Best Practice Guidelines for Stowage and Securing of Steel Cargoes

This publication sets out best practice guidelines for the proper stowage and safe securing of steel cargoes. Each chapter is colour coded and focuses on a different type of steel cargo, providing advice on bundling, dunnaging, lashing and stowage. Cargoes covered include:

• Rebar
• wire rod in coils
• steel plate
• pipes
• hot and cold rolled steel coils
• ingots, billets, blooms and slabs.

Each chapter also contains diagrams that demonstrate best practice in action and highlight dangerous practices to be avoided.