The National Heavy Vehicle Regulator (NHVR) has rebranded and reformatted the Load Restraint Guide (LRG) to enhance usability, with a review of the guide now commencing to ensure it continues to meet the needs of industry.
NHVR Manager Standards and Advice Peter Rouse says the guide provides best-practice load restraint systems to meet a broad range of loading requirements and standards.
“The LRG is an important resource used across the heavy vehicle industry to support safe and compliant loading and load restraint practices,” he says.
“It includes technical information, detailed diagrams and worked examples to help determine the restraint required for heavy vehicle loads.
“To help ensure the guide remains current and continues to reflect safe load restraint practices, a review of the LRG has now commenced to ensure it continues to meet the needs of industry.”
The NHVR has launched a discussion paper to assess the scope and direction of future updates of the guide, ensuring it continues to meet the needs of industry and reflects current loading technologies, equipment and practices.
Rouse says feedback is welcome from anyone with an interest in the safe loading of heavy vehicles, which includes operators, loaders, manufacturers and engineers.
“We are seeking feedback on the structure, layout and overall usability of the guide for different audiences,” he says.
“The discussion paper will focus on improving how loading requirements and performance standards are explained and applied in the guide, which will ensure the next edition of the LRG is clearer, more practical and easier to use.
“The updated guide primarily had cosmetic changes, so industry can remain confident in using the 2018 version of the guide as it remains compliant.”
To order the new guide or find our more information on the discussion paper, visit the NHVR’s Load Restraint Guide page.