PACKAGING OF MATERIAL-PRESERVATION
CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION PACKAGING POLICY 1 CHAPTER 2 CLEANING AND DRYING 6 CHAPTER 3 PRESERVATIVES AND THEIR APPLICATION 65 CHAPTER 4 METHODS OF PRESERVATION UNIT PACK 95 CHAPTER 5 SPRAYABLE STRIPPABLE FILMS AND CONTROLLED HUMIDITY SPRAYABLE STRIPPABLE FILMS 197 CHAPTER 6 FIBERBOARD AND PAPERBOARD CONTAINERS 211 CHAPTER 7 CANS AND DRUMS 235 CHAPTER 8 REUSABLE CUSHIONED CONTAINERS 245 CONTENTS CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION PACKAGING POLICY GENERAL AR700 15 NAVSUPINST 4030 28D AFJMAN 24 206 MCO 4030 33D DLAD 4145 7 PACKAGING OF MATERIEL IS A JOINT REGULATION FOR ALL DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE DOD COMPONENTS WHICH ESTABLISHES POLICIES ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF UNIFORM REQUIREMENTS FOR THE PACKAGING OF MATERIEL ACQUIRED STORED OR SHIPPED THE JOINT REGULATION IMPLEMENTS DOD 4140 1 R DOD MATERIEL MANAGEMENT REGULATION AND COVERS POLICY REQUIREMENTS CONCERNING THE FOLLOWING PACKAGING SPECIFICATIONS AND STANDARDS LEVELS OF PROTECTION PROJECT INFORMATION EXCHANGE IT PROVIDES UNIFORM CRITERIA FOR THE SELECTION AND PRESCRIPTION OF PACKAGING AT THE TIME OF ACQUISITION STORAGE OR SHIPMENT WHILE THE PACKAGING OF MATERIEL PUBLICATION RELATES TO BOTH PRESERVATION OF THE UNIT PACKS AND PACKING OF THE SHIPPING CONTAINERS THIS DOCUMENT WILL ONLY ADDRESS PRESERVATION REQUIREMENTS INCLUDING THE LEVELS OF PROTECTION UNIT PACKS AND INTERMEDIATE PACKS WILL ALSO BE DISCUSSED IN THIS CHAPTER UNIT PACK UNIT PACKS ARE OFTEN REFERRED TO AS INTERIOR PACKS FIGURE 1 1 IS A DIAGRAM WHICH CONCEPTUALIZES A SHIPPING CONTAINER WITH FOUR UNIT PACKS AND TWO INTERMEDIATE PACKS LISTINGS OF INTERMEDIATE AND SHIPPING CONTAINERS ARE FOUND IN THE MIL STD 2073 1C STANDARD PRACTICE FOR MILITARY PACKAGING THIS DOCUMENT WILL BE DISCUSSED LATER IN THE CHAPTERS ON PRESERVATION AND PRESERVATION METHODS A UNIT PACK IS DEFINED AS THE FIRST TIE WRAP OR CONTAINER APPLIED TO A SINGLE ITEM OR A QUANTITY THEREOF OR TO A GROUP OF ITEMS OF A SINGLE STOCK NUMBER PRESERVED OR UNPRESERVED THAT CONSTITUTES A SINGLE COMPLETE OR IDENTIFIABLE PACKAGE UNIT PACKS ARE FOR THE MOST PART INTERIOR PACKS HOWEVER THERE ARE PRESERVATION METHODS REQUIRING THE UNIT PACK TO ALSO BE THE SHIPPING CONTAINER THOSE SITUATIONS WILL BE PRESENTED IN CHAPTER FOUR INTERMEDIATE PACK AN INTERMEDIATE PACK IS A WRAP BOX OR BUNDLE THAT CONTAINS TWO OR MORE UNIT PACKS OF IDENTICAL ITEMS INTERMEDIATE CONTAINERS OR PACKS ARE USED WHEN THEY FACILITATE HANDLING STORAGE AND RESHIPMENT WHEN THE EXTERIOR SURFACE OF THE UNIT PACK IS A BAG OR WRAP WHEN THE UNIT PACK VOLUME IS LESS THAN 64 CUBIC INCHES AND THE EXTERIOR CONTAINER IS A RIGID TYPE AND WHEN SPECIFIED BY THE PROCURING ACTIVITY 1 FIGURE 1 1 A PACKAGING DIAGRAM THE DEVELOPMENT AND ORDERING OF QUANTITIES TO BE PLACED IN THE UNIT INTERMEDIATE AND EXTERIOR PACK REQUIRE COORDINATION WITH THE MANAGING ACTIVITY THESE QUANTITIES WILL BE ESTABLISHED AFTER EVALUATING ALL KNOWN FACTORS INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING MAINTENANCE CONCEPT FOR THE ITEM BEING SUPPORTED BASIS FOR ISSUE SUCH AS ALLOWANCE AND LOAD LIST LIFE EXPECTANCY SUCH AS SHELF LIFE AND MORTALITY RATE CHEMICAL AND PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS CONSTRUCTION AND FUNCTIONAL REQUIREMENTS FRAGILITY OR UNIT COST EASE OF ACCOUNTABILITY AND INVENTORY COMMERCIAL PRACTICE QUANTITY FOR LIKE ITEMS MILITARY STANDARDS OR APPLICABLE REGULATIONS EFFICIENT AND ECONOMICAL HANDLING THE MILITARY CONCEPT OF ECONOMY IN PRESERVATION IS TO OBTAIN MAXIMUM OUTPUT OF ADEQUATELY PROTECTED ITEMS AT A MINIMUM COST ECONOMY MEASURES CONSISTENT WITH THE DEGREE OF PROTECTION REQUIRED BY AN ITEM SHOULD BE OF PRIME CONCERN TO INDIVIDUALS ESTABLISHING PRESERVATION AND PACKAGING REQUIREMENTS THEY MUST ALSO BE A CONCERN TO PERSONNEL IN CHARGE OF OR PERFORMING PACKING OPERATIONS SIGNIFICANT SAVINGS CAN BE ACCOMPLISHED BY REDUCING THE WEIGHT AND CUBE BY THE EMPLOYMENT OF OPTIONS CONCERNING PACKAGING MATERIALS I E BARRIERS WRAPS AND CUSHIONING AND AUTOMATION THE CONCEPTS OF MINIMUM WEIGHT AND CUBE PACKS AND IN ADDITION A PACKAGING DESIGN TO FIT THE ITEM MAY NOT ALWAYS BE POSSIBLE NOR PRACTICAL THE UNIT AND INTERMEDIATE PACKS SHALL HOWEVER BE OF UNIFORM SIZE 2 PACKAGING OF MATERIEL PRESERVATION LEVELS OF PROTECTION LEVELS OF PROTECTION IS DEFINED AS A MEANS OF SPECIFYING THE LEVEL OF MILITARY PRESERVATION AND THE LEVELS OF PACKING THAT A GIVEN ITEM REQUIRES TO ASSURE THAT IT IS NOT DEGRADED DURING SHIPMENT AND STORAGE MILITARY LEVEL OF PRESERVATION IS THE PACKAGING PROTECTION GIVEN AN ITEM DURING SHIPMENT HANDLING INDETERMINATE STORAGE AND DISTRIBUTION TO CONSIGNEES WORLDWIDE THE MILITARY LEVELS OF PACKING CONSIST OF THE FOLLOWING LEVEL A PROTECTION REQUIRED TO MEET THE MOST SEVERE WORLDWIDE SHIPMENT HANDLING AND STORAGE CONDITIONS EXAMPLES OF SITUATIONS WHICH INDICATE A NEED FOR USE OF A LEVEL A PACK ARE AS FOLLOWS WAR RESERVE MATERIAL MOBILIZATION STRATEGIC AND THEATER DEPLOYMENT OPEN STORAGE DECK LOADING EXAMPLES OF CONTAINERS USED FOR LEVEL A PACKING REQUIREMENTS INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO OVERSEAS TYPE WOOD BOXES AND PLASTIC AND METAL REUSABLE CONTAINERS LEVEL B PROTECTION REQUIRED TO MEET MODERATE WORLDWIDE SHIPMENT HANDLING AND STORAGE CONDITIONS EXAMPLES OF SITUATIONS WHICH INDICATE A NEED FOR USE OF A LEVEL B PACK ARE AS FOLLOWS SECURITY ASSISTANCE E G FOREIGN MILITARY SALES FMS CONTAINERIZED OVERSEAS SHIPMENTS EXAMPLES OF CONTAINERS USED FOR LEVEL B PACKING REQUIREMENTS INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO THE FOLLOWING DOMESTIC WOOD CRATES WEATHER RESISTANT FIBERBOARD CONTAINERS FAST PACK CONTAINERS WEATHER RESISTANT FIBER DRUMS WEATHER RESISTANT PAPER AND MULTI WALL SHIPPING SACKS ELECTROSTATIC DISCHARGE SENSITIVE ESDS ITEMS PACKAGING REQUIRED TO PROTECT ESDS ITEMS AGAINST DAMAGE AND DETERIORATION FROM THE TIME OF ACQUISITION TO ANTICIPATED USE WILL BE PROVIDED AT THE TIME OF ACQUISITION MIL STD 1686 ELECTROSTATIC DISCHARGE CONTROL PROGRAM FOR PROTECTION OF ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC PARTS ASSEMBLIES AND EQUIPMENT AND MIL HDBK 773 ELECTROSTATIC DISCHARGE PROTECTIVE PACKAGING WILL BE USED AS GUIDELINES IN THE IDENTIFICATION PACKAGING HANDLING AND STORING OF ESDS ITEMS PROTECTING RETROGRADE CARGO OR RETURNED MATERIEL RETROGRADE MATERIEL WILL BE PROTECTED CONSISTENT WITH PROVISIONS OF THE COMMODITY GROUPING IN THE ORIGINAL PACKAGING CONSUMABLE SERVICEABLE EXCESS RETURNS TO PREVENT DETERIORATION AND DAMAGE CONSUMABLE SERVICEABLE EXCESS RETURNS FOR CREDIT WILL BE RETURNED IN THE ORIGINAL VENDOR OR DEPOT UNIT PACK OR IN A UNIT PACK WHICH IS THE EQUIVALENT OF THE ORIGINAL UNIT PACK CONSIDER THE FOLLOWING BEFORE RETURNING THESE ITEMS 3 PACKAGING OF MATERIEL PRESERVATION