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DVSA publishes new load securing guide for vehicle operators

DVSA publishes new load securing guide for vehicle operators. New guidance has been published by the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) to help vehicle operators transport loads securely. This is a very comprehensive new guide which is easy to read and very useful. It also contains great new DVSA films posted in youtube.

The guide, developed with the transport industry, sets out important information like:

  • who’s responsible for load securing
  • the consequences of poor load securing
  • how DVSA enforces the rules on load securing

It gives practical advice about:

  • loading on different types of vehicles
  • carrying different types of loads

The guide includes videos so operators can find out things like:

  • what DVSA looks for when it stops a vehicle at the roadside
  • how different load securing systems can be used

The new load securing guide can be used by fleet operators to help meet requirement V6 Safe loading in the FORS standard which states “Fleet operators shall ensure that vehicles are safely loaded and that appropriate load restraints are used.”

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