Taking a Total System Approach to Package Design Severity is the quantitative measure of the environment, which can be anyone or a combination of hazards in distribution. hazards severity the rough-handling hazard to 30 inches of drop a 20-pound package the compression (storage) hazard 10 packages high in warehousing the high temperature hazard 1300 F. Product represents the measured level of resistance to damage of the product. - An optimum solution: the product's measured level of damage resistance plus the packaging's measured abilities to protect the product are exactly equal to the expected environmental hazard(s)Taking a Total System Approach to Package Design Severity is the quantitative measure of the environment, which can be anyone or a combination of hazards in distribution. hazards severity the rough-handling hazard to 30 inches of drop a 20-pound package the compression (storage) hazard 10 packages high in warehousing the high temperature hazard 1300 F. Product represents the measured level of resistance to damage of the product. - An optimum solution: the product's measured level of damage resistance plus the packaging's measured abilities to protect the product are exactly equal to the expected environmental hazard(s)