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Cargo securing for road transport legal aspects

• Why make cargo securing rules for road transport
  mandatory?
• Kristof SCHOCKAERT

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Policy note 2006-2007 Minister of Transport

• Considering that the dammage caused by accidents
  due to bad cargo securing has negatif
  consequences not only for human life, the
  material, the cargo and the image of the carrier
  but also for the road traffic flows, mandatory
  rules on cargo securing will be made applicable
  at national level during 2007, in combination
  with the current existing sensibilisation, in
  cooperation with the carriers and inspired by the
  European Best Practice Guidelines on Cargo
  Securing for Road Transport.

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Legal framework load securing
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Law 3 May 1999

• Artikel 37 2.2
• The consignor, the loader, the shipper or the
  shipping agent are punished when they have given
  instructions or undertook actions that resulted
  in
• the exceeding of the allowed weights, masses and
  measurements for vehicules
• not following the rules and procedures on the
  safe loading and cargo handling of the vehicules
• the non respect on the legislation on the driving
  and rest periods
• not respecting the speed limits for the vehicule.
  

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Law 3 May 1999

• These infractions are penalised with a jail
  sentance up to six months and/or a fine up to 55
  000 EURO.
• When the infraction is repeated within 2 years
  after the conviction, the initial punishment must
  be at least be doubled.

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Royal decree 1/12/75
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Royal decree 1/12/75

• Art 45 General prescriptions
• Art 45bis Specific prescriptions
• Art 46 Measurements
• Art 47 Signalisation

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GENERAL PRESCRIPTIONS Art 45.1

• Art 45.1 The cargo must be arranged in a way that
  it will not, during regular road conditions

1 hinder the sight of the driver 2 be
dangerous to the driver, the passenger or other
road users 3 cause dammage to the road 4 fall
or drag on the road 5 endangers the stability
of the vehicule 6 cover lights, reflectors or
license plate.
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GENERAL PRESCRIPTIONS Art 45.2-6

• Art 45.2 Cereals, flax, straw must have a cover
  or a net
• Art 45.3 Cargo of long pieces can not be
  fluctuating outside the circumference of the
  vehicule
• Art 45.4 What is used for cargo securing must be
• gt in good condition
• gt used properly
• gt enclose the cargo
• Art 45.5 The cargo may not cause any noice or
  scare animals
• Art 45.6 All doors must be secured or locked.

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SPECIFIC PRESCRIPTIONS Art 45bis

• Scope
• Packaging
• Task and responsabity of the loader and packer
• Obligation to provide information
• Forces
• Cargo securing system
• Stowage and locking devices
• European and international rules, directives and
  guidelines

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Art 45bis 1. SCOPE

• Artikel 45 bis applies only to vehicules of group
  C
• C, CE, C1, C1E
• C voertuigen goederenvervoer, met MTM meer 3500
  kg en aanhangwagen tot 750 kg.
• CE idem met aanhangwagen MTM meer 750 kg
• C1 voertuigen goederenvervoer met MTM meer 3500
  kg en maximaal 7500 kg en aanhangwagen tot 750
  kg.
• C1E idem met aanhangwagen MTM meer 750 kg

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Art 45bis 3. PACKAGING

• When the primary packaging is not sufficiently
  firm to transport the goods safely

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Art 45bis 3. PACKAGING

• the packer and/or loader have to cover the
  goods in a transport packaging that is strong
  enough to enable cargo securing in an
  appropriate way

• The consignor has to writtenly inform in advance
  the carrier with all information that he needs to
  secure the cargo.

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Art 45bis 4. FORCES

• The cargo securing system has to resist certain
  forces

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Art 45bis 4. Cargo securing systems

• The constituent parts of the cargo securing
  system
• 1 have to function properly

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Art 45bis 4. Cargo securing systems

• 2 must be used in the way that they are designed
  for

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Art 45bis 4. Cargo securing systems

• 3 may not show
• knots
• damaged elements
• weakened elements
• in a way that this affects their effectiveness
  with regard to the securing of the cargo

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Art 45bis 4. Cargo securing systems

• 4 may not have any cracks, cuts nor fraying

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Art 45bis 4. Cargo securing systems

• 5have to be conform the applicable European and
  / or international product standards

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Art 45bis 4. Cargo securing systems

• The cargo securing system that is used to put a
  cargo secured to a vehicule, should be suitable
  for the size

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Art 45bis 4. Cargo securing systems

• The cargo securing system that is used to put a
  cargo secured to a vehicule, should be suitable
  for the form

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Art 45bis 4. Cargo securing systems

• The cargo securing system that is used to put a
  cargo secured to a vehicule, should be suitable
  for the
• strength and characteristics of the load

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Art 45bis 5. Cargo securing systems

• The securing system or integrated guard locking
  device that is used to secure load to a vehicle
  has to be so secured itself in a way that they
  can not get unlocked or loosed

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Art 45bis 5. Cargo securing systems

• The securing system or integrated guard locking
  device that is used to secure load to a vehicle
  has to be
• 1. designed and manufactured for the purpose it
  is used
• and
• 2. used and maintained in according to
  manufacturers specifications and in accordance
  to the applicable European and / or international
  standards.

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Art 45bis 5. Cargo securing systems
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Art 45bis 6. European Guidelines

• A cargo that is secured following the
• European Best Practice Guidelines on Cargo
  Securing for Road Transport
• meets all the requierments set out in
• Article 45 bis 4 - 1

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Art 45bis 4 versus 5 and 6

• Art 45 bis 4 the securing system has to
  withstand the forces but, doensnt specify in
  which way there has to be secured.
• The used system has to comply with the European
  standards.
• Art 45 bis 5 the securing systems have to be
  used according to the European standards.
• Art 45 bis 6 if a securing system complies
  with the European Best Practice Guidelines ,
  it meets the requierements set out in Article 45
  bis 4.

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Guidelines and standards

• The good practices can be found in the renewed EN
  12195-1.
• The securing sytem has to be conform with the
  guidelines and European and international
  regulations (EN12195 IMO/ILO/UN ECE)
• EN12640 anchor points
• EN12641 Covers
• EN12642 Vehicules/boards/poles
• EN12195-2 Lashing
• EN12195-3 Chain Lashing
• EN12195-4 Cable Lashing

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Art 19 KB 15/03/1968

• 193 transport (MTM 7t) of beams, pipes,
  poles, steel plates, coils, drums, barrels that
  can cause a depression or puncture of the
  driver's compartment must have
• Suffucient securing
• A specific safety equipement

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Information duty

• The carrier has the obligation to inform us how
  the securing system has been placed. He has
  different options
• European Best Practice Guidelines on Cargo
  Securing for Road Transport.
• A good practice, argumented writtenly by and
  under the responsability of the consignor.
• Any other good practice.

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Information duty

• The driver has to hand over all the information
  that we need enabling us to control the
  effectiveness of the securing systems
• Meetverslag ladingzekeringssysteem
• Massa van elke ladingseenheid
• Meetverslag van blokkeringcapaciteit
• Ligging van het zwaartepunt
• Meetverslag van vormstabiliteit
• Meetverslag van wrijvingfactor indien niet
  opgenomen in tabel EN12195
• Meetverslag van verankeringspunten
• Meetverslag van zekeringsmiddel

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Control
1 Cargo securing system is known, certificates or
written instructions
Verification of the information
Ask all the information you need in order to
control
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Certificate check
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Control
1 Cargo securing system is known, certificates or
written instructions
Check obvious infractions
Verification of the information
Check EN12195-1 or other if applicable
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Control
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2 Unkown cargo securing system
Check for obvious infractions
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Obvious infractions

• Load platform

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Obvious infractions
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Obvious infractions

• Missing or not conform labelling
• Twisted lashes

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Obvious infractions

• Not properly lashed

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Obvious infractions

• No cargo securing system in place

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Obvious infractions

• Cargo isnt form stable

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Obvious infractions
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Obvious infractions

• Not conform use of cargo secure systems

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Obvious infractions

• Friction mats are not used properly
• Use stanchions unknowing the strength

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• Poles and stanchions are less strong then one
  thinks

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Obvious infractions

• System isnt suited gt
• Useless securing
• V

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Control
2 Unknown cargo securing system
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No obvious infractions
Check EN12195-1
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