Workplace transport safety An employers' guide - ARRI Lighting Rental

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goalpost a three-sided structure put over a vehicle route to limit the width and
height of vehicles that can continue.
grab refers to a wide variety of load-carrying equipment with moving parts
that converge on or around the load. Often used to refer to the moving part
of other machinery that converges on a load to secure it. Also frequently used
as an alternative word for ‘lorry loader’, because this type of equipment often
incorporates a grab. See lorry loader. Grabs are distinct from clamps, see clamp.
gross combination weight (GCW) the total weight of a fully equipped vehicle
and any trailers, including cargo, equipment, driver and passengers and fuel.
ground loader a vehicle with a load body that can be entirely lowered to ground
level to facilitate loading, avoiding the need for tail lifts, dock levellers and so on.
hammerhead a ‘T’ arrangement of two stubs opposite one another. See stub.
hardstanding places where vehicles and their trailers park up for any reason
should be ‘hardstanding’. They should be strong enough to safely support the
weight of the vehicle, trailer and load as it rests on the surface (through the wheels
and any outriggers or other stabilisers).
hazard a hazard means anything that can cause harm (for example, chemicals,
electricity, working at height, machinery).
Hiab a brand of lorry loader. See lorry loader.
hooklift a type of demountable container, which is rolled onto and off the back of
a carrying vehicle by a mechanical arm and hook arrangement fixed to the vehicle.
IBC intermediate bulk carrier.
inertia reel part of a fall-arrest system. An inertia reel acts much like a seatbelt,
allowing free gentle movement but stopping anything sudden (like a fall).
just-in-time the ordering and delivery of products or materials so that they arrive
‘just-in-time’ for use, reducing the costs associated with storage.
jogging the practice of reversing then braking hard to free blocked material from a
skip or tipped load body.
kingpin that part of the coupling mechanism in an articulated goods vehicle
combination that is attached to the trailer, and locks into the throat of the ‘fifth
wheel’ mechanism fixed to the tractive unit.
landing legs a supporting leg (often retractable) used to brace the front of a semitrailer
when it is uncoupled from the tractive unit of a vehicle combination. See also
outrigger and padding.
load-spreading plates see padding and outrigger.
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