Secure Cargo and Load Restraint

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Secure Cargo and Load Restraint
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Introduction

• This section will discuss several types of load
  restraint but will not attempt to cover all of
  the available options.
• All loads need to be secured to prevent injury
  and harm to other road users and the environment.

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The law

• The law requires that all items in a load be
  restrained in a manner which applies a downward
  pressure on the item.
• If longer items in the load, such as pipes, are
  loaded above smaller items, maybe a pallet of
  pipe fittings, then the pallet of fittings must
  have a load restraint placed across it to apply a
  downward pressure.

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Restraints

• There are several types of restraints
• Rope - for smaller items, not requiring a lot of
  pressure
• Straps - where a moderate amount of pressure is
  required
• Chains - where the maximum amount of pressure is
  required

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Restraints (contd)

• Ropes might be used for items like boxes of hats,
  or coils of irrigation tubing
• Straps which are sometimes called tie downs, tie
  straps, cargo straps, E-track straps or winch
  straps, might be used for items like PVC pipes,
  pallets of bricks and general cargo.

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Restraints (contd)

• Chains are most commonly used to restrain items
  such as steel pipes, steel plate, concrete piles
  and beams for road bridges
• They are also used for securing items like houses
  and other vehicles - such as earth moving
  equipment

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Using restraints

• most restraints have one end secured to the
  tie-down rail on one side of the vehicle,
  prefferably the drivers side
• the restraint is then passed over the load and
  secured on the tie-down rail on the passengers
  side of the vehicle by some mechanism that will
  allow the user to apply pressure

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Using restraints (contd)

• although not required by law to have the
  tensioning mechanism on the passengers side, it
  is a sensible position if the driver needs to
  adjust the tension during the journey
• to secure the drivers side
• most will use a double half hitch
• and on the passengers side most drivers quickly
  learn to use a single or double truckies hitch
  

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Using restraints(contd)

• when using straps, most are secured on the
  passengers side by means of some form of ratchet
  device - the two most common forms of ratchet
  devices being barrel ratchets and hand ratchets
• straps are secured on the drivers side by means
  of a hook which is attached to the tie down rail

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Using restraints(contd)

• barrel ratchets come in two varieties
• there are those that are contained within a track
  beneath the tray of the truck and another variety
  which sits on the tie down rail
• both may be positioned along some length of the
  tray depending on the number available

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• Hand ratchet

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• Barrel ratchet

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Chains

• you can see chains being used on loads like logs
  being taken to the sawmill
• or demountable accommodation, often seen on tilt
  trays

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Chains and dogs
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Another view
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The End

• Because of the limited amount of time allocated
  for this presentation we could only cover a small
  subset of the restraints used for securing loads
• if you would like to see an expanded version of
  the material starting on page 29 of your grey
  book, go to this address on the net
• http//www.scribd.com/doc/39520889/Load-Restraint-
  Guide-2nd-Edition-2004