Load Restraint Risk Assessment
Risk assessment for load restraint as a whole work system, not just the driver's straps.
What it proves at audit
Heavy Vehicle Accreditation criteria this document produces evidence for. Check your readiness.
Why operators use it
We use this assessment to make sure every load is restrained for the actual freight, vehicle, journey and unloading task, not simply because a standard number of straps or an old load plan has been used.
A load can be within legal mass limits and still be unsafe. It can slide, roll, lift, fall, settle or shift because its packaging, centre of gravity, position, restraint system, equipment condition, vehicle body, loading method, route, weather, stop conditions or unloading sequence was not considered. RISK-03E makes those influences visible and turns them into controls, evidence, ownership and review.
From the companion guide that comes with this document.
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