Securement Committee Mandate

1. Specialized Transportation
   1. Integration of trailer and securement design to limit load twisting and flexing
      1. Placing on feet
   1. Material which reduce coefficient of friction between glass and feet
   2. Bulkhead restriction to forward movement
   3. Leveling and Stabilizing trailers while loading and unloading
   4. Padding standards
      1. Thickness and density
      2. Padding spacing and securement
      3. Edge board standards
      4. Resistance to compression
      5. Corner design
   5. Strapping
      1. Strap specifications
      2. Strap spacing
      3. Strap tension
      4. Strap dampness when tensioned
      5. Connection of strap to A – frame (angle between glass, A-frame, and strapping
   6. Tarping and untarping
      1. Customer assistance expected
      2. Padding on tarp to resist cutting
      3. Methods to secure aprons, tighten ropes, and fasten straps to minimize falls
      4. Methodologies for lowering securement and tarping costs
2. Vans , Flatbeds and Intermodal shipments
   1. How to recognize unstable crates and racks
   2. Bracing of crates and racks while loading
   3. Securement methods after glass loaded
   4. Blocking to prevent forward movement
   5. Unloading procedures to prevent falling crates
   6. Securement methods for intermodal movements
   7. Methodologies for lowering securement costs