Safe Container Loading
& Transport Guide
Leading safety management company, CoRsafe, has produced a Safe Container Loading & Transport Guide in partnership with CTAA.
Whats Inside?
- Load restraint requirements: Learn ways to secure your cargo effectively to prevent shifting and damage during transit, adhering to Australia and New Zealand’s legal requirements
- Comprehensive packaging guidelines: Learn packaging techniques that protect your goods
- Load distribution guide: See how you could distribute weight and position cargo to maintain balance and stability
- Safe unpacking procedures: Safely unpack containers, minimise the risk of injury and comply with safety regulations
- Compliance and safety standards: Up-to-date information on legal requirements, including the Verified Gross Mass (VGM) and Container Weight Declaration (CWD)
- Proven risk management approaches: Methods to identify, assess and mitigate potential hazards during packing and unpacking
Handy Consolidated Version and Version in Mandarin:
You can also access to a handy consolidated version of the Safe Container Loading and Transport Guide and a Mandarin-translated version to give to your supply chain partners.
Click on the same link above to download these versions.
Container Packing Checklist:
The CoRsafe Safe Container Loading and Transport Guide reproduces a useful Container Packing Checklist based on the comprehensive version appearing in the international CTU Code.
Importers and exporters are encouraged to share the Checklist with their contracted container packers overseas and in Australia, and seek to have the Checklist incorporated into standard operating procedures to:
- Safely receive suitable containers for export
- Pack the containers
- Use compliant cargo restraint techniques
- Ensure cargo and weight declarations and accurate
- Transport the containers safety to port.
