SERIES 1 FREIGHT CONTAINERS – HANDLING AND SECURING (ISO 3874 : 1997, IDT)
This Malaysian Standard specifies methods of handling and securing series 1 freight containers built and tested to comply with the latest editions of ISO 1496-1 to ISO 1496-5.
NOTE — Freight containers built according to specifications contained in earlier editions of ISO 1496 may not possess the same capabilities.
This Malaysian Standard defines basic principles and procedures to ensure safe operation of containers in all surface modes of transport.
Methods of handling and securing are described for both loaded and empty containers. The conditions for lifting different types of loaded and empty containers are laid down in clause 6.
