Designation:D1974/D1974M−22StandardPracticeforMethodsofClosing,Sealing,andReinforcingFiberboardBoxes1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationD1974/D1974M;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.ThisstandardhasbeenapprovedforusebyagenciesoftheU.S.DepartmentofDefense.1.Scope1.1Thispracticedescribesseveralmethodsforclosing,sealing,andreinforcingfiberboard(solidandcorrugated,excludingtriplewall)shippingboxesusedforshipment.Oneorseveralmethodslistedinthispracticemaybereferencedinregulations,specifications,orcontracts.(SeeAppendixforcrossreference).1.2ThevaluesstatedineitherSIunitsorinch-poundunitsaretoberegardedseparatelyasstandard.Thevaluesstatedineachsystemmaynotbeexactequivalents;therefore,eachsystemshallbeusedindependentlyoftheother.Combiningvaluesfromthetwosystemsmayresultinnon-conformancewiththestandard.NOTE1—Thispracticeisintendedtobeworkableinbothinch-poundunitsandSIunits.Unitconversionsareintendedtobefunctionalbutarenotnecessarilyexact;thisshouldnotsignificantlyaffecttheperformanceoftheclosing,sealing,orreinforcingmethods.Descriptionsininch-poundandSIunitsareconsideredinterchangeableinthispractice.NOTE2—Allreferencestothisstandardshouldbemadebyclosurenumber.1.3Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishappro-priatesafety,health,andenvironmentalpracticesanddeter-minetheapplicabilityofregulatorylimitationspriortouse.1.4Thisinternationalstandardwasdevelopedinaccor-dancewithinternationallyrecognizedprinciplesonstandard-izationestablishedintheDecisiononPrinciplesfortheDevelopmentofInternationalStandards,GuidesandRecom-mendationsissuedbytheWorldTradeOrganizationTechnicalBarrierstoTrade(TBT)Committee.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:2D951TestMeth...
