SAFE OPERATING

PROCEDURE FOR USE OF

LOAD BINDERS
 CARGO SECUREMENT

A SECUREMENT SYSTEM IS A
SECUREMENT METHOD THAT USES ONE
OR A COMBINATION OF THE FOLLOWING
ELEMENTS:
 VEHICLE STRUCTURE
 SECURING DEVICES

 BLOCKING AND BRACING EQUIPMENT

 SECURING DEVICES

ANY DEVICE SPECIFICALLY

MANUFACTURED TO ATTACH OR SECURE
CARGO TO A VEHICLE OR TRAILER.
 SYNTHETIC WEBBING
 CHAIN

 WIRE ROPE

 BINDER

 D RING etc
 TIEDOWN

A TIEDOWN IS A COMBINATION OF
SECURING DEVICES THAT FORMS AN
ASSEMBLY THAT:
 ATTACHES CARGO TO, OR RESTRAINS

CARGO ON A VEHICLE
 IS ATTACHED TO ANCHOR POINTS
 WORKING LOAD LIMIT(WLL)

THE MAXIMUM LOAD THAT MAY BE

APPLIED TO A COMPONENT OF A CARGO
SECUREMENT SYSTEM DURING NORMAL
SERVICE, USUALLY ASSIGNED BY THE
MANUFACTURER OF THE COMPONENT.
NEVER TIGHTEN A TIEDOWN BEYOND ITS
WLL.
INCREASING THE NUMBER OF TIEDOWNS
IS ONE OF THE WAYS TO KEEP WLL
WITHIN RANGE.
 LOAD BINDERS
 BINDER IS A DEVICE USED TO TENSION A
TIEDOWN OR A COMBINATION OF
TIEDOWNS
 A LOAD BINDER IS A BINDER
INCORPORATING AN OVER-CENTRE
LOCKING ACTION
 TYPES OF LOAD BINDERS

1. LEVER TYPE- A LEVER THAT PULLS

TWO GRABHOOKS TOGETHER, AND
HOLDS THEM BY LOCKING
OVERCENTER.
2. RATCHET TYPE.
 RISKS ASSOCIATED WITH
USE OF LOAD BINDERS

 FATALITY-LOW FREQUENCY
 FRACTURE-HIGH FREQUENCY
 CUTS AND LACERATIONS-HIGH
FREQUENCY
 GENERAL SAFETY
PRECAUTIONS FOR
LOAD BINDERS
 ALWAYS OPERATE LOAD BINDERS FROM
THE GROUND. NEVER OPERATE THE
LOAD BINDER WHILE STANDING ON
LOAD
 CONSIDER THE SAFETY OF NEAR BY
WORKERS AS WELL AS YOURSELF WHEN
USING LOAD BINDER
 ALWAYS TAKE CAUTION WHILE MOVING
HANDLE. KEEP BODY CLEAR FROM THE
PATH OF HANDLE
 DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CLOSE OR OPEN
 PRECAUTIONS FOR THE USE
OF LEVER TYPE LOAD BINDERS
1. ALWAYS HOOK LOAD BINDER TO CHAIN
SO YOU CAN OPERATE IT WHILE
STANDING ON GROUND. MAKE SURE
YOUR FOOTING IS SECURE.
2. POSITION LOAD BINDER SO THAT ITS
HANDLE CAN BE PULLED DOWNWARD
TO TIGHTEN CHAIN.
3. ENSURE CLAW OR HOOK HAS FULLY
GRIPPED THE CHAIN BEFORE
1. RATCHET TYPE LOADER BINDER CAN
BE USED IF SUFFICIENT LEVERAGE
CANNOT BE OBTAINED BY LEVER
TYPE.
2. WHEN RELEASING LOAD BINDER
MOVE HANDLE WITH CAUTION, IT MAY
WHIP – KEEP BODY CLEAR.
3. WHEN RELEASING HANDLE USE AN
OPEN HAND UNDER THE HANDLE AND
PUSH UPWARD.NEVER CLOSE YOUR
HAND AROUND THE HANDLE.
1. NEVER USE A CHEATER PIPE OR
HANDLE EXTENDER TO RELEASE
HANDLE. USE A STEEL BAR AND PRY
UNDER THE HANDLE AND STAY OUT
OF THE PATH OF HANDLE AS IT
MOVES UPWARD.