What is BS 7488 - Recommendations for handling glass bottles about?
Glass bottles are made and tested to ensure that they can withstand pressures that occur in use and are well suited for packaging carbonated soft drinks. Weakening effects need to be minimized and damage to bottles, caused by impacts or abrasion, should therefore be avoided.
BS 7488 gives recommendations for handling glass bottles that are under pressure from their content of carbonated soft drinks or water.
BS 7488 is intended for managers and supervisors in soft drinks bottling factories, in charge of distribution lorries, in warehouses, depots, retail shops and supermarkets up to the point where the products are purchased by the customer and removed from the premises.
Who is BS 7488 - Recommendations for handling glass bottles for?
BS 7488 on recommendations for handling glass bottles is useful for:
- soft drinks bottling factories
- Managers and supervisors in glass factories
- Glass filling plants
- Warehouses managers
- Glass packaging and distribution industries
- Inspection bodies
Why should you use BS 7488 - Recommendations for handling glass bottles?
The glass prevents loss of carbonation and maintains the drink in good condition. Glass is breakable and should always be handled with care, bottles containing liquid under pressure should never be dropped or mishandled. Managers and supervisors should ensure that their staff, visitors to their premises and customers follow these recommendations where relevant.
BS 7488 provides you with guidance for handling glass bottles for packaging carbonated soft drinks or carbonated water in filling plants, warehouses, and retailers’ premises. BS 7488 also gives recommendations related to bottle filling in valves, and manual handling of bottles.
Following the recommendations provided in BS 7488, help you with the safe handling of the glass bottles and avoid risks related to breakages in warehousing and distribution.