Truckload (LTL) delivery system carrier. LTL is defined as motor carrier (truck) shipment, where different types of packaged-products, often from different shippers and intended for different ultimate destinations, are mixed in the same load
ISTA Procedure 7D
Thermal Controlled Transport Packaging for Parcel Delivery System Shipment
Users should be aware of other packaging requirements (configurations, materials, weight and height limits, etc.) for the SamÆs Club system.
ISTA Procedure 2C
Furniture Packages
Test Procedure 2C covers parcel simulation testing of individual packaged-products of furniture (Case Goods) for shipment
