The Safety Approval Plate, conforming to the model reproduced
below, shall take the form of a permanent, non-corrosive, fireproof
rectangular plate measuring not less than 200 mm x 100 mm. The words CSC SAFETY APPROVAL, of a minimum letter height of 8 mm, and
all other words and numbers of a minimum height of 5 mm shall be stamped
into, embossed on or indicated on the surface of the plate in any
other permanent and legible way.
1 Country of approval and approval reference
as given in the example on line 1. (The country of approval should
be indicated by means of the distinguishing sign used to indicate
country of registration of motor vehicles in international road traffic.)
2 Date (month and year) of manufacture.
3 Manufacturer's identification number
of the container or, in the case of existing containers for which
that number is unknown, the number allotted by the Administration.
4 Maximum operating gross mass (kg and lbs).
5 Allowable stacking load for 1.8 g (kg and lbs).
6 Transverse racking test force (newtons).
7 End-wall strength to be indicated on plate only
if end-walls are designed to withstand a force of less or greater
than 0.4 times the gravitational force by maximum permissible payload,
i.e. 0.4Pg.
8 Side-wall strength to be indicated on plate
only if the side-walls are designed to withstand a force of less or
greater than 0.6 times the gravitational force by maximum permissible
payload, i.e. 0.6Pg
9 First maintenance examination date (month and
year) for new containers and subsequent maintenance examination dates
(month and year) if plate is used for this purpose.
10 One door off stacking strength to be indicated
on plate only if the container is approved for one door off operation.
The marking shall show: ALLOWABLE STACKING LOAD ONE DOOR OFF FOR 1.8
g (... kg ... lbs). This marking shall be displayed immediately near
the stacking test value (see line 5).
11 One door off racking strength to be indicated
on plate only if the container is approved for one door off operation.
The marking shall show: TRANSVERSE RACKING TEST FORCE ONE DOOR OFF
(... newtons). This marking shall be displayed immediately near the
racking test value (see line 6).