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Professional drivers · PD-38

Load Restraint Equipment Register

A free printable load restraint register: every strap, chain, net and bar with its ID, rating as labelled and length, condition checks, faults and withdrawals.

First page of the Load Restraint Equipment Register — Know what restraint kit you own, what each item is rated for and when it was last checked. Faults and withdrawals sit on page two, so a damaged strap is traced to the day it went out of use.
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What this sheet is for

Know what restraint kit you own, what each item is rated for and when it was last checked. Faults and withdrawals sit on page two, so a damaged strap is traced to the day it went out of use.

Who it is for

Hauliers, transport managers, yard staff and owner drivers who keep a stock of straps, chains, nets and bars.

How to use it

  1. Give every item an ID, mark it on a tag or the item itself, and copy its rating from the label while it is new.
  2. Write your check interval at the top, and the date and checker for each round.
  3. At each round, mark every item OK, R for repair or W for withdrawn.
  4. Write each fault and withdrawal on page 2, with what replaced the item.
  5. Keep the driver's check on each load as well; this register does not replace it.

What is on the sheet

2 pages, in this order:

Page 1

Printed under the title: Every strap, chain, net and bar the operator owns, each with its own ID and rated capacity, the periodic condition checks made on it, and the date and reason it was taken out of use.

The rating comes from the label. Copy each item's rating from its label while the item is new, because labels wear off. How often items are checked, and what damage takes one out of use, come from the maker, your own procedure and the rules where you are.

Write-on lines: Operator · Depot or vehicle · Checked every · Register kept by

Equipment — check rounds on page 2; mark OK fit for use, R repair, W withdrawn

Also printed: Check round

Table, 13 rows: ID · Type · Rating · Length · In use · Kept on · 1 · 2 · 3 · 4 · Out

Page 2

Check rounds — the numbers used in the check columns on page 1

Table, 0 rows: Round · Date · Checked by · Items · OK · Repair · Withdrawn · Signed

Faults found and items withdrawn — one line per item

Table, 9 rows: Date · ID · What was found · Action · Out of use · Disposed · Replaced by · By

What each check looks at — cross out what does not apply to your kit

  • Label present and still readable
  • Webbing free of cuts, tears and fraying edges
  • No abrasion, burns, melting or chemical marks
  • Stitching whole, not pulled, cut or worn
  • Ratchets and hooks not bent, cracked or seized
  • Chain links not stretched, bent, nicked or worn
  • Tensioners and shackles work and lock
  • Nets and sheets: no holes, broken cords or hooks

Questions

Why is there no inspection interval or rating table?

Ratings are on each item's label and differ by make and type, and how often to check comes from the maker, your own procedure and the guidance you follow. The sheet records the rating while it can still be read and leaves the interval for you to write in.

How is this different from the load securing and strap check sheet?

That sheet is filled in for one load: the straps used on it and a re-check at each stop. This one is the register of the kit itself, item by item, across months: its rating, its periodic checks and the day it was withdrawn.

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