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Safe Load Securing Practices Training
Introduction
Unsecured or inadequately secured loads pose a safety risk and could cause injury and even death. Unsecured or inadequately secured loads can shift when a vehicle is in motion and may cause:
• Loss of control of vehicle.
• Objects to fall on or hit people.
• Road obstruction or collision where a driver is required to swerve to avoid fallen items.
• Spillages that may cause vehicles to lose control.
• Failure to secure loads properly may also result in financial losses due to damaged goods and vehicles, lost working time, clean-up costs and possible legal costs.
Course objectives/aims
This course is practical and classroom-based. It is aimed at drivers and loaders of goods vehicles. It provides participants with the knowledge and skills to deal with basic load configurations in a safe and efficient manner.
Course Content
The course will cover the following:
• Legislation.
• Principles of safe loading and unloading.
• Principles to consider when securing a load.
• Company Responsibility and Driver Responsibility.
• Health and Safety.
• Types of restraints.
• Types of load.
• Problems arising from poor load securing.
• Weight distribution and the impact it has on a load.
• Practical demonstration of correct use of ratchet/lashing straps (classroom based and external at vehicle).
Who should attend?
• Loading/unloading operatives such as warehouse and yard teams.
• Drivers.
• Those responsible for raising and maintaining health and safety standards across a team of professional drivers.
Duration
3.5 hours (classroom and practical).
Participants
Maximum 16 per course.
Requirements
Training to be delivered on client site where the practical element can be incorporated in the correct securing of a typical load for your operation (a loaded trailer/vehicle would need to be made available to demonstrate safe load securing discussed in the classroom). Please provide suitable training room and vehicle(s) for practical session.
Certification
On completion of this course a certificate of attendance will be issued to all participants.
Price on application
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Course evaluation
All participants will be expected to demonstrate their understanding by continuous assessment during the course.
