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equipment,” Chris said.
“The Australian Load Restraint Guide
2004 details how to achieve restraint in
many ways but ultimately requires the
weight of the load to be restrained as
follows:
80% of weight in the forward direction
50% of the weight in each side direction
50% of the weight in the rear direction
20% of the weight upwards
“Since drivers’ understanding of this
varied greatly the solution was to:
Train the drivers (refer EWPA Yellow
Card Training). The Elevating Work
Platform Association of Australia (EWPA) is
one of many training providers that hold
relevant courses for load restraint training
including the use of tensioning devices.
See
and refer to Yellow
Card training providers.
“Develop an easy to use guide or
calculator that drivers could use. The
calculator is a cardboard slide type
calculator that allows the operator to
easily dial up weights and chain angles to
perform a quick check that load restraint
has been achieved.”
Driver training
“A critical element of any transport
operation is to ensure drivers are well
trained in the use of
their equipment. A
number of elements
were adopted at
Flexihire as follows.
“Driver Behaviour
Training. This is an
ongoing program
that requires new
drivers to undergo
a full days training
followed up by
annual two hour
refreshers delivered
by professional
driver trainers. The
training focuses on
behavioural elements
such as travelling
distances, hazard
awareness and truck
pre-checks.”
Truck training
Tilt tray trucks and low loaders can be
dangerous if not used in their intended
manner. Flexihire has developed and
delivered specific Safe Work Method
Statements that provide guides when
using these items of plant. Key areas
include:
• Accessing the tray at height
• Using a winch for all driven items
• Truck mounted crane use
• Situational awareness
The Load restraint Calculator is available
from Flexihire at:
or by calling 1300 FLEXIHIRE.
For more information email Chris Moyes
on:
HR
Flexihire’s Restraint Calculator
concrete &
construction
equipment for
the hire industry
for more information
contact your local
branch on 1300 737 787
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