Attachment_7_DLA_Energy_Cylinder_Horizontal_Pallet_Instructions_30_JAN_.pdf

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DLA ENERGY QEM

Special Packaging Instructions (SPI)*

For the Construction of a Compressed Gas Cylinder

Transport Pallet/Base with Pallet Assembly Illustration

National Stock Number Gaseous Product Maximum Number of

Cylinders per Pallet

9135-00-882-1793 Argon 8

9135-01-591-9695 Nitrogen 8

9135-00-926-8888 Helium 20

6830-01-103-8393 Helium 20

• MAXIMUM NUMBER OF CYLINDER PER PALLET IS DEFINED IN THE ABOVE TABLE.

THE MAXIMUM GROSS WEIGHT OF PALLET, CYLINDERS, AND BLOCKING/BRACING

SHALL NOT EXCEED 3,000 POUNDS. WHEN SHIPPED MULTIPLE LAYERS, THE TOP

LAYER SHALL NOT CONTAIN LESS THAN TWO CYLINDERS.

• CYLINDERS SHALL NOT OVERHANG THE EDGE OF PALLET.

• CAP MUST BE ACCESSIBLE FOR REGULATOR CONNECTION.

• PALLET DIMENSIONS SHALL BE 60 INCHES LENGTH BY 48 WIDTH, AND NOT

EXCEED 54 INCHES IN HEIGHT.

• 3 STRINGERS AND 4 SPACERS MINIMUM SHALL BE 4 X 4 NOMINAL LUMBER.

• 10 DECK BOARDS SHALL BE MINIMUM 2 X 6 NOMINAL LUMBER EQUALLY SPACED

TO ALLOW PLACEMENT OF 2 INCH STEEL STRAPPING (3 MINIMUM). RUBBING

STRIPS ARE REQUIRED.

• LUMBER USED FOR OVERSEAS SHIPMENT SHALL MEET UNITED NATIONS (UN)

GUIDELINES INVOLVING SOLID WOOD PACKING MATERIALS AND PALLETS AS

STIPULATED

• LUMBER USED FOR SHIPMENT WITHIN THE CONTINENTAL UNITED

• STATES (CONUS) SHALL COMPLY WITH LUMBER USED FOR OVERSEAS SHIPMENT, UN

GUIDELINES (AS STATED ABOVE), AND ASTM D 6199-97 (REAPPROVED 2012), CLASS 1-

STRUCTURAL (HIGHLY STRESSED MEMBERS).

* SPI in accordance with Mil-Std-2073: Department of Defense Standard Practice for Military Packaging

REVISION DATE: 30 January 2014

NOTES

1. INCREASED PALLET LENGTH TO 60 INCHES TO ACCOMMODATE SAFETY CAP

2. PALLET ASSEMBLY ILLUSTRATION ENLARGED FOR CLARITY.

3. PALLET ASSEMBLY ILLUSTRATION LOCATED ON PAGE 2 OF 2.

4. UPDATE LUMBER REQUIREMENTES FOR OVERSEAS & CONUS USE.

5. REFORMAT DOCUMENT TO ADDRESS DLA QEM FOR HELIUM, ARGON &

GASEOUS NITROGEN CYLINDER REQUIREMENTS.

6. ADDITION OF CYLINDER QUANTITY PER PALLET TABLE, BY PRODUCT

7. UPDATED REVISION DATE FOR ASTM D 6199-97 AND ADD ADDITIONAL NSNS

THIS INSTRUCTION IS TO BE USED FOR THE PREPARATION AND SHIPMENT OF PALLETIZED UNIT LOADS OF CYLINDERS SHIPPED TO CONUS

AND OVERSEAS DESTINATIONS. THIS INSTRUCTION IS ADDED TO MEET THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE USER. ANY ADDITIONAL

REQUIREMENTS SHALL BE SPECIFIED IN THE SHIPPING INSTRUCTIONS PROVIDED BY THIS TRANSPORTATION OFFICE (DLA-QEM).

JOSEPH BRESNOK (QEMC) 30 January 2014

PACKAGING & TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT SPECIALIST DATE

SPACER DETAIL

NOTE: Dimensions below are actuals.

Unit of measure: US - inches.

PALLET ASSEMBLY