GOAL
Learn to secure loads safely and effectively.
TARGET AUDIENCE
Employees who need to be able to secure a load in a safe manner.
ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS
- Minimum age of 18 years;
- Valid certificate of medical fitness;
COURSE
Training: 1 day
Language: Dutch / English
CONTENT
Theory:
- Requirements for safe securing of cargo and safe use of lashing tools;
- Rules and responsibilities of persons involved in securing the load;
- Force distribution in lashing loads;
- Importance of coefficient of acceleration and coefficient of friction;
- Determining coefficient of friction of a combination of materials;
- Risk of overturning of the load;
- Lashing methods (blocks and braces, direct lashing, lashing);
- Variables for calculations in lashing the load;
- Lashing capacity (LC) and standard tension force (STF);
- Types of lashing devices (webbing, lashing chain, tension cable);
- Auxiliary materials for securing a load.
Practice:
- Application and use of lashing equipment (webbing, lashing chain, tension cable);
- Selection of correct lashing method;
- Understand information on the label of lashing tools;
- Distribute load among the axles of a transport vehicle, using calculation tools
VALIDITY CERTIFICATE
Maximum 5 years.
PRACTICAL INFO
- Maximum number of participants: 8
- Bring PPE and high visibility jacket
