How can a securing mat help you reduce the number of accidents and non-compliances?
A significant proportion of road accidents involving goods transport can be attributed to inadequately secured loads.
It is essential to secure loads properly. This depends on the nature of the goods, their shape, weight, packaging and fragility.
An appropriate response must be found for paper loads, which are shipped in a variety of forms: pallets, reels, reams and cartons.
The products must be held securely on the vehicle in order to be able to respond to extreme situations: sudden braking, evasive manoeuvres, deformation of the road surface.
Adequate securing prevents the load from shifting under the impact of centrifugal force or the force of inertia generated in particular during acceleration or braking or when cornering.
Loads are secured using lashing accessories such as :
- Lashing straps
- Lashing studs
- Lashing nets
- Lashing angles
- Lashing cushions
Frictional force is an important component of load securing, because to some extent it keeps the goods on the load surface by counteracting the movement of the load.
Anti-slip mats or lashing mats:
Their high coefficient of friction reduces the risk of slipping on the floors of lorries, containers, wagons or bunkers.
Less tension is required for lashing, and fewer straps or other lashing accessories need to be used, saving time and money.
Also, anti-slip mats, combined with lashing straps or other lashing accessories, are an excellent way of ensuring load security and can be used for all types of transport.
Find out how a leading European manufacturer of corrugated paper succeeded in turning its anti-slip lashing mat into a real tool for winning new business.
