Abnormal Loads section updated:
• Bales and Boxes load security
• Bulk Bags with an additional method of securing
• Construction products and securing to pallets updated
• Paper Reels for positive fit
• Baled Paper and Cardboard to clarify phrasing about items up to and over 400kg
• Securing manual handling equipment to load bed
• Stacking Palletised Loads regarding the strength of the lower layer and considerations for load securing method
• Covering Metal Loads
• Intermediate Bulk Containers (IBCs), securing empty IBCs and information around marks required under ADR
• Glass and attachment to frail
• DGSAs update information on securing hazardous materials carried on the same vehicle, and segregation of dangerous goods
• Gas Cylinders not to be carried in passenger footwell
• Transporting Asbestos Waste and information on Radiation Protection Advisors (RPAs)
• Dangerous Goods transportation if they are not in a closed body vehicle
• Wheeled and Chocked equipment and the responsibilities of operators and consignors
• The harm loads can cause if they become detached from vehicle lashings and chains, using friction matting or high friction floor.
Download Guidance :
https://www.gov.uk/guidance/securing-loads-on-hgvs-and-goods-vehicles?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=govuk-notifications-topic&utm_source=f48dbdf7-3c45-4218-b9a3-c025598980f9&utm_content=immediately