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Safe Load Securing for Road Transport


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Syllabus of the Subject - International Guidelines on Safe Load Securing for Road Transport (IRU)

  1. Introduction to the International Guidelines on Safe Load Securing for Road Transport of the International Road Transport Union (IRU);
  2. Key concepts: regulations, responsibilities, load distribution in a lorry...;
  3. Vehicle Structure: Side walls, Headboard, Rear wall, Stanchions, Lashing points, ISO-Containers, Swap bodies;
  4. Safe packaging techniques for the International Road Transport;
  5. Load Restraining Methods: blocking, lashing, wooden battens, wedges, ropes, blocking bars...;
  6. Check of the load securing.

International Guidelines on Safe Load Securing for Road Transport (IRU)
Safe Load Securing for Road Transport (Course Master Doctorate)

Online African Students (Masters, Doctorate, Foreign Trade, International Business)

The Subject “International Guidelines on Safe Load Securing for Road Transport (IRU)” belongs to the following Online Programs taught by EENI Global Business School:

Courses: Road transport, Multimodal transport, Transport in Africa.

Online Education (Course, Doctorate, Master): Road Transport

Diplomas: Foreign Trade, International Transport.

Online Professional Diploma in International Transport

Masters: International Transport, Transport in Africa, International Business, Foreign Trade.

Masters in International Business and Foreign Trade (MIB) - Online Education

Doctorate: Global Logistics, World Trade.

Professional Doctorate in International Business (DIB). Online Education

Languages: Courses, Masters, Doctorate in International Business and Foreign Trade in English Study Master Doctorate in International Business in Spanish Estiba segura de la carga Study, Course Master Doctorate in International Business in French Arrimage sécurisé des charges Masters Foreign Trade in Portuguese Acondicionamento da Carga.

Area of Knowledge: Foreign Trade - Incoterms® 2020.

Foreign Trade (Importing, Exporting) Online Education (Courses, Masters, Doctorate)

International Guidelines on Safe Load Securing for Road Transport (IRU).

A correct stow is essential to avoid accidents, both on the road and in the loading and unloading process of a lorry.

A lorry that carries loads incorrectly represents a real danger that must be avoided, even making the vehicle overturn.

According to the EU, 25% of the Road Transport accidents are related to the improper restraint and / or load distribution in a lorry.

In order to stow correctly, it is necessary an adapted lorry, an special restraining methods (lock, wood runners, belts, fixings, tensioners, nets, ropes) and an optimum load distribution (mass distribution).

Those responsible for the foreign trade of an export company (export manager, area managers...) should know the International Guidelines on Safe Load Securing of the International Road Transport Union (IRU) to be able to stow the cargo safely, avoiding possible accidents, delays, damage to the goods, etc.

The United Nations Convention on the Contract for the International Carriage of Goods by Road (CMR) does not define the mandatory packaging requirements. However, if the cargo is not properly packed or stowed, it exonerates the carrier from any liability in case of damage or loss.

Source: International Guidelines on Safe Load Securing for Road Transport of the International Road Transport Union (IRU).

Eurasian Land Transport Initiative (Silk Road, China-Europe) - Online Education

Related information:

  1. Road-Rail Combined Transport;
  2. Containers and International Transportation;
  3. Istanbul Convention;
  4. Customs Convention on Containers.

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