Container Numbering and Marking

Course details

Course Outlines:

• The need for an international system of container marks
• The five categories of operational marks
• The ISO coding system
• The check digit and its calculation
• The size/type codes
• The specification marks - mandatory and optional
• The locations and layout of the ISO marks
• The safety approval and customs approval plates
• Other 'operational' container markings

Course Objectives:

This Unit is designed:

• To describe the ISO system of container marks and the reasons for its development and use.
• To describe the range of other marks and labels commonly displayed on a container.
• To provide the ability to 'read' the ISO and other container marks, as appropriate to the learner's duties.