Buy a copy of Nina Day's book from HSL and ask him to sign for it, have a look at comments on amazon as to what the reviewer though of it.
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Load-Safe-Road-Professional-Transport/dp/0956122841/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1498234208&sr=8-1&keywords=nina+day+transport+load
She was tasked with writing something to sort out load security so that vosa could regulate it, and relevant information on subjects related is covered. If you have a copy of the "load safety matrix" from dvsa you can reference that too - included in fta link below.
The trade associations, RHA and FTA also sell guides/training via their websites to make more user friendly, and have some free downloads.
https://www.rha.uk.net/policy-campaigning/compliance-guides/safe-loading-guide
http://www.fta.co.uk/export/sites/fta/_galleries/downloads/loading_of_vehicles/Enforcement_of_load_security.pdf
Other info:
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/load-securing-vehicle-operator-guidance/load-securing-vehicle-operator-guidance
http://www.hse.gov.uk/workplacetransport/loadsafety/index.htm
http://www.healthandsafetyevents.co.uk/orgfiles/ZORGF000011/HSE/seminar-presentations/nina-day-health-safety-laboratory-health-safety-event-2017.pdf
https://www.fors-online.org.uk/cms/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/V6-Safe-loading-1.pdf
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/load-securing-vehicle-operator-guidance/load-securing-vehicle-operator-guidance
the problems you are always going to have are about assessment of the strap and it's ability to do the job. Had a long chat with one of the guys at cargo-stop, suggest you have a discussion about suitability for your needs with the manufacturer and some sort of regieme for inspections by the users to comply with your needs, in addition to the regieme you come up with for formal inspection. I think they have a checklist for people to follow to check it's ok to use, perhaps you also want to ask ref extra straps in case when you decide you aren't happy with the one you have, you have a system for spares etc to hand and a way of managing inventory.
we wrote vehicle regs on straps to ensure stay with vehicle, & box/bag for them to live in with shackles, with paint dabs for colour coding as current inspected strap, on the back of label.
whatever is simple and works for you is the system to adopt.
Edited by user 23 June 2017 16:32:06(UTC)
| Reason: added load safety presentation found online