SAFETY OF LOADS ON VEHICLES. CODE OF PRACTICE

THE OBJECT OF THIS CODE IS TO PROVIDE OPERATORS, DRIVERS AND LOADING STAFF WITH GUIDANCE CONCERNING THE BASIC SAFETY PRINCIPLES THAT MUST BE FOLLOWED GENERALLY AND IN PARTICULAR, PRECAUTIONS THAT CAN BE TAKEN TO ENSURE THE SAFE CARRIAGE OF THE MORE COMMON TYPES OF LOAD. THESE INCLUDE CONTAINERS, PALLETS, ENGINEERING PLANT, GENERAL FREIGHT, TIMBER LOADS, METAL LOADS AND LOOSE BULK LOADS. THE CODE PROVIDES A USEFUL RANGE OF INFORMATION BASED ON PROVEDN GOOD PRACTICE IN THIS FIELD, WITH PARTICULER REGARD TO THE INCREASINGLY HIGHER PERFORMANCE CAPABILITES OF MODERN VEHICLES. REGULATIONS CONCERNING "DANGEROUS GOOD" CARRIED BY ROAD VEHICLES ARE APPENDED TOGETHER WITH A BRIEF SUMMARY OF DO'S AND DONT'S FOR DRIVERS AND OTHERS CONCERNED WITH THE LOADING OF VEHICLES. /TRRL/

• Corporate Authors:

  HER MAJESTY'S STATIONERY OFFICE

  49, HIGH HOLBORN
  LONDON,   United Kingdom  WC1V 6HB
• Publication Date: 1972

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Figures;
• Pagination: 81 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Commodities; Freight traffic; Freight transportation; Hazardous materials; Loads; Performance based specifications; Safety; Specifications
• Uncontrolled Terms: Loading
• Subject Areas: Freight Transportation; Highways; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00224690
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport and Road Research Laboratory (TRRL)
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jul 16 1974 12:00AM