Safety Rules for Timber Carriers
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AREVISED nine-point loading guide for the safe carriage of timber in road vehicles has been drawn up by the Timber Hauliers' Section of the Road Haulage Association's Metropolitan and South Eastern Area in the interests of greater road safety_
The guide should be particularly valuable to operators for whom timber is not a regular traffic.
Here are the nine points:— (1) Ensure that loads are tightly secured by chains with toggle bars and ropes.
(2) Carefully check and ensure that securing chains and ropes are tightened after loaded vehicles have travelled three to four miles.
(3) Ensure that dunnage is carried on all vehicles for crane loading or unloading.
(4) Never use improvised temporary bolsters far carrying timber over vehicle cabs. Properly constructed bolsters should be fitted to all timber-carrying vehicles.
(5) When carrying floated logs ensure that each log is stapled to chain.
(6) Always load vehicles so as to allow space between setts to permit chains or ropes to go round the load. When loaded by crane make sure setts are made up correctly_ (7) Always endeavour to make up setts of short lengths and not mix these with longer lengths.
(8) Ensure that bundles of timber are loaded flat and not on edge, and stacked every layer.
(9) Ensure that vehicles are loaded in relation to their safe carrying capacity, bearing in mind that timber varies in weight according to type.
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