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Review of Australian Standards. To keep abreast of progress in industry, Australian Standards are subject
to periodic review and are kept up to date by the issue of amendments or new editi ons as necessary. It is
important therefore that Standards users ensure that they are in possession of the latest edit ion, and any
amendments thereto.
Full details of all Australi an Standards and related publications will be found in the Standards Australia
Catalogue of Publications; this information is supplemented each month by the magazine ‘The Australi an
Standard’, which subscribing members receive, and which gives details of new publications, new editi ons
and amendments, and of withdrawn Standards.
Suggesti ons for improvements to Australian Standards, addressed to the head offi ce of Standards Australi a,
are welcomed. Noti fi cati on of any inaccuracy or ambiguity found in an Australian Standard should be made
without delay in order that the matter may be investigated and appropriate action taken.
Australian Standard
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PREFACE
CONTENTS
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1 SCOPE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
2 REFERENCED DOCUMENTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
3 DEFINITIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
4 MATERIALS, DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION REQUIREMENTS . . . 4
5 PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
6 MARKING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
APPENDICES
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STANDARDS AUSTRALIA
Australian Standard
Flexible intermediate bulk containers — Non-dangerous goods
1 SCOPE. This Standard specifies material, All materials of construction shall, after complete
construction and design requirements, together with immersion in water for not less than 24 h, retain at
type tests and type test performance requirements for least 85 percent of the tensile strength measured after
single-trip and multi-trip intermediate bulk containers conditioning to equilibrium at 67 percent relative
manufactured from flexible materials to contain non- humidity or less. The tensile strength shall be
dangerous solid materials in powder or granular form, measured by the Australian Standard method of test
and designed to be lifted from above. appropriate to the material used.
NOTE: Guidance to users on selecti on and use of containers is 4.2 Design. The FIBC shall be designed so that the
given in Appendix A. maximum design height of fill shall not exceed the
minimum base width or diameter by more than the
2 REFERENCED DOCUMENTS. The following ratio of 2:1.
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