Securing loads
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Once you’re on the road, do you want to be sure that your loads won’t slip, tip, roll or shift? Don’t know which lashing method to use in your case? Do you need to ensure that your load is secured in accordance with EN 12195 -1, VDI 2700 or the European Code of Good Practice for cargo securing?
Straps, chains, cables, bars, nets, angle irons, wedging material, anti-slip mats… There are numerous lashing solutions for every type of load. But not all solutions are equally easy or inexpensive to implement.
The design of load securing devices is based on accelerations, friction factors, safety factors and test methods.
The sum of the effects of locking, blocking, direct lashing and friction lashing can be used to secure cargo.
The cargo securing device must be able to withstand :
- an acceleration of 0.8 g in the event of forward movement of the load,
- an acceleration of 0.5 g in the event of the load moving sideways and backwards,
- an acceleration of 0.6 g in the event of lateral movement if there is a risk of the load tipping over.
The STABUMAX® lashing mat alone has a minimum dynamic friction coefficient of 0.6 µ on each side. A load placed on a STABUMAX® anti-slip mat therefore needs fewer lashing straps to be secure and to meet regulatory lashing levels.
Loading stable load units is the prerequisite for lashing.
