Plastic Tarpaulin F.R. Sheet (4x5m)

General Description:
Plastic Tarpaulin Sheet (4x5 m) –Palletised / Non Palletised
NOTE: Country office to indicate whether they want the bales
with tarpaulins to be palletised or non palletised.

Technical Specifications:
TARPAULIN 4x5m
Material: Made of woven high-density black polyethylene (HDPE) fibers, warp x weft, laminated on both sides with low density polyethylene (LDPE) coating, with reinforced rims by heat sealing on all sides, (or 2 sides heat sealing and 2 sides double stitching), and a 5 millimeters diameter PE or PP rope on the edge, inside the hem. 1000 denier minimum.

Reinforcement eyelets: Aluminum eyelets or equivalent on four sheet sides of the single sheets at 100cm ±5cm centre to centre, providing very strong fixation points.

Tensile strength: Minimum 600 N both directions of warp and weft (BS 2576, 50mm grab test or equivalent).

Tear strength in plain sheet at state of origin Minimum 100 N both directions (BS 4303 wing tear or equivalent) or under ISO 4674 (A2).

Tensile strength of the eyelets: Minimum 700N inside the eyelets as per ISO 1421-1, pulling lengthwise with a hook of 8mm wire diameter.

UV resistance: Stabilized against ultraviolet rays and excess heat for long outdoor exposure. Maximum 5% loss on original tensile strength under ISO 1421 after 1500 hours UV under ASTM G53/94 (UVB 313 nm peak).

Central welding and strength at state of origin Only one (01) is allowed along the middle of the sheet, length wise. Minimum resistance is 80% of the original tarpaulin tensile strength in the weft under ISO 1421 plus additional procedure.

Width:4m +/- 1%Length:5m +/- 1%;
Weight per sheet:3.55 kg to 4.65kg

Material net weight: Minimum 190g/m2 ±20g/m2.

Coating colour: White sun reflective on both sides of the sheet without fluctuation in colour. Inner black fibers to ensure opacity.

Yarn colour: The yarns of the base fabric must be black in both the warp and weft directions. Light grey is not acceptable.

Manufacturer marking of the tarpaulin: Every 4x5m tarpaulin sheet should include a tag stitched in hem, with the manufacturer identification (letters not higher than 2.5cm). The tag should include the supplier and factory names, unique reference batch number and the date of manufacturing. No company logo should be included with the manufacturer’s marking.

Printing of Unicef logo
A line with UNICEF logos must be printed on both sides of the plastic sheet, placed one meter from the bottom edge of the long side on the tarpaulin. For UNICEF visibility, size of logo is Length: Approx.75 cm, Height: Approx.18 cm.
The distance (space) between each logo should be approx.20.83 cm. (The Unicef logo is allowed one cut at one point).Typeface Font: Univers. Colour specification: Process Cyan (100% cyan) CMYK of C100 M0 Y0 K0.

Edges: Edges are straight and neat cut, and square.
General quality: Tarpaulin not torn, does not have any holes nor fibers missing and must be clean.

Missing yarns: There must not be space between yarns > 5mm.

Flame Retardant: Pass CPAI84 sections 6 with maximum 10s after flame average and maximum 30s after flame per test piece. Ageing under ISO 4892-2, type A, 360 hours.

Bale
Content: 5 tarpaulin sheets per bale.
Length:Minimum 448mm; Maximum 672mm
Width:Minimum 312mm; Maximum 468mm
Height:Minimum 160mm; Maximum 240mm
Weight:19-21 kg

Bale quality: The bale must be wrapped with a piece of similar material as the one of the tarpaulins. The wrapping must be properly folded, closely tight to the bale content, making a well-shaped cubic bale. Inside the bales the tarpaulins are not individually wrapped.

Marking on the bales: UNICEF horizontal logo, UNICEF item name and number, PO no., PO qty, Consignor, Consignee, Destination, Packing units (number/total number e.g. 1/20, 19/20).
There should be significant space between the logo and other information.

Barcode:
Barcode is fixed and visible

Pallet
(NB: For shipments to UNICEF warehouses, please refer to UNICEF Warehouse Packing Specifications on the UNICEF Website: www.unicef.org/supply)
Pallets must be fumigated and heat treated as per IPSM15 standard
Palletized goods must not exceed the length and width of the pallet.
Pallets should be shrink wrapped and strapped.

Loading
Palletized: (UNICEF Main Hub Warehouses)
2240 sheets/28 pll in a 20' container
4800 sheets/60 pll in a 40' container
4800 sheets/60 pll in a 40' HC container
(NB: The Loading, Weight and Volume will vary from one supplier to supplier)

Palletized: (Direct Deliveries from Supplier to CO Unless otherwise stated by a country’s inland on carriage weight restrictions)

2800 sheets/28 pll in a 20' container (Weight +Volume)
6000 sheets/60 pll in a 40' container
6000 sheets/60 pll in a 40' HC container

Non - Palletized: (Direct Deliveries from Supplier to CO Unless otherwise stated by a country’s inland on carriage weight restrictions)

3300 sheets/660 bales in a 20' container
6500 sheets/1300 bales in a 40' container
6500 sheets/1300 bales in a 40' HC container