Professional Driver's Digest Chapter 3


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PUBLICATIONS Dangerous Goods Digest Emergency Response Guidebook Professional Driver's Digest Road Freight Industry Employment Handbook Professional Driver Recruitment Kit Roadworthy Manual for Goods Vehicles & Buses Dangerous Goods Wall Charts Dangerous Goods A4 Quick-Reference Guides Driver's Daily Log and Trip Sheet Walkaround Heavy Vehicle Check MiniCHARTs Rules of the Road The Know-the-Law Handbook Road Traffic Signs (KwikCHARTS) Traffic Signs Explained Forklift Operator's Handbook Occupational Health & Safety Act Basic Conditions of Employment Act Labour Relations Act Labour Law Charts/Posters Theory Test Papers for Drivers of Heavy Vehicles Constitution of the Republic of South Africa S A National Standards (SANS) DANGEROUS GOODS Classification D G Regulations Driver training Incident report form Transport Emergency Card	Professional Driver's Digest Chapter 3: Your load YOUR RESPONSIBILITY Illegal loads LOADING REGULATIONS Weight limitations Discretionary allowance Maximum load dimensions Marking of load projections PASSENGERS ON A GOODS VEHICLE Transportation permit Professional driving permit (P category) Giving lifts PACKAGING SYMBOLS LOADING CARGO Spreading the load Trailer loads and stability LOADING EQUIPMENT Forklift trucks and cranes Hand trucks Tail lifts CARGO SECUREMENT Tailgates Baulking Dunnage Lashings Tarpaulins Curtain sides Vehicle equipment CARGO SECURITY MULTI-DECK LOADS DUAL PURPOSE TRAILERS ABNORMAL LOADS HEAVY MACHINERY LOOSE BULK LOADS Containing loose bulk loads Avoiding overloading Tipper trucks and stability Maintenance CARGO CONTAINERS Twist locks SACKS LIVE ANIMALS Watering, feeding and care Overloading and underloading Important points Unfit animals FOODSTUFF Fruit and vegetables Meat Milk LIQUID BULK Swerving or cornering Rapid acceleration Over-braking Under-braking Loading and unloading DANGEROUS GOODS The driver’s responsibilities The hazard classes Placarding Documentation Load compatibility On board equipment Parking and stopping Age limit Daily vehicle check Professional Driver's Digest main page > Chapter 1 - You the driver> Chapter 2 - Your vehicle> Chapter 3 - Your load> Chapter 4 - Your driving> Chapter 5 - Emergencies> Chapter 6 - Driver's directory>					PROSECUTION GUIDELINES Drunken driving Speeding Bad law enforcement OTHER INFO AARTO Act Abnormal loads Cross border permits Road traffic signs Toll road tariffs Vehicle licence fees DRIVER TRAINING Daily vehicle check Dangerous goods Do you need a PrDP? Driving licence codes Driving test (K53) Fitness to drive Theory test papers
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Dangerous Goods Digest l Emergency Response Guidebook l Professional Driver's Digest l Road Freight Industry Employers' Digest l Roadworthy Manual for Goods Vehicles & Buses l Dangerous Goods Wall Charts l Driver's Daily Log and Trip Sheet l S A National Standards
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