| Unsecured loads on curtain-sided vehicles injure many people every year. It’s easy to assume that a heavy load or a very light load either won’t move or won’t cause a problem if it does, and it can seem like a waste of time and money to strap a load down for a short journey. The reality is that loads can and do move, however carefully you drive. Load shifts can damage the goods you’re carrying, along with your vehicle, and put your life and other people’s lives at risk. |
| Due to their size, weight and configuration, consignments of site cabins and prefabricated accommodation units are high-risk loads. The consequences of load shift or load shed can be extremely serious. It is essential that units are not loaded in such a way that the vehicle or load could become unstable or the load could fall off the vehicle. |
| Due to their size, weight and configuration, consignments of round timber are high-risk loads, where the consequences of load shift or load shed can be extremely serious. Round timber is a ‘live’ commodity, which can lead to independent movement of parts of the load if the restraint used is not adequate. It is essential that timber is not loaded to such a height, or in such a way, that the vehicle or load could become unstable. |
| The Health & Safety Authority working in partnership with An Garda Siochana and the Road Safety Authority has developed this series of Load Safety information sheets, dealing with high-risk loads. Precast Concrete products are high-risk loads and the consequences of load shift can be extremely serious. Loads that are not firmly anchored to the load bed may shift during transport. This can make them unsafe. |
| The Health & Safety Authority working in partnership with An Garda Siochana and the Road Safety Authority has developed this series of Load Safety information sheets, dealing with high-risk loads. Steel is a high-density; high-risk load and the consequences of load shift can be extremely serious. Loads that are not firmly anchored to the load bed can shift during transport. This can make them unsafe. |
| The Health & Safety Authority working in partnership with An Garda Siochana and the Road Safety Authority has developed this series of Load Safety information sheets, dealing with high-risk loads. Due to their size and weight, plant and machinery are considered to be high-risk loads where the consequences of load shift or load shed can be extremely serious. |