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Designation:D779019Standard Guide forPreparation of Plastic Packagings Containing Liquids forUnited Nations(UN)Drop Testing1This standard is issued under the fixed designation D7790;the number immediately following the designation indicates the year oforiginal adoption or,in the case of revision,the year of last revision.A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval.Asuperscript epsilon()indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.1.Scope*1.1 This guide is intended to provide a standardized methodand a set of basic instructions for special preparation condi-tioning of drop test samples being subjected to United Nations(UN)performance-oriented packaging certification as requiredby United States Department of Transportation Title 49 Codeof Federal Regulations(49 CFR)and the United NationsRecommendations on the Transport of Dangerous Goods(UN).1.2 This guide provides guidance on conditioning testsamples for drop testing plastic Non-Bulk Packaging,Interme-diate Bulk Container(IBC),and Large Packaging designsintended for liquid hazardous materials(dangerous goods)asrequired by 49 CFR 178.603(c)(1),178.810(b)(4),and178.965(c),respectively.This guide also provides the mini-mum information that should be documented when conductingspecial preparation conditioning.1.3 The user of this guide shall be trained in accordancewith 49 CFR 172.700 and other applicable hazardous mate-rials regulations including:the International Civil AviationOrganization(ICAO)Technical Instructions for the Safe Trans-port of Dangerous Goods by Air,the International MaritimeDangerous Goods Code(IMDG Code),and carrier rules suchas the International Air Transport Association(IATA)Danger-ous Goods Regulations.1.4 UnitsThe values stated in SI units are regarded as thestandard.No other units of measurement are included in thisstandard.1.5 This standard does not purport to address all of thesafety concerns,if any,associated with its use.It is theresponsibility of the user of this standard to establish appro-priate safety,health,and environmental practices and deter-mine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use.1.6 This international standard was developed in accor-dance with internationally recognized principles on standard-ization established in the Decision on Principles for theDevelopment of International Standards,Guides and Recom-mendations issued by the World Trade Organization TechnicalBarriers to Trade(TBT)Committee.2.Referenced Documents2.1 ASTM Standards:2D4332 Practice for Conditioning Containers,Packages,orPackaging Components for TestingD4919 Guide for Testing of Hazardous Materials(Danger-ous Goods)PackagingsD7887 Guide for Selection of Substitute,Non-hazardous,Liquid Filling Substances for Packagings Subjected to theUnited Nations Performance TestsD8135 Guide for Selection of Substitute,Non-hazardous,Particulate Solid Filling Substances for Packagings Sub-jected to the United Nations Performance Tests2.2 Federal Standard:U.S.Department of Transportation Code of Federal Regula-tions Title 49(49 CFR)Parts 100-18532.3 UN Standard:United Nations Recommendations on the Transport of Dan-gerous Goods,Model Regulations(UN Orange Book)42.4 IATA Standard:International Air Transport Association(IATA)DangerousGoods Regulations52.5 ICAO Standard:International Civil Aviation Organization(ICAO)TechnicalInstructions for the Safe Transport of Dangerous Goods byAir61This guide is under the jurisdiction ofASTM Committee D10 on Packaging andis the direct responsibility of Subcommittee D10.22 on Hazardous Materials.Current edition approved Oct.1,2019.Published November 2019.Originallyapproved in 2012.Last previous edition approved in 2012 as D779012.DOI:10.1520/D7790-19.2For referenced ASTM standards,visit the ASTM website,www.astm.org,orcontact ASTM Customer Service at serviceastm.org.For Annual Book of ASTMStandards volume information,refer to the standards Document Summary page onthe ASTM website.3Available from Superintendent of Documents,U.S.Government PrintingOffice,Washington,DC 20402-9371(www.phmsa.dot.gov/phmsa-regulations).4Available from the UN Economic Commission for Europe,InformationService,Palais des Nations,CH-1211 Geneva 10 Switzerland(website:http:/www.unece.org/trans/danger/danger.htm).5Available from the International Air Transport Association(IATA),800 PlaceVictoria,PO Box 113,Montreal,Quebec H4Z 1M1 Canada(website:http:/www.iata.org).6Available from the International Civil Aviation Organization,(ICAO),999University St.,Montreal,Quebec H3C 5H7 Canada(website:http:/www.icao.org).*A Summary of Changes section appears at the end of this standardCopyright ASTM International,100 Barr Harbor Drive,PO Box C700,West Conshohocken,PA 19428-2959.United StatesThis international standard was developed in accordance with internationally recognized principles on standardization established in the Decision on Principles for theDevelopment of International Standards,Guides and Recommendations is