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1.1 These practices cover the packaging, marking, and loading of steel products for domestic shipment. Assuming proper handling in transit, the practices are intended to deliver the products to their destination in good condition. It is also intended that these recommendations be used as guides for attaining uniformity, simplicity, adequacy, and economy in the domestic shipment of steel products.

1.2 These practices cover semi-finished steel products, bars, bar-size shapes and sheet piling, rods, wire and wire products, tubular products, plates, sheets, and strips, tin mill products, and castings. A glossary of packaging, marking, and loading terms is also included.

1.3 The practices are presented in the following sequence:

SectionGeneral Provisions 4General 4.1Railcar Loading4.2Truck Loading 4.3Barge Loading 4.4Air Shipment4.5Packaging Materials4.6Package Identification4.7Weight and Count 4.8Packaging Lists or Tally4.9Loss or Damage4.10Semifinished Steel Products 5Hot-Rolled Bars and Bar-Size Shapes6Cold-Finished Bars7Structural Shapes and Steel Sheet Piling8Rods, Wire, and Wire Products9Tubular Products10Plates11Sheets and Strip12Tin Mill Products13Castings14