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Guidance on Securing Loads on HGVs and Good Vehicles Updated

11 Dec 2024

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