Terms like “load unit securing,” “load securing,” and “pallet stability” often come up in the minds and conversations of people involved in packaging—but what exactly are the differences? Many people are particularly familiar with the difference between load securing
Important guidelines for load securing
Answers to common questions, useful tips & tricks, and a wealth of knowledge from our team of packaging experts.
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Start Over the past 10 years, load securing has increasingly come into the spotlight of lawmakers. Fortunately, one might say, because after all, safe transport of goods by road cannot be achieved without proper load securing.
Introduction If we were to try to accommodate the entire world population on Euro pallets, each person would have approximately 20 by 30 centimeters of space. Although this scenario is highly unlikely, it illustrates one thing very clearly: The
Who is liable for load securing?
The carrier or freight forwarder (§425/461 HGB) is primarily liable for damage caused by "loss of or damage to the goods during the period from acceptance for transportation to delivery". However, the legislator concedes that the carrier is exempt from liability if "the damage [...] is due to circumstances which the carrier could not avoid even with the greatest care [...]". (§ 426 HGB). Furthermore, "inadequate packaging by the sender" is considered a special reason for exclusion of liability under certain conditions (§427 (1) No. 2 HGB), so that the sender is also responsible. Damage caused during "loading [...] of the goods by the sender" can also be excluded from the carrier's liability (§427 (1) 3 HGB).
Ultimately, everyone involved in the transportation process is responsible for load securing - whether packer, shipper or carrier. With optimized transport packaging, the risk of transport damage can be reduced to a minimum while using less material.
Instruction and advice on load securing
No load securing master has yet fallen from the sky, which is why it is very important that everyone involved in the packaging and loading process has sufficient specialist knowledge to guarantee safe shipping. Thanks to our Packaging Solution Center and the expertise of our packaging optimizers and application engineers, we have the best prerequisites for communicating topics such as load unit securing and the correct use of stretch wrappers in a theoretically and practically appealing way and for providing precise and effective advice in the event of transport damage.