© les kelly 2012 safe loading & securing. © les kelly 2012 subjects covered 1. aims &...
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© Les Kelly 2012
Safe Loading &
Securing
© Les Kelly 2012
Subjects Covered1. Aims & objectives of safe loading &
your legal requirements2. Effect of movement on loads & the
consequences of unsecured loads3. Use of equipment for load security4. The importance of safe loading
© Les Kelly 2012
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Defect Category
Category 1 Category 2 Category 3
Dangerous, prosecutions very likely with a vehicle movement prohibition issued
Dangerous, prosecutions possible on the spot fines likely with a vehicle movement prohibition issued
Unsafe, on the spot fines possible, advice and guidance likely
No load securing 30 cm gap between load and vehicle headboard Lashings on rope hooks
1m gap between load and vehicle headboard Unsheeted load in bulk tipper or skip Minor damage to headboard not affecting structural integrity
Unstable load affecting vehicle stability or likely to topple from vehicle
Inadequate load securing leading to likely risk of harm Unsuitable load securing
Severe structural damage to headboard or gaps in headboard that would allow load penetration
Unsuitable stacking of load items likely to lead to risk of harm Poor condition of securing equipment
Items loaded over height of headboard Height of load likely to affect vehicle stability Unsuitable vehicle for load
Load type
Type A Type B Type C
Metal pipes, sheet or bar Timber Clothing
Reinforced concrete IBCs/bulk powder Wood chip
Bricks, stone or concrete Roll cages Waste paper
Vehicles (including scrap) Bagged aggrigate Coal bags
Plant & machinery Empty skips stacked 3 or more high Bulk material (In tipper)
Reels, (steel, wire or paper) Heavy palletised goods Packing material
Kegs and barrels Single loaded skips
Stacked loaded skips Empty skips stacked 3 or more high
Empty skips stacked 3 or more high Light palletised goods
Metal castings
Glass
Containers and or work cabins
Defect Category
1 2 3
Load type
A PG9 Prohibition PG9 Prohibition Advisory
B PG9 Prohibition PG9 Prohibition Advisory
C PG9 Prohibition Advisory Advisory
© Les Kelly 2012
© Les Kelly 2012
Some examples from Europe
Load safetyThis German vehicle was transporting empty beer bottles when the load shifted on a low speed corner.The roof was ripped open and the superstructure was a write off
The driver, owner and the loaderwere prosecuted
Unsecured load shift whilst corneringThe load value was £21,000.00
This trailer was loaded with shrink-wrapped goods the only “restraint” was the shrink-wrap.
The load was also 1 metre from the headboard