AS 4615.1:2015 pdf free
AS 4615.1:2015 pdf free.Series R freight containers – Requirements for container compliance
Prior to transport use, all new series R freight containers shall meet the following requirements:
(a) The container design shall be approved, and the container construction supervised, by a certifying engineer.
(b) Certified evidence that the container complies with the relevant Standards to which it has been constructed shall be provided.
(c) After verification of the prototype by static testing in accordance with the relevant Australian Standard and by thorough inspection, a detailed report of the test and inspection results shall be provided, in writing, and shall specify the data to be shown on the compliance plate for each container design.
(d) The initial approval of new containers shall be valid for a maximum period of five years from the date of manufacture.
Where there is no compliance plate attached to an existing container, and historical records of construction and design of the container are not available, the container or series of containers may be recertified according to the container’s past history, provided the container history is verified by a statutory declaration, made available to the certifying engineer, declaring that the container has been consistently carrying a similar net mass loading to the rating required, without incident, for a qualified period of time.Any modified container shall not be approved and shall not be accepted for transport until it is recertified, as for a new container, by a certifying engineer, for a maximum period of up to five years.
Any container that is structurally damaged by an accident, abuse or deterioration shall immediately lose its approved status and shall not be accepted for transport until it is recertified by a certifying engineer for a maximum period of up to 30 months.A record of container approvals, including the persons approving those containers, shall be retained.
NOTE: A certifying engineer or a container inspector may be an employee or associate of the container manufacturer, owner or operator.AS 4615.1 pdf free download.
