When you need to strap down gas cylinders, what is the guidance regarding an anchor point for your ratchet straps? I have heard it said that ratchet straps should somehow be anchored to the chasis? Is this the case? I have seen vehicles owned by gas companies such as Calor and Flo Gas that anchor their ratchet straps to side-bars which are removable for loading and unloading of vehicle. What are the rules regarding anchoring ratchet straps? Does anyone know?
I’m sure that the trained drivers at Calor and Flo-Gas know exactly what they’re doing as they’ll have been trained for the job like I was.
The cylinders are stood upright and ratchet strapped inside the pallet and the metal pallet (stillage) is loaded onto a pintle to hold the pallet in situ
The gas man:
I’m sure that the trained drivers at Calor and Flo-Gas know exactly what they’re doing as they’ll have been trained for the job like I was.
The cylinders are stood upright and ratchet strapped inside the pallet and the metal pallet (stillage) is loaded onto a pintle to hold the pallet in situ
I didn’t question their knowledge. Rather, I am questioning what should rachet straps be anchored to? I’m sure that these large companies know what the rules and regulations are regarding anchoring the straps. I’m simply asking here to find out if others know.
It’s years since I carried cylinders and so legislation has probably moved on since then so what I say may very well be totally erroneous.
We used to carry Ammonia cylinders on flatbeds, we had them laid down pointing front to back and in the form of three separate “pyramids “ (if that makes sense?). I always put the hook ends of the straps onto the chassis tbh, after taking care to place strips of rubber against the side raves to protect the straps against chafing.
It was a slight PITA to tighten the straps that way because you were almost squatting to do it, but I felt happier with them secured that way.
Fragonard:
The gas man:
I’m sure that the trained drivers at Calor and Flo-Gas know exactly what they’re doing as they’ll have been trained for the job like I was.
The cylinders are stood upright and ratchet strapped inside the pallet and the metal pallet (stillage) is loaded onto a pintle to hold the pallet in situI didn’t question their knowledge. Rather, I am questioning what should rachet straps be anchored to? I’m sure that these large companies know what the rules and regulations are regarding anchoring the straps. I’m simply asking here to find out if others know.
The strap is just fastened onto ancor points on the pallets and holds the ylinders in place, it’s a short strap, the pallet is them lowered onto a pintle, the pallet also has anti roll bar fitted to stop it from moving.
