Designation:D6804−19StandardGuideforHandHoleDesigninCorrugatedBoxes1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationD6804;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.1.Scope1.1Thisstandardprovidesguidelinesfordesigningpre-cutaperturesintendedforuseashandholesincorrugatedboxesduringmanualhandlingofboxedcargo.1.2Limitations—Thisstandardoffersguidanceforpackagedevelopmentandforsubsequenttestingofboxestomeasureperformance.Itisnotintendedtoprovidespecificinformationonthedesignofhandholes.1.3Thevaluesstatedininch-poundunitsaretoberegardedasthestandard.TheSIunitsareforinformationonly.1.4Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishappro-priatesafety,health,andenvironmentalpracticesanddeter-minetheapplicabilityofregulatorylimitationspriortouse..1.5Thisinternationalstandardwasdevelopedinaccor-dancewithinternationallyrecognizedprinciplesonstandard-izationestablishedintheDecisiononPrinciplesfortheDevelopmentofInternationalStandards,GuidesandRecom-mendationsissuedbytheWorldTradeOrganizationTechnicalBarrierstoTrade(TBT)Committee.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:2D996TerminologyofPackagingandDistributionEnviron-mentsD1974PracticeforMethodsofClosing,Sealing,andRein-forcingFiberboardBoxesD4332PracticeforConditioningContainers,Packages,orPackagingComponentsforTestingD5276TestMethodforDropTestofLoadedContainersbyFreeFallD5445PracticeforPictorialMarkingsforHandlingofGoodsE4PracticesforForceVerificationofTestingMachinesE122PracticeforCalculatingSampleSizetoEstimate,WithSpecifiedPrecision,theAverageforaCharacteristicofaLotorProcess2.2TAPPIStandards:3T400SamplingandAcceptingaSinglelotofPaper,Paperboard,Containerboard,orRelatedProduct3.Terminology3.1Definitions—Generaldefinitions...
