Load securing: vehicle operator guidance
This guide provides operators from different sectors of industry with useful information on how DVSA and other regulators expect loads to be secured when in transit.
Safe Loading – are you clear on your responsibilities?
When in comes to safe loading of vehicles and load security it might be easy to dismiss it as something that is simply a box that needs to be ticked as part of your other driving for work compliance duties. The real story is very different. There are a number of incidents that have happened
Van Driver Toolkit – Safe Loading
Did you know? Each year, DVSA issue over 2,000 prohibitions to drivers of vehicles which present a road safety risk because of poor load security. Where a vehicle’s load is deemed to be in a dangerous condition, the driver can receive 3 penalty points and a licence endorsement. Drivers and their employers can be fined
Securing Loads on Flatbed Vehicles
Unsafe loads on vehicles injure more than 1,200 people a year and cost UK businesses millions of pounds in damaged goods. Share this safety card with your drivers.
Load security: consequences of poor load security
Poor load securing can lead to death or serious injury.
Load securing: good practice
Good practice to follow when securing loads
Load securing: vehicle operator guidance
This guide provides operators from different sectors of industry with useful information on how DVSA and other regulators expect loads to be secured when in transit.
Load securing: roles and responsibilities
Roles and responsibilities in the transport chain for securing loads.
Ratchet straps: What you need to know
Webbing ratchet straps can be used to secure most types of loads, but it’s 5518 important to make sure that you use and store them properly for safe loading.