[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":266},["ShallowReactive",2],{"page:\u002Findustries\u002Fchemical-and-drum-shippers":3},{"tier":4,"sections":5,"faq":164,"sources":165,"related":178,"plate":218,"form":219,"scene":218,"path":220,"crumb":221,"ruler":222,"answer":223,"title":224,"h1":224,"description":225,"type":226,"schema":227,"reviewed":229,"crumbs":230,"jsonld":236},3,[6,32,41,51,88,129,134],{"h2":7,"blocks":8},"Drums and bags",[9,29],{"t":10,"head":11,"rows":15,"caption":28},"table",[12,13,14],"Container","Footprint","Why",[16,20,24],[17,18,19],"Four 55-gallon drums","48 x 48 in","No overhang",[21,22,23],"Bags, boxes, drums, container cubing","45 x 45 in (1140 x 1140 mm)","CP9 chemical standard",[25,26,27],"Bulk bags","43 x 43 in (1100 x 1100 mm)","Square bag fits","",{"t":30,"text":31},"p","PHS Plastic's STK 207 is a 48 x 48 in stackable rated 4,000 lb dynamic and 30,000 lb static. Four full drums are a concentrated load on four points, so the dynamic rating and the way the sheet describes its test matter more than the static headline.",{"h2":33,"blocks":34},"Fire and storage",[35,37],{"t":30,"text":36},"A chemical store is also a fire question. The ICC Building Safety Journal explains that unlisted plastic pallets can raise the classification used for sprinkler design. Ask for the FM 4996 or UL 2335 listing for the exact model; the [fire rated hub](\u002Ffire-rated) explains what to ask.",{"t":38,"title":39,"text":40},"note","Spill","Ask whether the deck has a lip or a drip edge. A pallet that holds a spill is a different product from one that drains it.",{"h2":42,"blocks":43},"Questions for the maker",[44],{"t":45,"items":46},"ol",[47,48,49,50],"Static and dynamic load with four drums as the load.","Fire listing for the exact model.","Chemical resistance of the resin.","Footprint and entry type.",{"h2":52,"blocks":53},"A stack worked out",[54,56],{"t":30,"text":55},"Take a stackable rated 10,000 lb static. The bottom pallet carries the pallets above it, so with each loaded pallet weighing 2,200 lb it can hold 4 above, a stack of 5. With 6,242 lb per pallet it can hold 1 above. This is a ceiling on a flat floor for a still stack, not a promise for a stack that moves or waits.",{"t":10,"head":57,"rows":62,"caption":87},[58,59,60,61],"Loaded pallet, lb","Pallets above the bottom","Stack height","Load on the bottom pallet, lb",[63,68,72,75,79,82,85],[64,65,66,67],"2,200","4","5","8,800",[69,70,65,71],"2,707","3","8,121",[73,70,65,74],"3,214","9,642",[76,77,70,78],"3,721","2","7,442",[80,77,70,81],"4,228","8,456",[83,84,77,83],"5,235","1",[86,84,77,86],"6,242","Example for an assumed 10,000 lb static rating; use the maker's figure for the exact model.",{"h2":89,"blocks":90},"Trailers for your volume",[91,93],{"t":30,"text":92},"Suppose 4,340 empty pallets come back in a month. At the maker figures on file that is 4 trailers of Rehrig Pacific heavy-duty nestables (1,200 each), 2 of PHS Plastic's EXP 100 (2,340 each) or 9 of a rackable (540 each). The table runs the same sum for 6 volumes, from 4,340 to 22,800.",{"t":10,"head":94,"rows":102,"caption":128},[95,96,97,98,99,100,101],"Pallets to return","Rehrig Pacific Heavy-duty nestable (1,200 per trailer)","Rehrig Pacific Standard-duty nestable (1,260 per trailer)","Nelson Company Nestable, stackable, rackable (1,800 per trailer)","PHS Plastic EXP 116 nestable (1,260 per trailer)","PHS Plastic EXP 100 nestable (2,340 per trailer)","Rackable (540 per trailer)",[103,106,110,115,119,124],[104,65,65,70,65,77,105],"4,340","9",[107,108,108,66,108,65,109],"8,030","7","15",[111,112,112,108,112,113,114],"11,730","10","6","22",[116,117,117,105,117,108,118],"15,420","13","29",[120,121,121,122,121,105,123],"19,110","16","11","36",[125,126,126,117,126,112,127],"22,800","19","43","Trailers = pallets ÷ the maker's per-trailer figure, rounded up. An example of arithmetic, not a quote.",{"h2":130,"blocks":131},"A note on this page",[132],{"t":30,"text":133},"Spills decide the choice. A pallet with a closed deck and a raised rim contains a leaking drum better than a flat open deck, and a drum pallet that is easy to wash saves a hazard talk at every audit. Ask the safety officer, not just the buyer, which feature matters.",{"h2":135,"blocks":136},"Words on this page",[137],{"t":138,"rows":139},"dl",[140,143,146,149,152,155,158,161],[141,142],"Cube utilisation","How well loaded freight fills the volume of a trailer or container. Taller or wider-than-floor pallets waste cube.",[144,145],"Nest ratio","How many empty pallets fit in the height of one: pallet height divided by nest increment.",[147,148],"Nest increment","The extra height each additional empty pallet adds to a nested stack, measured in inches. A small increment means a short stack.",[150,151],"CP9","A chemical industry pallet standard, 1140 by 1140 millimetres, about 45 by 45 inches.",[153,154],"Dynamic load","The weight a pallet holds while it is moved by a forklift, pallet jack or conveyor. It is lower than static because motion adds shock.",[156,157],"UL","Underwriters Laboratories, a safety testing body that publishes fire test standards, including one for storage pallets.",[159,160],"Pallet pooling","A rental model where a company owns the pallets and moves them between customers, instead of each customer buying its own.",[162,163],"Dunnage","Loose material used to support or secure cargo inside a trailer or container.",[],[166,169,172,175],{"label":167,"url":168},"PHS Plastic, stackable plastic pallets","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.phsinc.com\u002Fpallet\u002Fplastic-pallets\u002Fstackable\u002F",{"label":170,"url":171},"Container Exchanger, plastic pallet dimensions","https:\u002F\u002Fblog.containerexchanger.com\u002Fplastic-pallet-dimensions\u002F",{"label":173,"url":174},"ICC Building Safety Journal, cellulose or plastic","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.iccsafe.org\u002Fbuilding-safety-journal\u002Fbsj-technical\u002Fcellulose-or-plastic-its-not-just-about-shopping-bags\u002F",{"label":176,"url":177},"FreightWaves, iGPS fire approval","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.freightwaves.com\u002F?p=177229",[179,182,186,190,194,198,202,206,210,214],{"path":180,"title":18,"blurb":181},"\u002Fnestable\u002Ffootprints\u002F48x48","A 48 x 48 in nestable covers 16.00 sq ft, 120.0 percent of a standard 48 x 40 in pallet, and is the choice for chemicals and drums.",{"path":183,"title":184,"blurb":185},"\u002Fnestable\u002Ffootprints\u002F45x45","45 x 45 in","A 45 x 45 in nestable covers 14.06 sq ft, 105.5 percent of a standard 48 x 40 in pallet, and is the choice for chemical bags, boxes and drums.",{"path":187,"title":188,"blurb":189},"\u002Ffire-rated","Fire rated","FM 4996 and UL 2335 listing for plastic pallets: what the tests are and why an unlisted pallet can change sprinkler design.",{"path":191,"title":192,"blurb":193},"\u002Findustries","Industries","Which pallet style food and beverage, pharma, automotive, chemical, export and warehouse buyers ask about.",{"path":195,"title":196,"blurb":197},"\u002Findustries\u002Ffood-and-beverage","Food and beverage","Food and beverage buyers want a pallet they can wash, with paper they can show an auditor. 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