Cargo securing on road vehicles


1. Introduction (7/7)

Best Practices

Excerpt from "European best practices guidelines on cargo securing for road transport"

"Legal requirements and common sense demand that all loads carried on vehicles are secured, whatever the journey. This is to protect the people involved in loading, unloading and driving the vehicle, together with other road users, pedestrians, the load itself and the vehicle.
Loading and unloading should be carried out by appropriately trained staff that are aware of the risks involved. Drivers should also be aware of the additional risk of the load, or parts of the load, moving when the vehicle is being driven. This applies to all vehicles and to all types of load."
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