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Nes for Selecting andUsing ISTA Test Procedur esand ProjectsThese Gui deli nes are intende d to pr ovide the user ofISTA Test Proceduresand Projects and other ISTAdocu ments with insi ght an d informati on on theprot ocols, and what factors to consider in se lection,use, and results FACEThe Intern ationa lSafe Transit Associati on (ISTA) is aglobalalliance of shippe rs, carriers, sup pliers, testing laboratories,and educational an dresearch institutions focused on thespeci fic concerns of transp ort packaging. We help ourmembers contro lcosts, damage, and resources during thedistribution of packaged- eating and publishing laboratory preshipment TestingProce dur rtifying Packaging rtifying Packaging Laboratory Profes rtifying packaged viding education, training ,and supportGe ttin gStar ted2Testing Ratio nale2Testing Exp ect ations and Objective s2-3Testing as aDe monstrationof Minimum Use of Packaging3La bora tory Tests and Distri bu tion Hazards3Typ es of ISTA Tests4Use of the ISTA CertificationMark After Testing5ISTA 7E Progr am and Using the ISTA Thermal5Certificatio nMarkISTA ResponsiblePackagi ng by Design Program6SpecializedTest Protoc ol sDe veloped by ISTA6Membe rPerformanceTests6Special Cons iderations for ISTAProcedures&Projects6-7Kno wYour Dis tributio

ISTA tests establish lower limits for packaged-product performance, but in general do not set upper limits. Therefore, used in their most straightforward pass/fail fashion, ISTA tests do little to detect over-packaging situations. However, with the addition of a "reduce to damage"or"passwithminimummargin"approach,ISTA

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