Center for Unit Load Design

Unit Load - "A single item, a number of items, or bulk material which is arranged and restrained so that the load can be stored, picked up, and moved between two locations as a single mass."
(Tanchoco)

List of Pallet Standards

American Society of Mechanical Engineers/American National Standards Institute (ASME/ANSI)
ASME MH1 - "Pallets, Slip Sheets, and other Bases for Unit-Load" - Parts 1 through 10.
American Society of Testing and Materials (ASTM)
ASTM D1185 "Standard Test Methods for Pallets and Related Structures Employed in Materials Handling and Shipping".
ASTM D6253 "Practice for Marking of Pallets"
ASTM D6199 "Practice for Quality of Wood Members of Containers and Pallets"
ASTM F680 "Standard Test Methods for Nails"
International Standards Organization (ISO)
ISO 8611 "General Purpose Flat Pallets for Through Transit of Goods - Test Methods"
ISO TR 10232 "General Purpose Flat Pallets for Through Transit of Goods - Design Rating at Maximum Working Load"
ISO TR 10233 "General Purpose Flat Pallets for Through Transit of Goods - Performance Requirements"
ISO 6780 "General Purpose Flat Pallets for Through Transit of Goods - Principal Dimensions and Tolerances"
ISO 445 "Pallets For Material Handling - Vocabulary"
ISO 12777-1 "Methods of Testing for Pallet Joints - Part 1:
Determination of Bending Resistance of Pallet Nails, Other Dowel-Type Fasteners, and Staples"
ISO 12777-2 "Methods of Testing for Pallet Joints - Part 2: Determination of the Withdrawal and Head Pull-Through Resistance of Pallet Nails, Other Dowel-Type Fasteners, and Staples"
National Wood Pallet and Container Association (NWPCA)
NWPCA - "Uniform Standard for Wood Pallets" - Parts 1 through 10.