Significant developments have taken place reecently within the container security industry, with Publicly Available Specification (PAS) 17712, defining mechanical seal strength and operation, now set to become an ISO standard and the fitting of mechanical seals due to become mandatory for all containers entering or exiting US ports from late 2005. There has even been a tentative move towards standardisation of electronic seal designs.
PAS 17712 was drawn up in 2003 to define the physical strength of mechanical security seals (bolt, cable or more secure), as well as their manufacture and operation. This was approved by the majority of members of ISO TC 104 WG8 in May 2004 and has since been adopted as a Draft International Standard (DIS). It is now expected to become a full ISO standard by late 2005....
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