**InternationalSafeTransitAssociation(ISTA)StandardISTA2A2008Packaged-Products150lb(68kg)orLess****Title:**ISTA2A2008**Version:**2008**Status:**Thisstandardmayhavebeensupersededbylaterversions(e.g.,ISTA2A2018,ISTA2A2020).Alwaysverifythecurrentversionfortestingpurposes.**1.0SCOPE****1.1**ISTA2Aisa*PartialSimulationPerformanceTest*procedure.Itisapplicableto*packaged-products*weighing150lb(68kg)orless.**1.2**Itisintendedforthecommon*distributioncycles*thatincludeboth*handling*and*vehicletransport*.Thetestssimulatethehazardsencounteredinthesecycles.**1.3**Thisprocedureissuitablefor:*Evaluatingtheprotectionprovidedbythepackagefortheproduct.*Comparingtherelativeperformanceofdifferentpackagedesigns.*Determiningifapackagemeetspredefinedperformancecriteria.**1.4**Theprocedureisnotintendedto:*Simulatespecific,uniquedistributionenvironments(forwhichotherISTAproceduresmaybemoreappropriate).*Providedefinitiveinformationontheabsolutedurabilityoftheproduct.**2.0OVERVIEW**ISTA2Acombineselementsof:***Basictests**fromISTAProcedure1A(e.g.,atmosphericconditioning,shock,vibration).***Focusedsimulationtests**thatreplicatekeyhazardsofthegeneraldistributionenvironment.Thetestsequencetypicallyincludes:1.**AtmosphericConditioning**(asrequired).2.**ShockTests:**Includingdroptestsand/orinclineimpacttests.3.**VibrationTests:**Randomvibrationand/orfixeddisplacementvibration.4.**CompressionTest.**5.**AdditionalShockTests**(repeataftervibration/compression).**3.0DEFINITIONS***(StandardISTAdefinitionsapply.Keytermsinclude:Packaged-product,DistributionCycle,Shock,Vibration,etc.)***4.0TESTINGREQUIRED****4.1AtmosphericConditioning:**Performifthepackageorproductperformanceisknowntobesensitivetotemperatureorhumidity.Conditiontooneofthestandardprofiles(e.g.,-18°C,5°C,23°C/50%RH,38°C/85%RH)asspecified.**4.2ShockTests:*****DropTests:**Aseriesofdropsfromspecifiedheightsbasedonpackaged-productweight.Orientationsincludeflatdropsonfaces,edges,andcorners.***InclineImpactTest(ControlledImpact):**Maybeusedasanalternativetosomedroptests.**4.3VibrationTests:*****RandomVibrationTest:**WithaspecifiedPowerSpectralDensity(PSD)profiletosimulatevehicletransport.***FixedDisplacementVibrationTest:**Tosimulateloose-loadtransportconditions.**4.4CompressionTest:**Applyatop-to-bottomcompressionforcetothepackage,eithertoaspecifiedforceoruntilapredetermineddeflectionisreached.**5.0TESTSEQUENCE**Thestandardprescribesaspecific,non-negotiablesequence.Atypicalsequenceis:1.Pre-testConditioning(Optional/AsRequired)2.ShockTest(Initial)3.VibrationTest4.CompressionTest5.ShockTest(Final)**6.0REPORTINGOFRESULTS**Acompletetestreportmustinclude:*Descriptionofproductandpackage.*Packagedimensionsandgrossweight.*Testlaboratoryinformation.*Detailedtestparametersused(heights,vibrationprofiles,forces,etc.).*Conditionofpackageandproductbefore,during,andaftertesting.*Anyfailuresorperformanceissuesobserved.*Statementofcompliance/non-compliancewithpre-agreedperformancecriteria.**7.0REFERENCES***ISTAProcedure1A*ASTMStandards(e.g.,D4169,D5276,D642)*OtherrelevantISTAresourcesandguides.**IMPORTANTNOTE:**Thistextisasummaryforinformationalpurposes.Foractualtesting,thecomplete,officialISTA2A2008documentmustbeobtainedandfollowedprecisely.AlwayscheckwithISTA(www.ista.org)forthemostcurrentstandards,asthe2008versionisconsideredhistorical.